Entries by Josh Rice

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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 […]

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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.

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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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Sea Legs for Sailors

November 12, 2017 Proverbs 3:21-26 21 My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion, 22 and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. 23 Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble. 24 If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. […]

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What the Bell Tolls in Texas

There’s a twelfth century tale that goes something like this. A particularly pious and devout Buddhist monk was alone in his humble home one dark and snowy evening when he was visited by a thief. The monk, sitting upon the floor, was so lost in a transcendental trance that he didn’t notice when the robber […]