THE CASE OF THE OBSTINATE DOORMAT “Hmmm! Which rug will I pick?” Having just moved from a house to a tiny apartment, I thought I would place a welcoming mat inside my front door for guests. I chose one with rich fall colours: browns, rusts and reds. Yes, I imagined my hall in those tones, including a gilt mirror and an autumn bouquet on a shiny chestnut table. Back at the apartment, I smilingly placed the new mat inside the door. Ah, how cheerful! And it would be easy to wash, should muddy shoes defile it. Errk! I opened the door to go downstairs, and the mat got stuck. Oh, no! Now the mat under the door had bent double and was solidly wedged in. I could not o...
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THREE HOMOPHONES WHICH LEAD US HOME
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THREE HOMOPHONES WHICH LEAD US HOME by Frances K. Van Mil Behold, a King will reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule with justice. And each one of them shall be like a hiding place from the wind and a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land (to those who turn to them. Isaiah 32:1-2 (Amp). I would really like to be living this truth in my life: to allow Jesus my King to reign in my life, to rein and bridle my actions as He sees fit, and then to have the resulting rain of blessing, creativity and favour on my gifts and talents, so that I, too, will be a shelter and comfort to others in their times of need. Reigning, reining, and raining! These make up a three-legged stool, all of which must be in balance for joyful living. There is an order, though – God’s order, which, hard as it...