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About bigskybuckeye

Born in the Big Sky Country of Montana and now living in the Buckeye State of Ohio, Richard is the creative mind behind Big Sky Buckeye. Retired after 40 years of teaching, I enjoy writing, photography, traveling, and following a healthy lifestyle.

From My Journal (10/11)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

The light of Jesus Christ will always remain the only faithful path to follow in order to escape from sin’s darkness.

Do you write a daily journal?  This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts.  Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.

(Updated October 11)

John Owen Quote

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There is no way of deliverance from the state and condition of being in the flesh, but by the Spirit of Christ.

From Romans 8:3-4:  “For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and to deal with sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”

John Owen (1616-1683) was an English Puritan church leader and theologian.

Recipe for Success

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Childhood dreams

Goals undefined

Future’s clarity

Waiting, to be defined

 

Youthful path

Faithful seeds sowed

Love’s tenderness cares

Waiting, harvest so proud

 

Days lengthen

Filled with hope’s gifts

Efforts bring rewards

Waiting, actions upshift

 

Tomorrow

Life’s follow-through

Strength in discipline

Waiting, lasting breakthrough

 

Leaving home

Granted access

Past always teaching

Recipe for success

 

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From My Journal (10/10)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

Looking forward from our past, we see maturity and will be better prepared to access our future.

Do you write a daily journal?  This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts.  Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.

(Updated October 10)

Charles Dickens Quotes

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Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer whose novels are generally considered some of the greatest published during the Victorian era.

Faith’s Cornerstone

From Isaiah 30:15:  “For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:  In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”

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Father looks upon His design

His perfection draws each detail

Filling darkness with trusted light

Faith now strengthens, no longer frail

 

Father molds mercy’s truth to shine

His promises to be fulfilled

Sending Shepherd, care for His flock

Faith’s cornerstone, set to rebuild

 

Father plans enemy’s demise

His victory shall bring glory

Witnessing Teacher’s lesson plans

Faith refreshed with every story

 

Father pulls strings of righteousness

His forgiving love offers hope

Wiping away sin’s endless debt

Faith grips Savior’s eternal rope

 

Father calls out from Calvary

His boldness breathes with quiet might

Offering life through Jesus Christ

Faith’s peace, rising on heaven’s flight

 

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From Isaiah 30:20-21:  “Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any longer, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.  And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”

From My Journal (10/9)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

Turning toward Calvary, witnessing a bloodied cross, and feeling grateful for faith’s cornerstone . . . forever blessed in the Resurrection.

Do you write a daily journal?  This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts.  Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.

(Updated October 9)

William Tyndale Quote

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God’s goodness is the root of all goodness; and our goodness, if we have any, springs out of His goodness.

From Psalm 23:6:  “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

William Tyndale (c. 1494 – c.1536) was an English Biblical scholar and linguist.  He became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation, and his writings were influenced by the thoughts shared from fellow reformer Martin Luther.

Daily Testaments (Haiku Series #297)

Witness

Extending kindness

Receiving back so much more—

Makes this world go round

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Mindset

Another mountain

Accepting heartfelt wisdom—

Challenge overcome

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Journey

Sharing life’s story

Seeing goodness in others—

Through each written page

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From My Journal (10/8)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

When life’s journey opens a new page, one’s thinking discovers a welcoming place.

Do you write a daily journal?  This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts.  Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.

(Updated October 8)