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GLEANINGS from Claudia: JOB – Chapters 1 & 2

Job Chapters 1 and 2 Have you ever met a truly good man? A man who you could trust to do the right thing by God and by man? The book of Job tells us that there is in the … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: The Eternal Dimension

On December 29, 2010 my 32 year old daughter, Becky, lost her life in an automobile accident. ‘GLEANINGS from Claudia’ is a mother’s journal of grief. “What we do see is Jesus, made “not quite as high as angels,” and … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: He Hears

“Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God. You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. What you decide on will be done, … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Beauty from Stress

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 I’m feeling a bit better again. What does that look like? I can go longer in a day without  dissolving into tears. Every sight, … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: A Gift

“Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last. My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Sam

“I am in pain and distress: may your salvation, O God, protect me.” Psalm 69:29 Fresh tears tonight as I grieve for a family I don’t even know. ‘Sam’, the 32 year old sister-in-law of a young man I know, … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Want

“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.”  Psalm 23:1 At times my life intersects with the life of a person in want. A bit of definition is required here because I’m not referring to those in … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Hope

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”  Hebrews 11:1 Sunday afternoon I’m heading to Athena to spend the night with Kristin and Christopher on the way to my last visit to the … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Imagine Trust

“’No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him’ — but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 Just six months ago I could … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Control

“As a woman with child and about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, O LORD. We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to wind. We … Continue reading

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