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The Privileged Life: The Sounds of Silence
“But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him.” Habakkuk 2:20 When my sweet dad was a Scout leader, he was honored one year at summer camp by being “tapped out” to join the Order of the Arrow. This esteemed cadre of Scouters required its members to go through an “ordeal”—24 hours of complete silence, starting with sleeping…
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The Privileged Life: A Word for Year 2021
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 I just reviewed my post from the beginning of 2020, wondering what I said 52 blogs ago. My tone for the new decade was optimistic, enthusiastic, promising!* But here we are, one year later, looking back at 2020 in the rearview mirror…as if we’re leaving…
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The Privileged Life: A Prayer for 2021
“You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 Looking out our windows right now, I marvel at the crisp snow, groomed by hundreds of footprints and sledding tracks in our neighbors’ yards. We had an extraordinary blizzard, the most snow I’ve ever experienced in my life for Christmas Day…what a blessing…
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The Privileged Life: Bring Your “White Christmas” to the Manger
“This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12 It’s Monday. Four days until Christmas. Last frantic days for feverish shopping. Or not…. While wrapping our Christmas gifts last week, a faint childhood memory crossed my mind. White tissue paper. Wrapped around cans…
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The Privileged Life: Special Delivery—Hope
“‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel,’ which is translated, ‘God with us.’” (Matthew 1:23) Something utterly amazing will happen today. Among the gajillions of Christmas packages flying in and out of planes and trucks, an unprecedented collection of boxes will roll out across the nation—bringing the long-awaited…
Nancy C. Williams 