Tag Archives: Reception

Settling into Patience

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Scott Shaum

“I was in a Woods, thickety in places….It was impossible to hurry there;                               And I settled myself into Patience….“* Life is indeed very “thickety in places.” What … Continue reading →

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The Provisional Gift of Limitations

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Scott Shaum

The God of Limits It is a truth that our infinite God made finitude such an essential aspect of all creation. Rivers flow where God deigns them and they flow to oceans that are bounded by land. Our atmosphere eventually … Continue reading →

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To Be a Master Caregiver, Be a Practiced Receiver

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Scott Shaum

  “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.” John the Baptist in John 3:27 “Whoever abides in me, and I in him, he it is that will bear much fruit. For without me you can do … Continue reading →

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