The people in HereAndNow have an advantage over us: they can see a tempter coming. The tempters have an unmistakable appearance, and their lures are very predictable. Bobbles, bobbles, bobbles… that’s all they ever want to talk about.  But make no mistake, bobbles are never really free. It’s undeniable that when a tempter talks, people listen! Well, most of the people. The People of the Book are different in that they see past the deception, which puts them way ahead…..

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Did you ever take a turn in a direction that wasn’t intended, but apparently necessary? Picture a road washed out by a flood, but you didn’t realize it until you were on your way and saw the sign. What do you do? Panic? No need. Just reconsider where you’re headed and then adjust your course. But by all means, heed the Detour sign! Today I saw a detour sign as I started to write. It’s significant in that I saw…..

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Six months had come and gone since Tim crossed to OneDayBow. He told a lot of his friends, but most of them said, “How Can you say that you’ve been there and met some unseen King? We’ll believe it when we see it! Show us some real thing.” Some skepticism isn’t a bad thing. As one who has grown more distrusting of politicians and media personalities, I would say that it is a wise person who doesn’t believe everything they…..

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I have a sister who is also a sister. Let me explain. Betty is my older sister, number one of five children of which I am number four. She already had the lead position firmly cemented by the time I arrived, and I’m sure it was rather disappointing to know she’d have to share a bathroom with yet another little brat… sibling, I mean. If that wasn’t bad enough for her, Janet was still to come. Being much older, I…..

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As a new believer in Jesus, I was once accused of being overzealous. Some of you are thinking “Was?” These days I am definitely enthusiastic about my faith, but I’m also more discerning than I once was. What do I mean by that? I’m not so likely to blurt something out just to have something to say. But then, worse things could happen. Like saying nothing at all. I have a vague recollection (because it has been a long, long…..

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Have you ever found yourself stuck? Not in the mud, although that’s pretty miserable too. I’m talking about stuck in a wrong mindset, one that keeps you from seeing the wonder of God working even in difficult times. I was there, and don’t want to go back. But this morning God broke through the circumstances to remind me that He is above circumstances. I have hope because I have Jesus, and because of that I have something of tremendous value…..

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I know, that is the question that you’d like to know… I’m pretty sure that it took less time to write some portions of “The Bridge from Onedaybow” than the amount of time required to get the website up and going again! Aw, technology… I do have to confess that after working through the website wackiness, I have been slow to get back to blogging. You know how it is when your life is busy and other priorities take precedence……

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You may have heard the words before an emergency broadcast signal: This is a test, this is only a test. But why am I telling you that? I was locked out of my website – again! My last blog post was in November, and when I went to it… correction, when I attempted to go to it in December, the internet armed guards kept me out. Okay, maybe an exaggeration, but definitely a frustration. In the New Testament book of…..

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Today is a picture-perfect day, at least for mid-November. Seventy degrees, gentle breeze, warm sunshine, and bright blue sky! On top of that, I got to spend the morning with some good friends and was reminded of the blessings in my life. I can’t think of a single thing that I’m lacking – God is good! Some might take a day like today and say it is like Heaven on earth. While I think it is an exceptional day, no…..

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I knew a man for most of my life, but I realize now I never knew him very well. At least not in ways that really matter. He was successful, handsome, and generous. The guy obviously had a lot of bobbles, you might say. That doesn’t just refer to money and possessions, but other things that instilled feelings of security in him. And he wasn’t completely worldly-minded, but neither are the people in HereAndNow.  They just have the wrong idea…..

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