Trees

Jeremiah 17:7-97 Blessed are those who trust in the LORD;the LORD will be their trust.8 They are like a tree planted beside the watersthat stretches out its roots to the stream:It does not fear heat when it comes,its leaves stay green;In the year of drought it shows no distress,but still…

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Churches

Act 20:27-2827 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God. 28Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the HolySpirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which Hepurchased with His own blood.— NASB I have an…

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From Sagebrush to Tumbleweeds

Isaiah 40:24Scarcely have they been planted,Scarcely have they been sown,Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,But He merely blows on them, and they wither,And a strong wind carries them away like stubble.— NASB Coming from the southeastern part of the country, my familiarity withsagebrush was through years and…

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Skies

Genesis 1:6-8God spoke: “Sky! In the middle ofthe waters;separate water from water!”God made the sky.He separated the water under skyfrom the water above the sky.And there it was:he named sky the Heavens;It was evening, it was morning— The Message Matthew 1:3Some Pharisees and Sadduceesbadgered him again, pressing him toprove himself…

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Water and Washes

John 4: 13Jesus answered and said to her,“Everyone who drinks of this water willbe thirsty again; 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give himshall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in hima fountain of water springing up to eternal…

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Ruins and Caves

Romans 5:3-5 3 And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy…

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Ghost Towns

1 Peter 1:3-4 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled,…

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The Night Sky

Genesis 1:14Then God said,“Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens toseparate the day from the night, and they shall serve as signs and forseasons, and for days and years;— NASBI have spent several decades living in the mountains of Western NorthCarolina. I love these mountains, but the…

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Cacti

Psalm 68:7-10God, when you took the lead with your people, when you marched outinto the wild, Earth shook, sky broke out in a sweat; God was on themarch. Even Sinai trembled at the sight of God on the move, at the sightof Israel’s God. You pour out rain in buckets,…

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