Prayerful Pondering
by Pat Luffman Rowland
Author: Pat Luffman Rowland
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Some assignments are so clear, you simply cannot miss them. Others may be subtle little nudges that can go easily unnoticed. They seem small, happen quickly, and are easily passed by.
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“If any of us would receive an assignment for Christian service, it must come from Christ Himself. If we hope to succeed in that assignment, we must do so while in perpetual, personal fellowship with Christ . . . and never stop working until He Himself comes to discharge us from the service because there…
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God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. –Genesis 1:25 (NLT) I love that last part: God saw that His creation was good. Simply put, He loved them. And, it has never been lost on me…
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Like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolates, blueberries can be like life and surprise us, too.
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Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old, he will not depart from it. –Proverbs 22:6 In the nine years I tutored second graders, I learned a lot about my young friends. I heard their stories. Happy stories, some sad stories, and lots of wishful ponderings. There were…
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One Christmas season, my mother said to me “don’t give me anything else if I can’t wear it or eat it.” Mother spoke out of her practical nature. She was cut from the cloth of her father, always sensible and direct. Mother had reached an age where she didn’t need nor want anything else. It…
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Do everything in love. –1 Corinthians 16:14 (NIV) In the 1970s, I became interested in old things, mostly due to a neighbor’s living room being beautifully furnished with old things. Some were valuable antiques and some were simply aged pieces Betty found interesting. I was fascinated with her finds and found them more appealing than…
