Present Tense

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Stringin Pearls

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Grateful for my parents, Don and Anna, who planted the seed and provided the nurturing that would attend me on my journey to finding God, the Lover of my soul. Thankful that my earthly father modeled the way a godly man loves his wife, for my sister and me. Rest in peace, Daddy, until we meet again.

Psalm 90 Eternal God and Mortal Man

A dear friend of mine emailed me a Bible verse, Psalm 90:12 (highlighted in red below).  And it pricked my heart so, that I had to look up the entire chapter in context. As always, in the context, God's message through His prophets and poets, is made crystal clear. I pray this division of the Psalms will touch your soul, and bring wisdom and understanding of the time we have - in these times in which we live.

"A prayer of Moses, the man of God"

 Lord, You have been our refuge

in every generation.

 Before the mountains were born,

before You gave birth to the earth and the world,

from eternity to eternity, You are God.

 You return mankind to the dust,

saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”

 For in Your sight a thousand years

are like yesterday that passes by,

like a few hours of the night.

 You end their lives; they sleep.

They are like grass that grows in the morning—

 in the morning it sprouts and grows;

by evening it withers and dries up.

 For we are consumed by Your anger;

we are terrified by Your wrath.

 You have set our unjust ways before You,

our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

 For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;

we end our years like a sigh.

Our lives last seventy years

or, if we are strong, eighty years.

Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;

indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

 Who understands the power of Your anger?

Your wrath matches the respect that is due You.

 So teach us to number our days carefully

that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.

 Lord—how long?

Return, have compassion on Your servants.

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love

so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

 Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us,

for as many years as we have seen evil and adversity.

 Let Your work be seen by Your servants,

and Your splendor by their children.

 Let the beauty of the Lord our God be on us;

confirm for us the work of our hands—

Make our endeavors successful!

I Found the Cross

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The Ministry of Poetry and Prose, 2018

Bruce & Bridget Edwards

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This year, Boaz Ministries will bring messages from our collections of poetry and prose that we hope will inspire, uplift, encourage and edify our readers, all to the glory of God.

2018 - Drawing Closer to God

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One of our dear friends announced they will be fasting from Facebook for a certain amount of time, and spending more time in communion with the Lord and studying the Bible.

Immediately, this poster (in our ever increasing picture library) came to mind. The message is everything we've hoped would resonate with our readers. And when this friend came forward on Social Media and shared the plan to forsake the daily distraction and noise of Facebook to draw closer to God through prayer and meditating on His Word - well, all we could say was, "Amen!"

Moving Forward into 2018 with Gladness!

2017 was eventful in ways we as a nation had never seen before. Instead of listing all of the negatives, I'd like to focus on the positive.

At the time of this writing, I am in good health, enjoy a fulfilling career, joyfully married to my best friend, and all of our children, and grandchildren are well and experiencing enriched lives - all by the power and grace of God.

As a believer, I know that God is in control - and He is not surprised by the happenings in this world.  During this year, the true characters have been revealed of some of the so-called powerful individuals some have admired.  This should be no surprise to believers. The Bible is clear that what is done in the dark will come to light. Our sins will eventually be found out.  Even non-believers understand the force of cause and effect, and karma. It's real.

So the golden rule is still the best compass - whether you are a believer or not. Simply do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This does not guarantee that others will treat you well - some may even lie on you because they lack scruples themselves and have no moral compass. The end result, however, is what your heart knows - your conscience is clear. And as another saying goes, "the truth will come out."

Today, I celebrate the end of a turbulent year with great news! My second daughter, my middle child, has become engaged to a wonderful, God-fearing young man and our family is ecstatic with joy and gratitude. Her late father would be extremely pleased. The young man asked me for her hand with the utmost  care, respect and meticulous preparation! 

Derek and Angela, engaged, 12/29/17!!

I am blessed to witness that the prayers of the righteous do avail much - even after they have passed away. 

God is great, and greatly to be praised! And I wish for us all the blessings of joy, peace and love to abide within us, that we may share with others who are in need, throughout the new year!