Category Archives: This I know

A series of posts about the God I knew as a child – the God in whom I still believe. Written for my next planned book, “This I know.”

Thanks, part 2: Keeping on the Sunny Side

We all know the analogy about the half-full glass—or is it half-empty? It is a fact that two people can look at the same set of facts and come away with much different ideas. The facts didn’t change; the difference … Continue reading

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Thanks

I haven’t posted anything here for a long time, which they say is the worst blogging sin you can commit.  Firmly committed to the principle of grace, I can only respond, “Oh, well.”  But, I’ve been thinking, which probably means … Continue reading

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The Kingdom is for Children

I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite hymns is Children of the Heavenly Father, by Karolina W. Sandell-Berg: Children of the Heavenly Father Safely in His bosom gather Nestling bird nor star in heaven Such a refuge e’er was … Continue reading

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What it means to be blessed

I grew up in a church who read from the Gospels each week (along with a passage from the Epistles, and the Old Testament). Sermons were sometimes based on the Epistles, but I seem to recall more coming from the … Continue reading

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