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December 2010

Foreboding and Hope

12/31/2010

 
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon,
and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations,
with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring. 
Luke 21:25 

As another year gets ready to end, I want to confess and declare that God has been faithful to me. He has kept me from harm, but not from problems...

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Dream Busters

12/30/2010

 
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream;
and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. 
Jeremiah 23:28a 

I often find it easy to get knocked off course and become sidetracked in my walk with the Lord whenever I am not as discerning as I should be. Sadly, when it comes to having hopes and dreams of being used by God, there have been those who almost succeeded in taking my hopes and dreams from me and destroying them...

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The Gates of Hell

12/27/2010

 
And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 
Matthew 16:18 

As it now appears to be the case, my congregation may be without a chaplain for the foreseeable future...

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Christmas Day

12/25/2010

 
I am come a light into the world,
that whosoever believeth on me,
should not abide in darkness. 
John 12:46


Being that it's Christmas day and I don't have to go to work, I was able to spend much of the morning reading my Bible and pondering God's Word.  And as the above Scripture from the gospel of John declares, if anyone is not in Christ, he is in darkness...

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The Chaplain's Last Day

12/23/2010

 
Today was my chaplain's last day with us. He's retiring after fourteen years here at Sullivan, and after 25 years as a New York State employee...

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Building a Monument for God

12/19/2010

 
Remember the days of old,
consider the years of many generations:
ask thy father, and he will show thee;
thy elders, and they will tell thee. 
Deuteronomy 32:7 

The above Scripture was read earlier today by my chaplain as we celebrated our Christmas party, and as we devoted the event in my chaplain's honor....

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To Start or Stop?

12/11/2010

 
The steps of a good man
are ordered by the Lord... 
Psalm 37:23a


To start a work for the Lord or to bring it to an end? This thought came upon me today although I am certain I have written about the subject before in a previous journal entry, but as it says in Ecclesiastes chapter three, there are times and seasons for everything. And it is just as important, I think, to know when it is time to stop a certain work for the Lord as it is to start it...

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God Sets You Free

12/10/2010

 
And ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall set you free. 
John 8:32


I cannot even begin to recount the many ways the Lord has been good to me. However one of these ways happened today...

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Perils of Becoming a Christian While in Prison

12/8/2010

 
Joining a Christian fellowship behind the walls is risky...

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Looking Ahead

12/1/2010

 
I'm preparing my mind for the day my chaplain retires, which is scheduled to happen later this month. However I continue to believe that God still has great things ahead for our congregation, and I've been reminding the men of this...

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