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Warm Front

If a single day of sunshine can be such a welcome thing and bring such a fine change to hearts and spirits, consider how refreshing kind words and thoughtful actions must be to those lives lost in winter’s long shadow.
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January Night

On such a night as this,
it is good to have a place
beyond the wind’s lancet,
a place where love is strong.
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Whether Forecast

What is clear, though, is that God’s love and mercy, his faithfulness, his leading and calling, his provision and training are not dependent upon climate patterns, not altered by Arctic blasts nor stalled out fronts. Continue reading

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Arctic Express

A man can stand a bit of trouble when it comes his way. A woman can tolerate some degree of disappointment when it happens from time to time. But to see it coming at you like a train can make you feel like jumping right off the track. Continue reading

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This Ain’t No Dream, Baby!

It is easier to consider that even storms bring wonder when we have a well-stocked pantry and a warm place to sleep at night.
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The Indwelling

I step across the last frozen stones,
open the back door,
welcoming the warmth that lives within,
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A Better Place

There’s just something about a wind chill in the double digits below zero that makes you feel alive! Continue reading

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