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Eternal Perspectives: A Reluctant Goodbye

Nov 132 min read

Eternal Perspectives: A Reluctant Goodbye

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to … keep and a time to throw away … (Ecclesiastes 3:6) ...

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Eternal Perspectives: We Live In a Society of Instant Gratification

Sally Bair

Oct 192 min read

Eternal Perspectives: We Live In a Society of Instant Gratification

A familiar saying is, “I want patience and I want it now!” the world has speeded up to the degree that it seems to have spun out of...

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Eternal Perspectives: Flunking Sign Language

Sally Bair

Oct 152 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Flunking Sign Language

LEARNING SIGN LANGUAGE IS NOT EASY Learning to do two things at once is not always easy until we practice—and persevere—long enough to...

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Eternal Perspectives: The Best Crutches to Use

Sally Bair

Oct 52 min read

Eternal Perspectives: The Best Crutches to Use

Sometimes physical crutches are necessary. But what about the emotional crutches that we find ourselves using? All crutches are meant to...

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Eternal Perspectives: When the Water Runs Out

Sally Bair

Sep 262 min read

Eternal Perspectives: When the Water Runs Out

by Sally Bair On our dairy farm, we had a shallow well that didn’t always produce enough water for our needs. My dad sometimes had to...

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Eternal Perspectives: In Whom Do We Place Our Confidence?

Sally Bair

Sep 202 min read

Eternal Perspectives: In Whom Do We Place Our Confidence?

Daily decisions require that we place our confidence in someone—or something. Having to decide which is the most beneficial or worthy can...

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Eternal Perspectives: Where is Your Faith?

Sally Bair

Sep 122 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Where is Your Faith?

WHERE IS YOUR FAITH? Faith, belief, and trust have much to do with our lives. Everything we think, say, or do depends on whom or what...

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Eternal Perspectives: God Wants You Healed

Sally Bair

Aug 273 min read

Eternal Perspectives: God Wants You Healed

The Bible tells us Jesus Christ is the same today, yesterday, and tomorrow. What a promise, knowing He still saves, protects, empowers,...

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Eternal Perspectives: Cracked Pots Can't Hold Water

Sally Bair

Aug 222 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Cracked Pots Can't Hold Water

Have you ever tried drinking from a cup or container with holes or cracks? If so, you soon discovered that the container was worthless,...

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Eternal Perspectives: When Did You Move Last?

Sally Bair

Aug 152 min read

Eternal Perspectives: When Did You Move Last?

(This is a correction to my last blog post, which was posted in error. Sorry for the confusion!) That question may confuse you. It’s...

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Eternal Perspectives: Nutty As a Squirrel?

Sally Bair

Jul 313 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Nutty As a Squirrel?

As a Christian, you may have been called “nutty,” as have I. Because of our focus on Jesus and His truth, we are often subjected to...

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Eternal Perspectives: Avoiding the Bumpy Roads of Life

Sally Bair

Jul 222 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Avoiding the Bumpy Roads of Life

We all face them. The bumpy roads regarding our health and well-being can—and do—affect our bodies, emotions, and relationships. God has...

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Eternal Perspectives: What Bears are You Facing?

Sally Bair

Jul 172 min read

Eternal Perspectives: What Bears are You Facing?

Both black bears and grizzlies can be frightening. They are, after all, wild. But sometimes, we face bear-like situations that bring...

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Eternal Perspectives: The Tongue is Not Easy to Control

Sally Bair

Jul 102 min read

Eternal Perspectives: The Tongue is Not Easy to Control

I have two friends whom I’ve never heard a word of gossip pass from their lips. Oh, how I wish I could say the same for myself. You may...

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Eternal Perspectives: Are You Eager or Anxious

Sally Bair

Jun 242 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Are You Eager or Anxious

Those two words are as different as day and night. God isn’t into anxiety. Rather, He would have us be at rest and eager to see what He...

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Eternal Perspectives: God's Interest--and Ours--in the Natural World

Sally Bair

Jun 172 min read

Eternal Perspectives: God's Interest--and Ours--in the Natural World

GOD’S INTEREST—AND OURS—IN THE NATURAL WORLD Can the Christian Church work together with so-called environmentalists? Yes, it’s happening...

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Eternal Perspectives: Compromise Can Weaken Our Faith

Sally Bair

Jun 112 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Compromise Can Weaken Our Faith

Compromise can be good or bad. When it helps others without damaging our Christian principles, compromise can be beneficial. Otherwise,...

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Eternal Perspectives: The Calm Before the Storm

Sally Bair

May 282 min read

Eternal Perspectives: The Calm Before the Storm

On the way home from Kansas City several years ago, my daughter, her family, and I drove directly toward a town where tornadoes were...

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Eternal Perspectives: Photo Ops Abound During This Season

Sally Bair

May 152 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Photo Ops Abound During This Season

Photos make great memories, yet sometimes we can become so involved in capturing the perfect shot that we overlook the actual view. This...

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Eternal Perspectives: What Kind of Tracks Do We Leave?

Sally Bair

Apr 302 min read

Eternal Perspectives: What Kind of Tracks Do We Leave?

April showers bring not only May flowers but muddy tracks. It’s the time of year when we should pay attention to where we step. We don’t...

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