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Author: ELizabeth Nicholas

(deceased)

Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge

Wednesday, August 11, 2004 ELizabeth Nicholas

My daughters and I were working on a very complicated jigsaw puzzle. It was no ordinary puzzle. To begin, we read a short, suspenseful two-page "thriller" for clues (in "read-in-the-mirror" writing). We were then to assemble the puzzle and search … Read more

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Jazzercise And Leadership

Saturday, August 7, 2004 ELizabeth Nicholas

I have been an elder in my church for twenty years, but recently, becoming a Jazzercise fitness instructor has given me new insights into my role. Much advance preparation went into the learning of routines for the audition/examination. There were … Read more

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Be Prepared For Storms

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 ELizabeth Nicholas

A recent incident that occurred recently near Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A., brought this scripture to mind. The winds were beginning to blow heavily, and a couple were sea kayaking in the rough (and increasingly stormy) waters of Lake Superior. They were … Read more

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In God's Time

Thursday, September 12, 2002 ELizabeth Nicholas

We have lived in our house for seventeen years. The second summer we were here (we moved at the very end of summer), a tree in the front yard did a strange thing. It blossomed with glorious pink flowers, and … Read more

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Today's Verse

Psalm 121:1-2 – I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (NIV)5

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Malachi 3:6a – For I the Lord do not change. (NRSV)

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  • Today's Bible Reading:2 Exodus 12:29-51
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  • Today's Two-Year4 Bible Passages: 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1a; 1 Corinthians 3:1-15
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No one is safe by his own strength, but he is safe by the grace and mercy of God. – St. Cyprian6

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