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Monthly Archives: February 2025
Seeking Peace by Vicki Hinze
Whether in a relationship, in a job, or in life, true peace is often elusive. We chase it, we pray for it, we yearn for it, and at times we glimpse it, yet largely peace escapes us. Why is … Continue reading
HOPE by Patricia Bradley
The poem by Emily Dickinson has long been one of my favorites. Hope drives me to do the things I do when life and my body tell me it’s time to give up. Hope is why I kept writing for … Continue reading
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A Day in the Life of a Semi-retired Writer by James R. Coggins
Younger people often wonder what seniors do with all that spare time they have in their retirement years. I’ll be glad to elucidate that for all of you enquiring minds. Here is what I did on a recent typical day. … Continue reading
View Through a Prism by Vicki Hinze
We all view life and events through a prism that has many facets. Our beliefs, our experiences, what we are taught and accept as truth, and what we choose to see—and not to see. We can’t be wholly objective about … Continue reading
A Cleansing Stream
In Judaism, a mikveh (or sometimes mikvah) is a ritual bath for purification and cleansing to prepare worshippers to enter the temple. The name means “collection of water.” The water must come from a natural source such as a lake, … Continue reading
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Misplaced Confidence by James R. Coggins
In Philippians 3:1-11, the apostle Paul was warning the early Christians about relying on circumcision and following other Jewish rituals and obeying other laws and rules. He described his own life, saying, “If someone else thinks they have reasons to … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, faith alone, Justification by faith, Paul, salvation, sola fides, testimony
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A Glimpse of Heaven: Our Ultimate Destination
Ever wonder what Heaven will be like? Me, too. Thoughts of Heaven have inspired countless works of art, literature, and music. A place of eternal peace and joy, heaven represents the ultimate destination for those who seek solace and fulfillment … Continue reading
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A Response to Frustration by Nancy J. Farrier
Last Saturday, my husband and I were on our way to a fundraising gala supporting my favorite ministry, when we noticed a funny sound from our car. Thinking we’d picked up a plastic bag, my husband pulled over only to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Daniel, Flat tire, frustration, Jesus, Moses
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PEACE IN TURBULENT TIMES by Vicki Hinze
Few dispute these are tumultuous times. It seems everything and everyone is in an uproar over something, or over many things. If it isn’t fires or plane crashes or train crashes or hurricanes striking from the coast, it’s hurricanes … Continue reading
Where Do Writers Get Their Ideas? By James R. Coggins
Writers are often asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” People who ask such questions are not writers. For real writers, ideas are not the problem. Writers are like a seething cauldron bubbling over with ideas, more ideas than they … Continue reading
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Change by Vicki Hinze
Change is as inevitable as breathing. As humans, often we don’t like it, we don’t want it, and we don’t accept it. We resist change because we’re settled into things the way they are. To people, the way they are. … Continue reading
Covenants by James R. Coggins
At Mount Sinai, God made a covenant, a formal agreement, with the Israelites, the essence of which was the document we know as the “Ten Commandments” (even though the Bible never calls it that). The Hebrew word for covenant is … Continue reading
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Learning to Love: A Mother’s Seasoned Heart
As I watch snow finally melt outside my kitchen window, I sigh at the sound of confident piano practice. My grow son plays in the far side of the house. The distance lends perspective. The mellow tones make me smile … Continue reading
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I AM!
One of my favorite mentions of “I Am” in the Bible is when Moses askes God who he should tell the children of Israel sent him and God ultimately replies in Exodus 3:14, “Thus shalt thou say unto the children … Continue reading
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Book Review by Kathy Carmichael on Vicki Hinze’s No One was Supposed to Die
NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE by Vicki Hinze Amazon Publisher: Magnolia Leaf Press Print and eBook Kathy’s Book Review: I’ve been incredibly fortunate in having the opportunity to read Vicki Hinze’s spellbinding thriller NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE … Continue reading
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