Category Archives: Christian Community

Rushing Waters

Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.   Nothing is left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure.   In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full … Continue reading

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No Joy in Streams

Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,   though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth,   yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will … Continue reading

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Heads that Touch the Clouds

Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:   “My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer because I am greatly disturbed.   I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.   “Surely you know how it has been from of … Continue reading

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Eddying Out – Africa Adventure

I have taken an extended “eddying out” from my posts on Walking on Water due to limited bandwidth…both for the internet and myself.  I have spent the last week in Ghana, west Africa.  This is my first trip to Ghana … Continue reading

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Weathering

But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and as a rock is moved from its place,   as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.   You overpower them once for all, and … Continue reading

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Lord of the Dance…

To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.   What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; those he imprisons cannot be released.   If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate … Continue reading

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Let the Sea Inform You

But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;   or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you.   Which … Continue reading

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Waters Gone By

Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,   if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,   then, free of fault, you … Continue reading

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What can you Know?

Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:   “Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated?   Will your idle talk reduce others to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock?   You say to God, ‘My beliefs … Continue reading

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Wave upon Wave

I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.  I say to God: Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against … Continue reading

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