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7/1/2022 0 Comments

Inability to See

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John 8:25-27—“Who are You?” they questioned. “Precisely what I’ve been telling you from the very beginning,” Jesus told them. I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the One who sent Me is true, and what I have heard from Him—these things I tell the world.” They did not know He was speaking to them about the Father.

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12/1/2021 1 Comment

Fire

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When was the last time you sat beside a fire, alone, and able to think and meditate? The previous home owners left me a gift of numerous piles of dead branches all over the property. I guess they didn’t have time to burn anything but I still would label their actions a gift because they gave me plenty of reason to clear away brush piles and, in the process, burn.  There is something mesmerizing (and therapeutic) about sitting next to a fire and watching it reduce large masses to smoldering ashes. No branch escapes. All that feel the hot fury of flame are engulfed and reduced to residue. 

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9/21/2020 0 Comments

Graduation

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Barbara Jo was born on January 14, 1929 in Kellogg, Idaho. Trapped in a nursing home by Covid-19, depressed and unable to leave her room for months, she wasted away to a mere 75 pounds before finally reaching earth’s finish line at the age of 91.  Fortunately, her life was not defined by her death.

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9/2/2020 0 Comments

Two Sides of Belonging

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Acts 12:1,2--About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church, and he killed James, John’s brother, with the sword.

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10/6/2019 1 Comment

Machu Picchu

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​Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in an isolated place of spectacular beauty in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru.  It sits on a mountain ridge 2,430 meters above sea level (7,970 ft) and is located 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Cuzco.  Below it the windy Urubamba River flows.  It is estimated that about 750 people once lived there.  ​

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7/25/2019 0 Comments

The Green Light

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​Harry Generaux was 18 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The U.S. Air Corps was suffering from a shortage of bomber pilots and Harry wanted to fly.  He signed up for service and underwent an intensive nine-month program to fly the B-17 Flying Fortress. On November 10, 1944, Harry was assigned to fly with a new crew.  His 19thmission was the first test of this band of young flyers and it would prove to be perhaps the most memorable of their military career.  Their main objective was to attack and destroy key German targets.  Harry navigated the plane into the 36-ship formation.  Finally arriving at their destination, the attack commenced in earnest as clusters of bombs tumbled from B-17 bellies.  ​

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7/6/2018 0 Comments

Desolation, Decimation, Devastation!

​Since 2014, what consistently is the third most terrorized country in the world? To find your answer you would want to look up the Global Terrorism Index (GTI).  This is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) based on data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD).  This data is collated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) led by the University of Maryland. As late as 2017, because of persistent Boko Haram and Fulani militant attacks, Nigeria ranks as the third-most terrorized nation.  Only Iraq and Afghanistan rank higher in carnage.[1]  




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9/30/2017 0 Comments

God-Motivated

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Ezra 1:5—So the family leaders of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone God had motivated—prepared to go up and rebuild the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. 
 
For seventy years the Jews lived in exile in Babylon and surrounding nations. Their severe unfaithfulness to God resulted in His fierce punishment which meant they were forcefully removed from their homes.  But, in keeping with His promise communicated through multiple prophets, God opened a way through the Persian King Cyrus for the exiles to go home.  As we read in the book of Ezra, those who were motivated by Godpacked up their belongings and moved back to their homeland to rebuild the Lord’s temple and settle.

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12/9/2015

Sometimes You Need the Dark to See the Light

One of the things I love about living in Colorado is the big sky.  We couldn’t really see much of it from our house in Oregon because of the towering fir trees.  Here at night our neighborhood is quite dark so we can clearly see the stars, glimmering constellations and occasionally a shooting star.  I love standing in the cold air surrounded by silence while looking up at (and admiring) God’s handiwork.

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12/12/2014 0 Comments

Starlight

Palmer Bailey, “the stars and rocks guy,” shares with us some fascinating information about starlight.  By carefully examining stars we can learn some amazing things. Did you know that the color of a star is determined by its surface temperature? The hottest stars are almost blue, less hot are white and even cooler are those that are red.  And while stars may look clustered closely together from our vantage, they may in fact be from entirely different galaxies.    

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10/7/2005 0 Comments

Proclaiming

​Typically, on Saturday evenings, The Road Home, a fellowship less than a year old, meets in a school in Newberg, Oregon.  Aside from our primary desire to worship the Lord we want to reach our surrounding community with the gospel and raise up disciple makers.  Like most churches, we sing, share, pray and teach God’s Word. Currently we are working our way through Luke’s gospel.  

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12/13/2002

Nirvana

​You’ve no doubt heard someone say “All roads lead to God.”  While the statement may be sincere and reflect a desire to be nonjudgmental, it reveals a great lack of judgment.  To understand this one needs only to visit India where the prevailing religion is Hinduism and the overwhelming sensation is one of hopelessness. A country gifted with incredibly smart people remains mired in poverty, disease, and a resigned acceptance of chaos as normative.  

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5/21/2001

Crystallize

​When we think of crystals we usually think of beautiful clear objects.  The process of crystallizing according to The American Heritage Dictionary means “to take on a definite, precise, and usually permanent form.” 

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6/12/2000 0 Comments

Billboards

​Tigard, Oregon—HOME!  Our Plymouth Voyager rolled up 8153 miles drinking over 341 gallons of gas as we traversed 25 states, Washington D.C. and parts of Canada.  We weren’t able to visit everyone we hoped to see, we got sick and at times I think our three children reached the travel saturation point.  But it can be a great thing to be stretched beyond our comfort zone.  God was gracious to us and we experienced an unforgettable month visiting relatives and friends and learning more about our nation and its people.  

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2/26/2000 0 Comments

Light

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Ephesians 5:8-10--For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light—for the fruit of the light results in all goodness, righteousness, and truth—discerning what is pleasing to the Lord.


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1/29/2000 0 Comments

Whispers

​“Don’t watch it.  You wouldn’t like it.”  

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11/29/1999 0 Comments

God's Word

​Pastor John Repsold wrote in a newsletter, The Fourth Dimension, the true story of a cook on a work crew at Lewis and Clark Caverns in Montana.  This man became tired of his job and decided to quit.  But before leaving he determined to go deeper into the cave and break off stalactites to later sell to rock collectors.  Late on a Friday afternoon he maneuvered away from his departing work detail.  But the flame of his lantern blew out!  To his horror he realized he had no matches.  He would spend a weekend alone, trapped underground!  

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10/5/1998 0 Comments

Passion

​This is the time of year I love most—the fall.  The air is crisp and invigorating.  The leaves on my maple trees reveal the Creator’s paintbrush at work by their dazzling array of colors.  The house in the morning is cold.  The darkness outside combined with the comforter’s siren song make getting out of bed a challenge for the hardiest of souls.  

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9/19/1998 0 Comments

Morality

​There is a spur on the 11,239 ft. Mount Hood where a small rock shelter stands firm against the winds of time.  Atop this small ridge is a spectacular view of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, hundreds of square miles of valleys, streams, lakes and hills carpeted with green forests.  I love the high ground.  There are few things in life more beautiful than standing in thin air to watch the sun rise in silent majesty over a glacier-covered volcano and all that surrounds it.  It is not hard to understand why Oregon and Washington are called “God’s country”.  

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7/14/1998 0 Comments

Attraction

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Revelation 4:11--Our Lord and God, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power, because You have created all things, and because of Your will they exist and were created.
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