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Stuck in the Wilderness
Do you find yourself in a tough place right now? Perhaps you are dealing with loss, transition, disappointment, uncertainty, or any number of challenges. I relate, being stuck in such a wilderness for some time now. The wilderness journey of Israel wasn’t a season of spiritual dryness, as some of us might expect of the wilderness. Instead, it was a period of hardship and challenge arising from their circumstances. Israel was literally in a tough place, but God was near. What incredible blessings they experienced because of the difficulties! Think about them with me. God himself led them in a pillar of fire by night and a cloud by day.…
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Volcanoes, Ash Plumes, and the Sovereignty of God
Remember the TV stories and pictures of the ash plume spewed from an Iceland volcano that shut down most of Europe’s airports and stranded millions of passengers worldwide? That was not about statistics for me; that was the helplessness of being unable to get home from Frankfurt, Germany. My husband Ray and I, along with our colleague from Probe Ministries Todd Kappelman, were on our way home from sharing some of Probe’s worldview and apologetics material with young adult believers in Belarus. Before leaving Minsk we learned about the volcanic eruption in Iceland, but it was too far away to have any impact on our flight. We checked our bags…
