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Reasons to Believe

Tim Riter September 11, 2017

A week or so ago I gave a Facebook update on my skin cancer surgery, that the margins were all clear and the cancer had not spread. In relief, I added, “God is good.” Then I thought of the many friends, some who love God deeply, who currently struggle with very serious cancers and other health issues. For some, death approaches and when is the only question. What about them? I had to add, “And, he would be just as good if the news had been bad, but I do rejoice.” That prompted more pondering, about God and trouble, about the reasons people enter into faith, about... 

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In Happenings Tags Skin Cancer, Hard Times, Trouble, God's Sovereignty, God's Love, Faith, Reasons to Believe, Fall Away, Mediocre Faith, spiritual formation, Christian Living

Spiritual Fluorouracil

Tim Riter May 23, 2016

Only the thin line of hair suggests the pic above is not an asteroid-pocked Martian landscape. But that was my forehead just two weeks ago. Three skin cancers over 20 years have made me an habitué of dermatologists who look for precancerous hard spots on my skin. The last time, she took a look, ran her fingers over my face, neck and arms, and gave up. "You have too many actinic keratoses for me to freeze. I want to prescribe a cream, Fluorouracil, that... 

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In Happenings Tags Skin Cancer, Fluorouracil, Spiritual Examinatio, Self Examination, God's Word, Holy Spirit, spiritual formation
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A bit of an unreconstructed Jesus freak. Almost old enough to have known him when he walked this world. About 27 on the inside. Investing his life in university and teen students. Inveterate cross country motorcycle rider. Nature lover. Entranced with the power of written and spoken words. Still learning.

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