Category: Letters to a Samuel Generation
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Lights (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
“And a light shined in the cell” And there was not any wall, And there was no dark at all, Only Thou, Immanuel. Light of Love shined in the cell, Turned to gold the iron bars Opened windows to the stars Peace stood there as sentinel. Dearest Lord, how can it be That Thou art…
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The Face of Love (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
There once lived a man whose name, earthly speaking, was Jesus. Spiritually speaking, His name was Love. Long ago, in the darkness of a distant age, Love looked far into the future. He went to His Father and said, “There is no other way. I will go to them. I will become one of them,…
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THIS Is the Will of God (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
“One act of thanksgiving made when things go wrong is worth a thousand when things go well.” – St. John of the Cross At one time or another, we all find ourselves in circumstances beyond our control. Jobs are lost and once-stable finances reach a crisis point. Illness strikes. Churches lose sight of their vision…
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Allegiance: A Story (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
Once there was an army, a mighty band of joyful warriors who had come together under the banner of a Captain they loved. By His side they toiled and fought; through days of rain and times when the sun beat down mercilessly on their heads. But the Captain’s smile and the Captain’s love burned brighter…
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A Question of Security (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
I can remember it very clearly. Laying in bed in the dark, cool hours of the morning, listening to a clock tick away the minutes and wishing that my wide eyes would go to sleep already. I remember staring up at the planks of the high, wooden ceiling and watching the desert breeze rustle the…
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Daughters of Zion (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
This is dedicated to all my little sisters, natural and spiritual, and to those older sisters who are little to Someone. Dear ones, hear these words. This is my burden for every little sister in the family of God, for all who are struggling to gain their footing in a world of shifting sands; who…
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What It Means to Be Bold (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
This morning I sat in an adult Sunday School class where we watched a video about the death of Jesus, and then began to talk about the impact of His life. It was, said the teacher, a life that was like a stone dropped in the middle of history, creating a ripple effect that spread…
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You Have a Place in the Body (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
Imagine, for a moment, the following scenario. A hand and a mouth have gotten together over lunch to “fellowship.” Somewhere in the conversation, talk turns to a common acquaintance—a foot, to be exact. “Did you see Foot last week?” Hand asks. “He was down in the mud, trudging alongside the rest of the world.” “Hmm,”…
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We Still Need Amazing Grace (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
“Oh foolish Christians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun…
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Not in Vain (Letters to a Samuel Generation)
It is the ultimate question of life. The one question we find ourselves asking again and again, no matter who we are or where we come from. The heart of our nation asked it as we watched the Twin Towers fall on our television screens. We ask it when the job we wanted so badly…