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“He has made everything beautiful in its time.”

May 30, 2026

“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11a I have thought a lot about Ecclesiastes as that’s what we’ve been reading through in our Wednesday class. (Please join in!) This is a fascinating statement from the Teacher of Ecclesiastes. On one hand, it clearly demonstrates a prevailing theme of the book: everything has its time and everything dies. Like a flower growing one day and wilting the next, each of us has our time in the sun and…

Being thankful

November 20, 2025

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Thanksgiving in prayer is about saying thank you to God. The Psalmist writes: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all of His benefits.” ( Psalm 103:2) Thankfulness is not an option. It is a vital aspect of God’s desire for our lives. Paul writes: “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Jesus Christ for you” (Thessalonians 5:18) Sometimes we act as if we are self-made or independent. Paul wrote to some Christians…

Selah

June 26, 2025

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Reflections

Be silent before me, you islands! Let the nations renew their strength!Let them come forward and speak – Isaiah 41:1 The Scripture encourages us to be silent. In the book of Psalms, there is a word, Selah, which appears frequently throughout various psalms. The true meaning of Selah in the Bible is a mystery. Biblical scholars have come up with multiple meanings and possible explanations for its meaning. Some scholars believe Selah was a musical notation possibly meaning silence or pause while…