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What will your verse be? | Typing in Tongues
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Mysteries, observations and stuff. August 19, 2014. What will your verse be? The latest Apple iPad commercial ends with the tagline: “What will your verse be? 8221; This is a reference to the Walt Whitman poem, “O Me! 8221; (popularized in the classic Robin Williams movie. Okay, I’m being cynical (I love our iPad). But I. Love the question, “What will your verse be? I was at a Bible study of all things. An older guy asked me, “Hey, Len, what’s your life verse? Living. And two, it’s. The Bible.”...What ha...
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The Forest of Knees | Typing in Tongues
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Mysteries, observations and stuff. August 3, 2014. The Forest of Knees. My last visit to Disneyworld was a. Time ago. I won’t reveal the year, but let’s just say it was back when Disney only had about four animated characters total (okay…11 if you count Snow White’s friends). We were standing in a plaza (because Disney has a thing for plazas). We were part of an enormous crowd (because mobs of people have a thing for Disney). Suddenly we heard screaming. Maybe a better word is. Then, as he frantically sc...
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The Peace of Praying with Hope and Confidence - Surrounded by the SpiritSurrounded by the Spirit
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Surrounded by the Spirit. Connecting the Everyday to the Divine. Skip to primary content. The Peace of Praying with Hope and Confidence. May 3, 2015. I’ve been reading historical fiction books lately. Specifically, books about King Henry VIII and his daughter Queen Elizabeth I. I have always found European history fascinating. It’s so different from the United States both in how the government is run, and in the politics of the time…which usually involved powerful families. We don’t have to find Hi...
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Making a Joyful Decision - Surrounded by the SpiritSurrounded by the Spirit
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Surrounded by the Spirit. Connecting the Everyday to the Divine. Skip to primary content. Making a Joyful Decision. May 10, 2015. Everyone comes to a point, many points really, when life choices have to be made. And the facts you consider before making them can make all the difference. I remember when I had to make a big decision, and what I learned in making it. But the ads that always got my attention were the ones that included photos of nurses in action, along with their testimonials about working.
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The Power of a Small Step - Surrounded by the SpiritSurrounded by the Spirit
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Surrounded by the Spirit. Connecting the Everyday to the Divine. Skip to primary content. The Power of a Small Step. April 29, 2015. One of the most powerful ways to love God is to surrender our will to His. Of course, that’s pretty easy to do when things are going well, pretty hard when they’re not. But whatever happens in the minutes and hours of the day, we are called to lovingly yield to what God allows in our lives with joy. So what should I do? Give up something like coffee or a favorite TV show?
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The Fingerprints of God - Surrounded by the SpiritSurrounded by the Spirit
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Surrounded by the Spirit. Connecting the Everyday to the Divine. Skip to primary content. The Fingerprints of God. April 19, 2015. Sometimes finding God becomes a game of hide and seek. If God is in me, then God is everywhere I am. I know it in my head, but somehow experiencing that melts in the heat of my activity. Remember the “Where’s Waldo” books? Where is he hiding? We live life on a vast stage. It’s hard to bring it all into focus. We have families, car pools and granola bar breakfast...I remember ...
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Lessons From the Silent Grass - Surrounded by the SpiritSurrounded by the Spirit
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Surrounded by the Spirit. Connecting the Everyday to the Divine. Skip to primary content. Lessons From the Silent Grass. April 26, 2015. It’s a common desire. At one time or another, we all want to make a mark in the world. To leave something behind so our lives aren’t forgotten. Something about this tree urged me to take a photo. I’ve had it for a year, never really knowing why it struck me so deeply. Now, I think I know. It started me thinking about this need we have to be remembered. These days, I vis...
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Surrounded By Perfect Gifts - Surrounded by the SpiritSurrounded by the Spirit
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Surrounded by the Spirit. Connecting the Everyday to the Divine. Skip to primary content. Surrounded By Perfect Gifts. May 6, 2015. In March, I traveled to southwest Florida to spend the week with my three sisters, and celebrate my Dad’s 90th birthday. All this beauty and peace stretching out in front of me for me to enjoy. Limitations are not fun. Well, they’re not fun if I keep reminding myself that I’m somehow missing out. That my Florida experience is ruined because I can’t look...This experience led...
