Saturday Stretch, End-of-internship Edition

A Family article with View Comments posted 17 July 2010.
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Stained glass of Jesus shown as a traveler, knocking at a door.

From the sanctuary of St. John's, Sterling, IL.

‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.’ – Revelation 3.20 (NASB)


I want to leave a legacy.
How will they remember me? Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough to make a mark on things?

I want to leave an offering.
A child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically…

- Nicole Nordeman, Legacy

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Saturday Stretch

A Family article with View Comments posted 12 July 2010.
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Over loaded trucks

And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. – Acts 19.11-12 (ESV)

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Saturday Stretch, Tuesday Edition

A Family article with View Comments posted 6 July 2010.
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flower condom

Okay, okay, I confess: with the holiday weekend, I didn’t get around to writing up the Saturday Stretch until now. So much for weekly disciplines!

‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear.’ – Matthew 6.25a (NRSV)

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Saturday Stretch

A Family article with View Comments posted 26 June 2010.
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Stained Glass, LMC

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,* and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith…” – Hebrews 12.1-2a

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Saturday Stretch

A Family article with View Comments posted 19 June 2010.
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“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” – Romans 8.25 (NRSV)

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Introducing: The Saturday Stretch

A Family article with View Comments posted 12 June 2010.
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I want to take time each week to reflect on life and what I’m spending my time and energy on. I also want to update my blog more often than just monthly. So at least until the end of internship I’m going to take a “Saturday Stretch” and write a little update. Consider it an experiment. This is the first one…

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” – Prov 15.1 (NIV)

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