While shopping one day last week, I was startled with the array of blazing color when I walked through the door. The pinks were very pink. Orange and yellow blouses were as bright as the sun shining that day. Lime green and turquoise blue could easily vie for the new spring grass and the waters of the ocean. They were absolutely gorgeous and I couldn't keep from gazing at them. I would run my hand across the fabric just to bring out the brilliant color even more.
Enjoying myself immensely, the time slipped away quickly. Hurriedly, with one more sweeping glance at all that beauty, I left the store wondering who had developed the idea to make ladies and men's clothes so colorful this spring.
Driving home that same day, I passed a blooming japonica bush. What a beautiful color of pink I remember thinking. In the very next block the native Asian shrub forsythia had opened its bright yellow blossoms for all the world to see. In the same yard someone was mowing their lime green grass that I had admired each time I passed. Arriving home turquoise waters were . . .
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Each job you do has tools to accomplish the task. A job in a machine shop has to have the machines devoted to that particular job. A seamstress has to have sewing machines, sergers, and blind stitchers in order to do the best job possible. A farmer needs tractors, hoes, and shovels, among a few tools, in order to run a farm.
If you are a teacher, you must have books and supplies to correctly teach a classroom of students. A truck driver has to have a well-equipped truck in order to do his job. You can't be an airplane pilot without the plane. Our highways cannot be built without the correct machinery and tools.
Have you ever considered the Bible as being a tool? It's the one 'tool? (book) that no home should be without. There is information crammed within the pages between those covers to . . .
If you are a teacher, you must have books and supplies to correctly teach a classroom of students. A truck driver has to have a well-equipped truck in order to do his job. You can't be an airplane pilot without the plane. Our highways cannot be built without the correct machinery and tools.
Have you ever considered the Bible as being a tool? It's the one 'tool? (book) that no home should be without. There is information crammed within the pages between those covers to . . .
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Did any of you memorize the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley, when you were in school?
It goes like this:
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
It goes like this:
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the . . .
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The Spur Article Count: 92
Marcia Laycock is a pastor's wife and freelance writer living in Alberta Canada. Her devotional book The Spur of the Moment has been endorsed by Janette Oke, Phil Callaway and others. To order, and to view more of Marcia's writing, see her web site - www.vinemarc.com
Wonders of Creation Article Count: 37
Written By Richard Gunther.
Harris Dvores Article Count: 1
Harris Dvores is a corporate lawyer in Orlando, Florida. But only from 9 to 5. For more than 20 years, he has pursued his passion to create: everything from Christian music and church skits, to Star Trek scripts and board games. His new website, www.harrisdvores.com, is a playground for the mind and spirit. A Jewish believer, Harris has been given truly amazing stories to share about the power of God.
Rev. Spence Laycock Article Count: 49
Rev. Spence Laycock pastors at Church of the Open Bible, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada.
Pastor Bert Nieuwenhuis Article Count: 2
Pastor Bert Nieuwenhuis is the interim pastor at Somerset Bible Chapel, Manitoba, Canada.
Diane Davis Article Count: 1
Diane Davis, a former policewoman in Toronto, recently retired from a lengthy career as a civilian member of the Ontario Provincial Police. Amongst many things, she is now turning her attention to writing, music, and her 5 grandchildren. She is also Pastor Tim's mom.
Melva's Devotions Article Count: 48
Blog Writings by Melva Cooper.
Melva Cooper is a wife, mother and grandmother from Jonesboro, Arkansas. God has given her, in her retirement years, the ministry of writing for HIM. "Even in old age, you will still produce fruit" is a verse He has given her (Psalm 92:14). And it is her desire to serve Him all the days of her life.
Barb's Mantle Article Count: 59
Barbara, a Christian homemaker, began her Web Site through encouragement from her son, and a dream. It quickly became a ministry for the Lord. She began writing devotionals to encourage, inspire, and build up spiritually those coming to her site. Barbara is a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
Sandra Boyte Article Count: 10
Writing poetry that brings glory to God is Sandra's passion. No matter where she has lived, or what she has gone through, she has found that God is always there before her to lead her in His paths and to catch her when she falls. Married, with two sons two granddaughters on the way, Sandra's future goals include writing more poetry trying her hand at writing short devotionals for children.
Dr. Harold McNabb Article Count: 98
Dr. Harold McNabb pastors at Westshore Presbyterian Church in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Peggie's Den Article Count: 77
"Ever feel as though life is a lions' den and like Daniel, you're right in the middle of it all? Enjoy these "Devotions from the Den" (Lions 'n Life at Peggie's Place) and delight in God's promises of love, joy and peace for whatever is happening in YOUR den today!"
Misc Article Count: 77
Miscellaneous archived items.