Category Archives: the Bible
The Seventh Day. Wow.
Here is the last in Christopher Smith’s creation week devotional series. Enjoy. The Seventh Day “Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been … Continue reading
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The Sixth Day, Part 2
The Sixth Day Pt. 2, by Chris Smith “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, … Continue reading
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As the Creation Week Continues
The Fifth Day (by Chris Smith) The moon shines full and bright. The sun has set and signaled the start of a new day. Waves now ebb and flow with the pull of the heavenly bodies, and God listens as … Continue reading
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More on The Beginning…
Fourth in the series of Chris Smith’s Days of Creation The Fourth Day Here is the world, with the pine green trees mixed with the cobalt waters and white sands and chocolate earth. The trees have slept through the night. … Continue reading
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“The Beginning” – Guest Blog by Chris Smith
This morning, in worship, Outlook‘s editorial assistant Chris Smith announced he was trying his hand at devotional writing, and read his take on The Beginning, in Genesis. I liked it, so I thought I would share it. Who knows, there … Continue reading
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The Unknown’s Gravitational Pull
Knowledge is Power Is it? Is it really? Now, I’m not referring to the normal and necessary pursuit of studies and exercising of common sense. I’m talking about simply….Knowing Things. Or rather, the not knowing of things. And why that … Continue reading
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If only they’d look a little closer…
There’s a country song that is played on the radio quite frequently, and it’s lyrics make me sad. It shows a common mentality of average joes these days. The song is Everybody Wants to go to Heaven by Kenny Chesney. … Continue reading
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Well Said! (or sung)
I just can’t get over the powerful message of the lyrics of this song: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother The road is long… With many a winding turn, That leads us to who knows where, Who knows where. But … Continue reading
One Track Mind
Usually this term is used to describe someone who is overly focused, and can’t seem to think about anything else but their subject of choice. Quite often it has a negative connotation. Then, the other day, I was telling Van … Continue reading
Things People Do that Don’t Make Any Sense
So I was on my way back to the office from grabbing lunch, and I was just crossing 56th street on Pine Lake. I was in the right lane and someone was slightly behind me in the left lane. I … Continue reading
