Feb 13, 2024
STRENGTHENING MY FAITH
What is faith? Faith is being sure of what you hope for and being confident of what you cannot see. When I think of what has made my...
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Feb 7, 2024
A Blessing for the Tsar?
by Steve Orr scripture reflection) The Tsar blamed the Jews. In the musical Fiddler on the Roof, the story takes place in Russia during...
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Feb 6, 2024
KEWA KONE
Kewa, as some of you know, is the name of the language group in Papua New Guinea with whom Joice and I lived and worked. The language...
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Jan 31, 2024
The Bogard House: Fact or Rumor?
(a Steve Orr Epiphany reflection) We had heard the rumors. They just seemed too amazing to be true. Moonshiners, Al Capone, Prohibition....
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Jan 30, 2024
Twins
An online definition of twins specifies two types, identical and fraternal. The Identical twins, always the same sex, result from the...
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Jan 30, 2024
Footsteps Around DaySpring
Some of you may remember the comic strip The Family Circus, by Bil & Jeff Keane. I always looked forward to reading it, especially in...
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Jan 24, 2024
Mother Goose and the Mountain Fire
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) I have long been infatuated by the stories behind songs. I will go to almost any lengths to find out...
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Jan 23, 2024
BATS IN THE BELFRY
The phrase can be taken literally or figuratively. We have a literal “belfry” or bell tower at DaySpring church. A bell tower was once...
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Jan 17, 2024
On Fishing With Bullets
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) We were at lunch when we had one of those bizarre conversations that I am convinced only guys can...
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Jan 16, 2024
THROWING CRUMBS TO THE DOGS
There is a story in Matthew and Mark about a Canaanite woman who went to the Lord asking for help for her “demon-possessed” daughter....
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