Category Archives: Faith & Witness

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Seek Ye First

“As the deer panteth for the water So my soul longeth after you You alone are my heart’s desire And I long to worship you You alone are my strength, my shield To you alone may my spirit yield You alone are my heart’s desire

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Where Is the Light?

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined. -Isaiah 9:2 The past few years has been a time of great darkness for many people in the United

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Glory in Stained Glass

Our sexual orientation is an important piece of the puzzle for us. It is, indeed, a very large piece – but it is still only a piece. For some of us, it takes some time after we’ve come out for us to get the pieces

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The Light of the World

When we think of light, we right away think of the sun. We’ve been taught that the sun is the center of the solar system and thus it is the light of the world. Some figures reveal the sun’s greatness. But the sun, in spite

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Have You Seen the Light?

Have you ever come close to walking into a telephone poll because you were too busy looking at the stars to watch where you were going? When I was growing up, I did that so often that it is now a family joke. That “someone

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Surrounded by Light

The heart and mind find peace and harmony by prayer and meditation of your true self as supreme light. All people and spiritual groups have talked about the phenomena of light as it related to our spiritual being, Holy One or perhaps a mystical experience.

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O Light Divine

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in the night, but will have the light of life.” -John 8:12 Among all of the idiosyncrasies in this wonderful, mysterious, fascinating, at times frustrating, but always at its core enjoyable journey

Each day that I wake I give thanks

Give It and Get It. Got It?

One person gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what they should give, and only suffers want. – Proverbs 11:24 My latest issue of Guitar Player magazine arrived in the mail just as the deadline for this issue drew near. Stuck to the

Each day that I wake I give thanks

Give Thanks for the Trials

“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not put us to shame. For we