I am deeply moved by the comments posted here, on Facebook and through private emails concerning the letters that I am writing. I am finding that they are speaking to people of all walks of life and in various ways. It’s encouraging to hear of others desirous of doing the same thing. Some are finding [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2009
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Dear Dad,
I am writing you this letter for a number of different reasons. This is actually the second of a number of different letters that I am writing to family and friends. The first letter was to God the Father. You can read it by clicking here. The most important reason that I am writing [...]
Posted in Letters on Mar 30th, 2009
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Of “hope” (elpis in the Greek) Barclay contends, “The Christian hope is not simply a trembling, hesitant hope that perhaps the promises of God may be true. It is the confident expectation that they cannot be anything else but true.”
This goes to show how crucial it is to really know the meaning behind words. Biblical “hope” [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 29th, 2009
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Yesterday was a wonderful day. It started off with an early morning work-out and visit with a dear friend who’s been devastated by startling revelations in his life. But he’s moving on. I got an upbeat email from a friend who is turning the corner on some life struggles that have devastated her. She, too, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 25th, 2009
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Each Monday I will be posting a new letter until I am done with the list of people I have created. For those who might be interested, the next letter will be addressed to my dad, John Young.
This morning, during my personal devotional time, I found myself engulfed in Acts 15. The setting is the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 24th, 2009
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