“The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden … to work it and keep it.” (Genesis 2:15, ESV) It was clear from the beginning of humankind and the first book of the Bible that we were created to work. God placed man in a garden (or orchard) and was told to…
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“He has filled him with the Spirit of God—with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work,” (Exodus 35:30–31, NET) There are times we don’t feel we are contributing to God’s Kingdom work. We are not on the front line teaching or discipling others as we once were. After all, Jesus commanded:…
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“Who can find a wife of noble character?For her value is far more than rubies.The heart of her husband has confidence in her, .…”(Proverbs 31:10–11, NET) The question “who can find a wife of noble character” in the scripture above does not suggest that such women are nonexistent but that they should be admired because…
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“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” (Proverbs 17:17, ESV) “So few of these kinds of relationships seem to exist in the world, even within churches. People like to get together and have casual fun, but walk (or run) away if a situation or friendship gets too difficult or…
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“The Lord will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life. The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.” (Psalm 121:7–8, NET) It is not easy to post an update to our blog when we are constantly on the move! We’ve added a couple of short updates to our…
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“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105, ESV) We have had a blessed trip thus far from Danforth, ME to North East, MD, and the Sandy Cove Ministry. We’ve enjoyed seeing each of the small New England states and staying at unique places in our home-on-wheels!…
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“in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NET) It is raining today (Sunday). It has rained a lot this past week. We were only able to get two days of work completed on the new cottage here at Living Waters Bible Conference. This week it…
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“Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom the Lord had put skill —everyone whose heart stirred him to volunteer to do the work,” (Exodus 36:2, NET) In November 2021, when we arrived at our project at Riverbend Retreat, we were presented with a 10’x20’ concrete slab and asked to build a…
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“The Lord is indeed going before you—he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!” (Deuteronomy 31:8, NET) The verse above has become one of our “go-to” verses. When Moses commissioned Joshua to take his place as the leader of the people of Israel, he…
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Dateline: Winter, 1980; Idaho Falls, ID. Bruce was in the middle of a plant shutdown. Working for Westinghouse at the Naval Reactors Facility and the A1W prototype for the USS Enterprise was in a scheduled maintenance period. He and his engineers were at the site providing technical support. Two thousand four hundred miles away at…
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