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Some letters sleep all day.Some wake when the moon arrives. Young Oliver Owl did not think reading was necessary. “I can see the pictures,” he said. Grandfather Owlwick adjusted his gold spectacles. “Pictures show what is there,” he said. “Words explain why everyone is worried.” Oliver considered this. The book did show a very worried…
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1 Timothy Before The Hill Before we step into 2 Timothy, we pause for one last look across the road we have walked through 1 Timothy. For twenty-eight articles, Paul has been teaching us how the household of God learns to live: guarding truth, praying with clean hands, honoring leaders, caring for the vulnerable, resisting…
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Nobody planned the meeting.Everybody attended anyway. Grandma had intended to spend a perfectly quiet afternoon. The afternoon had prepared different plans. It began with a small white bear. The little fellow wandered into Grandma’s garden wearing a knitted hat that appeared entirely too warm for the weather. Nobody asked why. Some questions looked happier without…
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The rain arrived exactly on schedule. The geese considered this excellent organization. Grandpa considered it an opportunity. The little boy simply wore his goose hat. Nobody remembered who had made it. Grandma suspected Grandpa. Grandpa suspected the geese. Neither explanation sounded impossible. Every Thursday morning Grandpa visited the old pond at the edge of the…
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1 Timothy 6:13–16 The Lonely Road The road to Golgotha seemed to grow longer with every step. Jesus walked beneath a cross that had already wounded Him before it ever rested upon His shoulders. Around Him, voices rose like restless wind. Some mocked. Some stared. Others simply followed because suffering has always drawn a crowd.…
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They said it couldn’t fly.It said, “I’ll try anyway.” The little white mouse announced its invention on a Tuesday morning. Nobody knew why inventions preferred Tuesdays. They simply did. It wore an old aviator’s helmet that had clearly belonged to someone considerably larger. The goggles slipped over one eye. This was declared “aerodynamic.” The wings…
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Some treasures aren’t bought.They’re earned with a brave little heart. Grandpa’s little shop had exactly one rule that puzzled everyone. Nothing inside was priceless. Except one thing. It sat quietly on the corner of the lowest shelf. A tiny stuffed puppy. Soft white fur. Round black eyes. A cheerful red collar. Beside it stood a…
