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KICK THE CAN
If you don’t know about the epic game of Kick the Can, you seriously were deprived as a kid. But for those of you who have played it, I’m...
rivervalleyconway
May 31, 20224 min read
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THE FRAGILITY OF LIFE AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
“ . . . yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then...
rivervalleyconway
Jan 9, 20228 min read
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HOPE THAT DOESN’T DISAPPOINT
Everyone needs hope. As a matter of fact, hope is essential for the human condition. It is as much needed for the soul as air is for...
rivervalleyconway
Aug 31, 20203 min read
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THE RESTRAINING HAND OF GOD
“Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together with Him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly...
rivervalleyconway
Aug 8, 202014 min read
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BELIEFS AND FEELINGS
There was a time when feelings weren’t acknowledged as much as they seem to be today. It’s not that there were never feelings; we’ve...
rivervalleyconway
Jun 12, 20205 min read
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CONFUSION, CONSPIRACY THEORIES, & CONFIDENCE
Let me introduce you to the author of confusion . . . Satan. The one who is also introduced as the father of lies; the accuser of...
rivervalleyconway
May 22, 20207 min read
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THE SATURDAY BETWEEN HELL AND HOPE
This was a day of silence and Sabbath. There was, perhaps, a sense of numbness in the hearts and souls of all who witnessed what had...
rivervalleyconway
Apr 11, 20203 min read
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BE STILL . . .
If you had not read Psalm 46 prior to these days we are in, you would think that God had written it for this time. And He has. Before...
rivervalleyconway
Apr 5, 20208 min read
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PEACE IN A COVID-19 WORLD
Just that word, “peace,” evokes in every person a sense of longing and hopefulness. Uttering this word in our anxious and chaotic world...
rivervalleyconway
Mar 21, 20207 min read
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PRESENCE
“Whether it was two days, a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel...
rivervalleyconway
Mar 12, 20205 min read
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EXPECTANT HOPE
Everyone needs hope. As a matter of fact, hope is essential for the human condition. It is as much needed for the soul as air is for...
rivervalleyconway
Feb 22, 20203 min read
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HEARTACHES AND HALLELUJAHS: LIVING LIFE IN RETROSPECT
It seems the older I have gotten, the more reflective I’ve become. Specifically, in the past several months, I’ve found that living life...
rivervalleyconway
Jan 2, 20204 min read
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THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR?
Is this really the most wonderful time of the year? We hear that sung, we hear it spoken, but is that really true? Why is Christmas the...
rivervalleyconway
Dec 22, 20194 min read
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THE GREAT GIFT EXCHANGE
Jesus Traded . . . The majesty of heaven, for the dust of earth. A heavenly kingdom, for a feeding trough. Trinity communion, for the...
rivervalleyconway
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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Smoldering Wicks
Reposting this: Max Lucado writes, “And the smoldering wick on the candle. Is there anything closer to death than a smoldering wick? Once...
rivervalleyconway
Dec 10, 20192 min read
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HOPE IN HURTING
As long as you are breathing, you are a candidate for being hurt and hurting. I know because I have been hurt deeply, and I have hurt...
rivervalleyconway
Oct 19, 20193 min read
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OUT OF THE DEPTHS
Many of the Psalms are attributed to David, but they could be my Psalms too. And yours. They tell my story, and echo the resonating...
rivervalleyconway
Sep 29, 20194 min read
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KICK THE CAN
If you don’t know about the epic game of Kick the Can, you seriously were deprived as a kid. But for those of you who have played it, I’m...
rivervalleyconway
Jan 12, 20194 min read
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CULTURE IN CHAOS: LIVING IN A POST-TRUTH WORLD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfzL8BrNSLQ) A similar story of Drag Queen Story Hour at a New York City is equally disturbing....
rivervalleyconway
Jul 19, 20183 min read
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Expectant Hope
There’s hope, though, and then there is expectant hope. You may be asking, “What’s the difference? Isn’t hope, hope?” When you have a...
rivervalleyconway
Apr 2, 20183 min read
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