The Works of God

Thank you to Jan Lacher for pointing me to this.  This video has been around for almost a year, but I just saw it and was reminded, again, how extraordinary is the love of God toward us.

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On Thursday morning I received one of those work emails that nobody likes to get.  A project was not going as planned and would require significant thought and redirection. So, as I got Paul up to get him ready for school my mind was not on him or on God, but was filled with thoughts [...]

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Thanks to Daniel Knight who was searching through books I read as a boy, read these strips to his mother who then suggested them for the blog. From Take it easy, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz.

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What follows is a conversation I imagined I might have with Paul in heaven, following a little editorial comment he made during Pastor Sam’s prayer at church last night. There are at least four significant theological issues embedded in here.  More than one isn’t entirely settled in my own mind and will probably generate questions [...]

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The Knight clan is unplugging from the internet to enjoy God’s created world and each other.  For the next week it will be mostly blog reruns here, some from before we were The Works of God.  Except for post for July 21; that one is new. Lord willing, I’ll be back to it on July [...]

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Twice a year Dianne and I are left scratching our heads. What should we get Paul for his birthday and Christmas? Today is Paul’s birthday.  He is 15 years old. Our typically-developing kids are easy – they tell us what they want!  And their interests and desires have changed as they have grown. Paul tends [...]

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Andrew Laparra and Stefan Green filmed Dianne and me last weekend.  This is what Andrew created out of that session. To God be all the glory!

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At a small gathering last night for some friends of Desiring God, I met a dear saint who had a sister with Prader-Willi syndrome. Her sister died at age 35, many years ago. Here are a few quotes: “It is entirely a grace that mom and dad stayed married.” “I’m glad I’ve forgotten so many [...]

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Is Just the Way I Am simply the product of a family, particularly one young woman, who has made ‘lemonade out of lemons’ by persevering through hardship and now has a good story to tell?  Or is there something much more profound, God-centered and God glorifying happening? David Michael is the Pastor for Parenting and [...]

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