Monthly Archives: February 2015

Can reeds thrive without water?

Posted on February 18, 2015 by wamplerp

Ask the former generation and find out what their ancestors learned, for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow. Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Clouds

Posted on February 17, 2015 by wamplerp

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.   Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.   The eye that now sees me will … Continue reading →

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Eddying Out – Waterfalls

Posted on February 16, 2015 by wamplerp

Well this has been quite a week of rapids and turbulence.  It culminated this evening with a “waterfall”…a fundraising dinner for a club that I advise at Grand Valley State University called Students for Haiti.  The night turned out amazing … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Streams

Posted on February 15, 2015 by wamplerp

Then Job replied: “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous. The arrows of the Almighty … Continue reading →

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Religiosity over Relationship

Posted on February 14, 2015 by wamplerp

But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.   He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.   He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the … Continue reading →

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Groans Pour Out Like Water

Posted on February 13, 2015 by wamplerp

Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,   to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,   who are filled with gladness and … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of a Cloud

Posted on February 12, 2015 by wamplerp

The Adversary departed from the Lord’s presence and struck Job with severe sores from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch himself and sat down on a … Continue reading →

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Excluding Foreigners

Posted on February 11, 2015 by wamplerp

On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God, because they had not … Continue reading →

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Procession on the Parapet

Posted on February 10, 2015 by wamplerp

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres. … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace in a Safe Place

Posted on February 9, 2015 by wamplerp

You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan. You made their children as numerous as the stars … Continue reading →

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