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Short Trip – Long Journey

June 23, 2012 By Verna Bowman 22 Comments

 Do you ever have trouble believing? There was a time I thought the only thing that was true was what I was going through.  Often our problems can be a matter of eighteen inches, the distance between our head and heart. A cubit. The short--long distance when faith goes south from our head to our heart and turns religion into an … [Read more...]

Tagged With: children praying, christian school, Faith, head knowledge, heart knowledge

Six Impossibles Before Breakfast

June 16, 2012 By Verna Bowman 14 Comments

“There’s no use trying.  One can’t believe impossible things",  said Alice. “I dare say you haven’t had much practice.  When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day.  Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” Do you remember eavesdropping in Wonderland as a child, … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Alice in Wonderland, gospel of John, impossible, miracles, six impossible things before breakfast

Scribing Scraps

June 9, 2012 By Verna Bowman 40 Comments

My daybreak therapy is praying with a pen, recording trials and blessings of yesterday. King David and I have spent many quiet dawns and silent nights in the Psalms he once penned in caves and pastures.  David the shepherd–king has faithfully been a good mentor, guiding me through the tough times of life, leading me beside … [Read more...]

Tagged With: diary, journaling, legacy of faith, psalms, quilt, testimony

Bent and Bound

June 2, 2012 By Verna Bowman 8 Comments

No one could see her . . . in the back of the gathering, crooked and low. Doctor Luke tells another story in his gospel of Jesus coming against the Law-keepers who accused Him of caring for misfits, especially on the Sabbath. Love came against the Law one Sabbath day . . . And behold there was a woman who for eighteen years … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Bensalem, crooked, elephant, glorify, infirmity, Luke 13, nameless woman, Sabbath healing

A Versatile Thank-You!

May 29, 2012 By Verna Bowman 12 Comments

Time out for a thank-you note . . . I have been nominated for the Versatile Bloggers Award!   I’m grateful to be considered. Thank you to the lovely person, Glenda Mills, for the kind gesture and nomination. It means so much, because her blog,  http://glendamills.com/ encourages me weekly with inspiring articles, poetry, and … [Read more...]

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His Word – My Hope

The Lord is my shepherd ~ I shall not want

He makes me lie down in green pastures

He leads me beside still waters

He restores my soul

He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

David’s Psalm 23

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