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Hope and Purity
“Everyone who has this hope based on [the Son] keeps himself pure, as he is pure.” (1 John 3:3, LH)
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Windeyes in Waiting
I remember learning about the parts of Pennsylvania bank barns, with their massive gray limestone walls with glassless slits, called “windeyes,” built into their sides for ventilation. One of the pleasures of looking up words is discovering how fitting they can be. According to Dictionary.com, our word window has this history: Origin: 1175–1225; ME windoge,…
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A Fresh Way
“…you must lay aside your former way of life and the old self which deteriorates through illusion and desire, and acquire a fresh, spiritual way of thinking.” (Ephesians 4:22-23, LH)
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Illuminated Manuscripts
One measure of the advancing seasons is the morning sun slicing through the windows on the north side of the house. These beams have landed on some shelves in the library.
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Remain in Him
“Remain in him now, little ones, so that, when he reveals himself, we may be fully confident and not retreat in shame at his coming.” (1 John 2:28, LH)
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Dappled by Sun
Morning and evening paint the world with beautiful light. It’s hard to walk outdoors and not see some amazing illumination.
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Two Loves
“If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love has no place in him, for nothing that the world affords comes from the Father.” (1 John 2:15b-16, LH)
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Ready for Grooming
After a nasty encounter with a serpentine belt at the end of March, Miss Kitty is recuperating nicely in Anne’s Feline Loft of Luxury.
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In the Light
“The man who continues in the light is the one who loves his brother; there is nothing in him to cause a fall.” (1 John 2:10, LH)
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Zeke’s Stick
Zeke, our Labradoodle, likes to bring sticks from the woods to our yard. Many of them are worlds in themselves when viewed in detail.