Category Archives: death

IT WILL HAPPEN; COUNT ON IT

IT WILL HAPPEN! YOU CAN COUNT ON IT! JESUS SAID, “IF I GO, I WILL COME AGAIN AND RECEIVE YOU UNTO MYSELF THAT WHERE I AM, YOU SHALL BE ALSO.” John 14:1-7 “Do not let your heart be troubled (afraid, … Continue reading

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THE LAST WINTER

Mother told us at Thanksgiving, ’93 that she was sick; at Christmas she said she had cancer. She died in the Spring ’94. This apparently is the last painting she worked on. Did she begin her last winter and find … Continue reading

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STUMPS OF HOLY SEED

“And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”  Isaiah 6:13 … Continue reading

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WAIT – HOLD UP A BIT

Copied and edited from my post in 2015. Everything is about the same except that my grandchildren are older. I still want to say to them, “Wait, don’t grow up yet.” There are three Bradford pear trees on a corner … Continue reading

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DEVIL’S HELLISH PLAN

“Ah-ha,” thought the devil, “I now have a plan! It will guarantee me the life of every man. This Jesus.  Ha!  He plans to be  King. Well I know what to do that changes everything.” So he set about his … Continue reading

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LIVING ON GIFTED TIME

There is a certain sense that most of us Christians have that God can call us home at any moment; however, we do not dwell on the thought. We move on and think about something else. If we have reports … Continue reading

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TO BE FREE

Birth brings freedom from mother’s womb. Because the tomb is empty, Death brings freedom from earth’s womb. James 4:14 “life is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away” Is this not a lovely child … Continue reading

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CYCLE OF LIFE

I wish I had been born in a culture where people refer to the Fall season as Autumn. Autumn sounds so cosmopolitan! Not Fall. Fall is a dreary name for a dreary season. All right, Ms Miserable. What’s your gripe? … Continue reading

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SUNDAY’S SIMPLE SERMON – DOES IT MATTER?

Does it matter what I do? Perhaps we should just be dog-eat-dog? Survival of the fittest. The grave is the end. That attitude can be the cause of murder, violence, rape, and greed for those who think they can be … Continue reading

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EPITATH

I’ve gone Home early; I await your arrival. Smile, we’ll meet again. *************** Written for ronovan’s haiku, https://ronovanwrites.com/2021/06/07/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-361-home-and-weep/

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