Entries by Josh Rice

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Booking Passage To The End Of The Line

December 10, 2017 Isaiah 7:10-16 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, “Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test.” And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! […]

December 10, 2017 by
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It Is Worth It

December 3, 2017 Psalm 73 Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For they have no pangs […]

December 3, 2017 by
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The Red-blooded Redeemed

November 26, 2017 Ecclesiastes 11:7-10 7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. 8 So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity. 9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let […]

November 26, 2017 by
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Thanksgiving and the Art of Improvisation

November 19, 2017 Psalm 33:1-3 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!     Praise befits the upright. Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;     make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! Sing to him a new song;     play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

November 19, 2017 by
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What Falls in My Yard

The beautiful sugar maple standing tall in the dooryard of your house is yours.  Its sap, its shade, its bark and branches, its trunk and treetop view; they’re all yours.  What’s also all yours is every lovely little leaf turned golden yellow and candy apple red that the wind shakes loose every autumn.  What becomes […]

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