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Monthly Archives: December 2017

Not So Pure

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”    Matthew 5:8 If seeing God requires a pure heart, then I’m afraid that I probably miss most of the opportunities to see Him.  Especially since He seems to come in the every day situations and unexpected moments of our lives.  My assessment of my every day level…

We do it Because He Came

  Thanksgiving Day has passed and most of us move into the time of preparing for Christmas.   Hopefully, that is fun.  Sometimes, it’s not so easy.  Sometimes, it’s not so meaningful.  But it should be. Twenty years ago, I experienced the first Christmas season where I truly paused long enough , in the midst of all the trappings of the…