Month: July 2020

And a Great Windstorm Arose

“And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat,  so that the boat was already filling.  But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion.”  (Mark 4:37–38, ESV)  We had arrived safely at our Boondockers Welcome location in Hailey, ID after a short but enjoyable trip from Idaho Falls. The…
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Demonstrating Compassion to All

“Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic,  affectionate, compassionate, and humble.”  (1 Peter 3:8, NET)  Last week, out of the blue, a classmate from almost 50 years ago contacted us. They were on their way to visit family in northern Idaho, pulling their travel trailer. For some time, they had been dealing with a “check…
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Becoming a Good Steward of His Resources

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.  You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much.  Enter into the joy of your master.’”  (Matthew 25:21, ESV) Last week we met and talked with a couple having repair work done on their 5th-wheel trailer. They spoke with such…
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To cease work … šābat … to rest

“By the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, and he ceased on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.” (Genesis 2:2, NET) “He said to them, ‘Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while’….” (Mark 6:31, NET) God stopped his work; He…
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