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The true meaning of Christmas returns every Advent season, filled with hope, peace, joy, and love from the Messiah’s gifts.
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(Updated December 1)
The word Advent means “expectation.” What Advent can do for us is create a sense of hope.
From Luke 3:4: “As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.'”
Louie Giglio (born 1958) is an American pastor and Christian author.
This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
Simon has scored 14, 20, 22, and 16 points in four basketball games. If his final average will reach 20 points per game, how many points must he score in a fifth game?
(answer found at the end of this post)
Admitted to the American Union on February 14, 1859, Oregon is the 33rd state of the United States.
Here are a few quick facts about Oregon:
Oregon is well-known for its diverse landscape. The western coastal region features rainforests, mountains, and fertile valleys. The eastern side of the state offers a more arid and harsh environment with grasslands and deserts.
Oregon’s coastal mountain range is filled with an array of volcanic peaks. From their ancient activity, numerous lava flows have created volcanic rock formations, which resemble a moon-like terrain. During the 1960s, America’s space agency, NASA, utilizes this region to prepare Apollo astronauts for eventual travel to the Moon.
Another prominent holdover from these past volcanic times is Crater Lake, which is part of a national park (established in 1902). America’s fifth oldest national park is home to the deepest lake in the United States, reaching 1,949 feet. The crater’s basin is all that remains from a collapsed, ancient caldera.
Oregon leads the nation in growing a variety of crops: peppermint, blackberries, boysenberries, longberries, black raspberries, and hazelnuts. Wild mushroom hunting is legal, and a harvest of one gallon per day is allowed. The state is the nation’s leading source of Christmas trees.
Oregon is one of five American states that do not levy a general sales tax (joining with Alaska, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire). Eleven lighthouses provide safety for boats traveling along the state’s Pacific coastline.
28. He has currently scored a total of 72 points. An average of 20 points per game for five games equals 100 total points.
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When we sometimes worry, our shallow actions seem to come to a standstill while the mind remains submerged in deeper thought.
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(Updated November 30)
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.
Rene Descartes (1596-1650) was a French philosopher and mathematician. His works were instrumental in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.
Witnessing
Father’s creation
Every river straightened
Flowing with His grace
Peace
Trusting
Father’s teachings
Scripture lies open
Heart gathering His wisdom
Faith
Praising
Father’s light
Given clean slate
Forgiveness carries burdens away
Hope
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Jesus uses His risen light to transform our focus upward to experience the steadfast truth found in His Father’s Word.
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(Updated November 29)
How wonderful it is nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
From Habakkuk 3:19: “God, the Lord, is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and makes me tread upon the heights.”
Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a German-born Jewish girl. Her much celebrated diary chronicled her family’s life while hiding in an Amsterdam attic.
Each year follows another
Memories flowing downhill
Some filled with only sadness
Others sketched with joyful thrills
Another sunrise knocking
“Father Time” never slows down
Blessed to be alive, Amen!
One more day, praises go round
Sometimes days feel like winter
Overwhelmed with sky of gray
Other days waken to spring
Youthfulness wanting to play
Daily lessons in patience
Treasures come from smallest gifts
Appetite filled with sweetness
Road ahead, free of snowdrifts
Sunset wraps up one more day
Nightly dreams forever seek
Thankful for every blessing
Journey’s perseverance speaks
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Life’s journey invites us to continue reaching for the stars. Yes, we will never quite reach them, but the growth that we experience with the effort will prepare us for our next adventure.
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(Updated November 28)
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