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Never Changes
My opinions can change over time and most have. Relationships change over time and may become more or less intimate. Laws change, politics change, social norms change, fashion changes, and the economic environment certainly changes. But God never changes. He has no need or desire to change, as He is, was, and always will beContinue reading “Never Changes”
Steadfast Love
Friends Versus Companions
Because I am socially awkward, I have never made a lot of friends. However, I have always had a close group of a select number of friends. I could count on these close friends for encouragement, acceptance, assistance, and love. Proverbs 18:24 says, “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there isContinue reading “Friends Versus Companions”
Closer Than a Brother
The Lord Is Patient
I have noticed that I am more likely to extend a kindness to another person when I have recently received kindness or I have received kindness from the same person to whom I am extending kindness. I am appalled that I am so selfish and unkind. Matthew 18:26 says, “So the servant fell on hisContinue reading “The Lord Is Patient”
Love Is Patient
Fear Limits Power
Have you ever been faced with trying something new but you let your fears keep you from doing it? When we do that, we limit what we can do and what can be done through us. Exodus 9:16 says, “But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so thatContinue reading “Fear Limits Power”
God Demonstrates Power
In Step
Sometimes when we walk together, I find myself walking ahead of my wife. Due to some ailments, she just doesn’t walk as fast as I am comfortable walking. So I try to slow down to keep in step with her. Have you ever been out walking or jogging and come across a jogger with aContinue reading “In Step”
Reluctant Retiree 