A Step
in the Write Direction
December
8, 2014
Update: A few
weeks ago I hit my hand on a door casing. X-rays showed it wasn’t broken, but
two of the fingers are still swollen and sore. Have you ever tried to type when
you couldn’t use your middle and ring fingers on your left hand? Most of the
typos I make are on the “ased” line.
Every digit of your hand is important in typing and, this Christmas
season, I want to remind you that every one of you is important—to your family,
to your friends, and especially to God. I know that the holiday season is often
difficult for those who have lost loved ones or who may be estranged from family
members, but as an old song puts it, “It matters to Him about you.”
Thought for the Day:
“We can hug our hurts and make a shrine out of our sorrows or we can
offer them to God as a sacrifice of praise. The choice is ours” (Richard
Exley).
Song for the
Day:
I will praise Him! I will praise Him!
Praise the Lamb for sinners slain!
Give Him glory, all ye people,
For His blood can wash away each stain.
“I Will Praise
Him,” Margaret J. Harris
Laugh for the
Day:
First
guy: "I'm really in
the doghouse. I ran afoul of one of those trick questions women ask."
Second guy: "What kind of question?"
First guy: "She asked me if I would still love her when she was old, fat, and ugly."
Second guy: "That's easy. You just say, 'Of course I will.'"
First guy: "Yeah, that's what I meant to say. But what came out was, 'Of course I do.'"
Second guy: "What kind of question?"
First guy: "She asked me if I would still love her when she was old, fat, and ugly."
Second guy: "That's easy. You just say, 'Of course I will.'"
First guy: "Yeah, that's what I meant to say. But what came out was, 'Of course I do.'"
(From The Gospel Greats Newsletter,
10/27/14)
Christmas
Devotion (from Preparing Your Heart for Christmas
Advent book)
The Joy of Giving
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
(Acts 20:35)
I had always
looked forward to Christmas but this year was special. Through the high school
co-op program, I was allowed to leave school at noon and go to a job for which I
received credit. Now I could buy gifts for others.
For one
brother, I bought a used trumpet. For my older brother and his new wife, I gave
a gift certificate to buy bricks for the house they were building. I bought a
set of dishes for
my sister’s
family, and a chrome dinette set for my mother. I also had fun picking out toys
for my nieces and nephews.
What a joy it
was that Christmas morning. I was actually more excited watching everyone unwrap
their gifts than I was opening my packages.
I gave gifts…because I loved.
God gave His Son…because He loved.
Jesus gave His life…because He loved…
And we’ve all been blessed.
Lord, may You be my
example this Christmas—and all through the year. May I continue to give…because
I love.
Have a good week spreading
the
gospel
through the printed page.
Donna
Clark Goodrich
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Step in the Write
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throughout); original copies now on sale for half-price--$12.50, $3.17 s&h).
Student edition now $10.
·
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·
100-Plus
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·
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·
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