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10/10/2022 0 Comments

Trees and Fungi

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Suzanne Simard is the tree professor at the University of British Columbia.[1] She discovered through her research that yew trees communicate chemically through fungi with their neighboring trees for mutual defense. Trees are connected below ground through a fungi network that resembles the human brain’s neural networks. For example, Simard observed a Douglas fir injured by insects that seemingly passed chemical warning messages to a nearby ponderosa. The pine tree produced defense enzymes that protected it against insects. Similarly, birch trees protected fir from Armillaria root disease. When trees are dying, they pass off as much as 40% of their carbon to their neighboring trees.

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4/13/2022 1 Comment

Protecting Boundaries

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Jed, Samantha, and Rob work for a nonprofit organization that helps military veterans.  They mostly love what they do, but they struggle immensely with the poor manner in which their organization is run. Their leader flips from one project to the next, often pulling them to work on a new requirement with no advance notice. They feel jerked around by the tyranny of what is most urgent—a reoccurring pattern that is not well thought through. Decisions are sometimes made for them in areas where they are subject matter experts without seeking their input or advice. They feel unheard and underappreciated. They are emotionally and physically exhausted because there are no work boundaries or protected times for them to rest and relax.

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7/7/2021 0 Comments

God's Gracious Hand

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Ezra 8:21-23--I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions. I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who abandon Him.” So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and He granted our request.

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1/14/2021 0 Comments

Spiritual Warfare

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The first evidence of physical battle dates sometime between 4000 and 3500 B.C. from the ancient city of Hamoukar located in modern northeastern Syria.  Historians believe the Uruks of southern Mesopotamia invaded the region.[1]Battles around the world have been fought for a long time and their spreading evil caused God regret for even creating man (Genesis 6:6). 
 



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5/15/2020 0 Comments

These Are Your Promises

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In hard times, the assurance of help is a cold glass of water to a parched soul.   Isn’t it great to know that no matter the circumstances that surround us, God’s promises are real, present, and cannot be defeated?  Joy comes when we live in God’s fulfilled word—word that is for us so that we might live in victory.

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3/25/2020 1 Comment

Scared and Sustained

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Have you ever been so afraid that you dropped everything you were doing and left everyone you knew to run and hide?  Elijah did that and his petrified escape is an amazing story.  ​

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3/16/2020 2 Comments

Corona Virus

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The numbers worldwide continue to rise: 181,377 cases, 7119 deaths, 78,085 recoveries.[1]  Worldwide reactions are dramatic: airline flights cancelled, large numbers of quarantined populations, countries with closed borders, bans on gatherings over 250 people, schools closed, colleges reverting to online classes, sports leagues cancelled, plummeting stock markets etc. Behold a pandemic!  The cause of this chaos is a virus named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes is called “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”).


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7/30/2019 3 Comments

Struck By Lightning

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Did you know that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lake Maracaibo in northwestern Venezuela have the most lightning in the world?[1] Did you know that in the United States26 people died from lightning strikes in 2015 and that Florida by far is the state most often hit?[2]   Incredibly in July and August (the most active months), Colorado averages 5,350 and 4,811 flashes per day with most of them occurring in the Colorado Springs-Denver area.[3]  Why you wonder is this important?  ​


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6/29/2019 1 Comment

I Have What I Need

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Psalm 23:1—The LORD is my shepherd; I have what I need. (CSB)  
 
As I read Psalm 23 for my devotions I was struck in a new way by verse one.  What David declares is very powerful for several reasons.  

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12/30/2015 0 Comments

Psalm 91 for Protection

Peggy Joyce Ruth and Angela Ruth Schum wrote stimulating stories to complement their verse by verse analysis of Psalm 91 in their book Psalm 91 God’s Shield of Protection.  They also compiled a stirring collection of stories from people who experienced, first-hand God’s protection as a result of claiming passages in Psalm 91—by faith.  

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3/29/2014 0 Comments

Saved From a Fall

Flattop (3,510 feet) is Alaska’s most frequently climbed mountain.  Located just 13 miles from downtown Anchorage in Chugach State Park, the views from its summit are stunning.  I was in Anchorage to meet with participants in an emergency exercise timed to coincide with the 50thyear anniversary of the 9.2 earthquake that hit Anchorage.  After our meetings I left with the two officers who accompanied me to take pictures at a park site near the airport.  While there we met Kendra, a local resident, who told us Flattop was the place to go to get the best views of the area.  We assumed we were going to arrive at a place where we could take photos from our car so you can imagine our surprise when she led us from the parking lot to Glen Alps trailhead to walk 1.5 miles and climb 1280 feet![1]   This would have been okay except that the trail was mostly mud and snow and near the top very icy and steep.

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1/20/2014 0 Comments

Nanawatai

​Navy Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell was the sole survivor of a US Navy SEAL team ambushed by Taliban fighters. Severely wounded, Luttrell somehow managed through great courage to evade an enemy zealous to kill him.  Fortunately, members of the Afghan Sabray tribe found him and whisked him into their village. Despite incredible danger, the tribal chief protected him, fending off Taliban attacks until word reached nearby American forces who then came and rescued him.[1]


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8/31/2013 0 Comments

Grok

​Grok is a little used verb that means: “to understand thoroughly and intuitively”; or “to communicate sympathetically.” The word was invented by  Robert A. Heinlein in the science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land written in 1961.[1]
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The author of Psalm 91 groked God’s protective nature towards His children.  


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6/3/2012 0 Comments

Cheyenne Disaster

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Romans 13:14—But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.
 

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9/24/2011 0 Comments

Protector

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Psalm 121—I raise my eyes toward the mountains.  Where will my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.  He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber . . . The LORD protects you; the LORD is a shelter right by your side . . . The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life.  The LORD will protect your coming and going both now and forever. 
 

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1/20/2011 0 Comments

Vulnerable

​Have you ever sat on a plane and gone in circles?  San Francisco airport is fogged in and so we fly around the city in a holding pattern waiting for permission to land.  The airplane is sufficiently equipped for the pilot to take us to the runway we can’t see but he does not have permission.  Despite the security of a Captain’s confident promise that he can fly us down when needed, fear etches the faces of folks who probably have not flown here before.  Eventually we land in fog so thick even the wing is obscured!
 

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8/3/2010 0 Comments

Hidden

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Jeremiah 36:26—Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD had hidden them.
 

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4/20/2010 0 Comments

Pathway

​There is a very challenging obstacle at Fort Lewis that ROTC cadets are required to negotiate during their summer training. One at a time each student climbs up a metal staircase, stands up on a narrow beam about 6 inches in width and then walks up and down a step continuing to the other side.  Next, the student must grab a rope, swing the legs over the rope and slide out to the center, hang and wait for a command to drop about 20 feet down to the lake below.   It is amazing how hard it is to walk up and over that step so high above the water without falling or succumbing to fear. 
 

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3/24/2010 0 Comments

Redeemers

​Recently I had the opportunity to speak to a group of Army officers and noncommissioned officers.  I asked the question, “How many of you grew up with a mom and a dad?” Almost all of them raised their hands. I then asked, “How many of your cadets (college students) come from homes with a mom and a dad?”  The crowd guesstimated that about 50% came from two-parent homes.  They underscored a point I hoped to make which is that today there is a huge need for mentors.  Too many of those exiting high schools across our land have had insufficient parenting and manifest a great craving for meaningful relationships.  

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9/20/2009 0 Comments

Angels

​On several occasions, I have read or heard amazing testimonies of people who experienced God’s deliverance via angels from an enemy intent on their destruction.  God’s Word extensively teaches us about angels with over a 105 references to them in the Old Testament and more than 170 times in the New Testament.  The Bible teaches that angels:

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