Category: Ponder
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God Doesn’t Make Us Believe.
By Randy Grathen. (Thank you Wendy Rogers.) Have you noticed that God doesn’t make us? You know, when something happens and you think it might have been a God-thing, but then you begin to rationalize the whole situation, and you start telling yourself that it would have happened that way anyway, and it was really… Read more
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How do I know you are you?
by: Randy Grathen. In our modern society we need identification for all kinds of things. When we’re born we get a birth certificate – our very first form of identification. That is when your mother gives you your official name. You know, the one you’re stuck with for the REST OF YOUR LIFE! Poor Shaniqua… Read more
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We The People Have Spoken!
Story by Randy Grathen. I was thinking about what an amazing journey my life has been. I have an awesome marriage to the love of my life for almost 50 years. My life has been blessed beyond anything I could have ever imagined or dreamed of. I have owned my own business and worked for… Read more
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Praise Him In The Storm.
Story by Scotty Gray. Although there is no specific verse in God’s word (there are quite a few songs), the concept is often stated. Probably, the closest would be in psalm 46, which says, in part, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the… Read more
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How God Changed My Heart.
Story by Bethany Cordle. Let me tell you a story about myself. But it’s not just my story. It’s about how God changed my heart. My upbringing… I was extremely blessed to grow up in a Christian family with loving parents. They are both on fire for the Lord and my dad is the pastor of our… Read more
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Foreigner in a Foreign Land.
Story by: Randy Grathen. I just read Acts 10 & 11. Peter was telling the Apostles why he took the message of salvation to the Gentiles. And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord,… Read more
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That Still Small Voice – Again.
Story by Shane Hale. This time it said, “Get them all”. Every time I see a flock of abandoned shopping carts in a parking lot, it takes me back to a cold night few years ago…. It was early December in 2020, and I was wrapping up an after-work trip to Costco. I placed my… Read more
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My Sweet Willow.
Story by: Priscilla Zielinski. Today is the same day that I took you to the doctor to get your 4-month shots. Before we left to go to the doctor I remember taking a picture of you in your green seat as you sat on the counter and watched me cook. It was a normal day.… Read more
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A Rude Awakening.
Story by Randy Grathen. After rebuilding our house following a tornado that destroyed it in 2003, it was time for me to go back to work. I had been out of work for 6 months. Laurie found a want ad from a woman seeking someone to run her document shredding company. Her husband had recently… Read more
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“Do you know who that was?”
Story by: Scotty Gray. On a relatively warm (for Wisconsin) sunny day back in December of 1992, I drove my wife Laura, to the Milwaukee airport so she could fly down to visit her family in Florida. We had our two preteen foster children with us, and after getting Laura to her gate, the three… Read more