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Author: Valerie Macdonald

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The StaffPodcast

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Valerie Macdonald

From last September until the beginning of summer, I participated in an exercise group, in an effort to improve my physical fitness. Along with the usual cardio-, flexibility, and strengthening exercises, in each class we did balancing routines. Some of … Read more

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The CallPodcast

Saturday, August 18, 2007 Valerie Macdonald

For the last ten years or so, I have organized the annual street sale in our neighbourhood: setting the date, notifying the residents, and placing the ad in the paper. In my notice to the residents, there is a comment … Read more

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A Friend IndeedPodcast

Sunday, August 5, 2007 Valerie Macdonald

Recently, our daughter set up her first apartment, three hours from home. Thinking a furry friend would be good company for her, she headed to the SPCA and brought home a four-week-old kitten rescued from a dumpster. She fought valiantly … Read more

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Today's Verse

Romans 13:1 – Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. (NIV)5

Today's Daily Manna

Micah 7:7b – I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. (ESV)

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  • Today's Bible Reading:2 Joshua 6:1-27
  • Today's One-Year3 Bible Passage: Acts 11-12
  • Today's Two-Year4 Bible Passages: Habakkuk 1-2; 2 Corinthians 11:1-15
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There is nothing that we can see on earth which does not either show the wretchedness of man or the mercy of God. One either sees the powerlessness of man without God, or the strength of man with God. – Blaise Pascal6

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