I worked at a bank for over 20 years, so I have seen many bank vaults. The walls are thick and the opening mechanism is complicated. Entry is granted only to authorized personnel. These designs are intended to keep the valuables safe and secure from attack or theft. Individuals do their best to safeguard theirContinue reading “Protection of Everything Dear to Us”
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Strong Tower
Building Fortresses
When we were young, we enjoyed making forts out of blankets, sheets and furniture. We would also make towers and forts out of legos, lincoln logs, and blocks of woods. We would imagine that these fortresses protected us from our imaginary enemies and gave us power in some way. Unfortunately, they did not and eventuallyContinue reading “Building Fortresses”
Strong Tower
On the Rock
Have you hiked up a mountain to stand upon the highest rock and take in the beautiful scenery below? I have on occasion and have come away each time with a sense of wonder, hope, security, and gratefulness. In the Bible, Jesus is often referred to as the Rock. He is the One in whomContinue reading “On the Rock”
He Hears
Our Refuge
The Oxford Language Dictionary defines “refuge” as a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble. All of us periodically have the need to find refuge from the storms of life. Some of us have very real enemies that we need help defending against. Some of these enemies are within us andContinue reading “Our Refuge”
Reluctant Retiree 