Month: March 2019
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The Privileged Life: Hiking
“Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.” Psalm 25:4 We are privileged to live very close to the Appalachian Trail…a 2,190-mile-long trail atop the ridges of the Appalachian mountain range from Georgia to Maine. In fact, the highest point of the trail is on the Tennessee/North Carolina border at Clingman’s Dome in the […]
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The Privileged Life: Good News
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” Isaiah 52:7 Yesterday’s Scripture reference is worth repeating…for the blessing and privilege of hearing good news! Likewise, the author of Proverbs tells us that receiving good news […]
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The Privileged Life: Happy Feet
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” Isaiah 52:7 Walking is my favorite exercise. Most days, I try to get in five miles, which is hard for someone who spends a great deal of […]
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The Privileged Life: Tea
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 I love tea. As a good Southerner, I like it either way…iced or hot…but always sweet. My day begins usually with a large cup of hot black tea, doused with milk or cream. It’s my blissful […]
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The Privileged Life: Waterfalls
“I will open rivers in desolate heights,and fountains in the midst of the valleys;I will make the wilderness a pool of water,and the dry land springs of water.” Isaiah 41:18 Not far away from where we live is the Dupont State Forest in North Carolina. It encompasses a bounty of lush cascading waterfalls along the Little River—Hooker […]