Surpassing Peace

Dear Friends,
“Grace be unto you, and PEACE, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”  (1 Cor. 1:3)
In John’s Gospel, five chapters are devoted to many things that Jesus had to say during the last few hours with His disciples before going to the cross.  It includes some of the most wonder-full truths [...]

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Exceeding Joy

Greetings!
Continuing on the subject of JOY (and these two letters deal only with the highlights of all the Scriptures have to say about JOY), it may be difficult to always understand how it is possible to reJOYce in the midst of difficulties and distresses, adversities and afflictions?   How can we find JOY in the midst [...]

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Unspeakable Joy

Dear Friends, 
In writing this letter, I would like to take the liberty of changing the spelling of some words!  My ‘spell-checker’ won’t like it, but I rather think these may have been the original spellings (changed only through time and usage), and most likely the original intent of their meanings.  I might also add that [...]

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Heavenly T.V.

Greetings!
Counted among our friends of past years was a precious Dutch lady (now “with the Lord”) whose mouth was always filled with praises for and to her Lord.  I marveled at her constant positive attitude, always encouraging and blessing.  It was she who gave us the idea of Heavenly T.V. – straight from the Scriptures!  [...]

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Praise by Default

Dear Friends,
At last, after being off-line for nearly three weeks, I am back at the computer.  It really is quite interesting to note how dependent we become on technology and modern inventions as they apply to everyday living.  Our grandparents would be astounded with our level of communication, transportation, information, and the way we go [...]

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