Tag Archives: war

The Wall That Heals

I have a friend who was in my high school youth group at church who ended up fighting in direct combat in Vietnam while I was studying sociology in college. My biggest conflict was whether to stay true to the … Continue reading

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A prayer for today

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Seven years ago, when the world was in the grip of ISIS terror, we were led in prayer on one of our BlogTalkRadio podcasts by Pastor Doug Stevens. I stumbled … Continue reading

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Send angels

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) War sucks. I thought the picture of two corpses on the side of a suburban street with their roller luggage intact and the only thing standing after trying to escape, … Continue reading

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Prayer matters

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) If you’re anything like me, you’re having a hard time focusing on anything other than the war in eastern Europe these days. It’s even harder when the first picture you … Continue reading

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Above the Noise and Strife

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Be Thou My Vision is a 365-day devotional book I first published in 1995. It’s a devotional book based on selected lyrics from traditional known and lesser-known hymns. I wrote … Continue reading

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We Have Won This War

Morning sun rising; there’s sleep in our eye And echoes of nightmares taunt us with lies But this is a new day; this is the dawn There is a new way calling us on We have won this war We … Continue reading

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Rescue mission

I was going to save this Catch for a military holiday, but the subject matter has been weighing too much on my heart and mind to wait for Veteran’s Day, next November. Besides, it has more weight on January 6, … Continue reading

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