Knowing the God who LOVES you and Who is THERE Wherever You Are

Knowing the God who LOVES you and Who is THERE Wherever You Are

the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.” Ezekiel 48:35

Early one recent morning, John was up, dressed, and on his regular Tuesday morning ZOOM call with his guys’ Bible study group. I was in the kitchen pouring my morning coffee into my favorite mug, ready to begin my own personal devotions and Bible study.

All of a sudden, I heard banging and crashing coming from John’s office….

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Knowing the God Who LOVES You and MEETS You in the Secret Place

Knowing the God Who LOVES You and MEETS You in the Secret Place

Where do you go to commune with God?

Do you go to a chapel or a church? to a favorite place near a stream, at a mountain retreat, or on a beach? Do you go to a "prayer closet," a special place in your own home?

… Can I tell you about how I began to learn about this place of communion ... this “deep place where nobody goes* or can go? For me it was at a very dark time in our family.

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God LOVES Me! What if I Said it Differently?

God LOVES Me! What if I Said it Differently?

We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.
1 John 4:16a NLT

I have an adorable three year old granddaughter named Claire. She lights up my life. The sad part though is that she lives miles away, so I don’t get to see her very often, certainly not as often as I would like (as in “every day”)! When I do get to visit with her, we like to walk together, holding hands and chatting about all kinds of things along their street — birds, houses, street signs, holiday decorations — you get the idea.

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