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The Lord provides. Just one more way in which I know that God is real is that He provides, He performs the miraculous. The skeptic may say that what happened was a series of coincidences and/or the result of hard work, but, I don't believe that. The LORD chose to favor me,for whatever reason, and, like the Sparrow and the lilies of the field, I will not go without. Here's the story. My wife got laid off in April. We received unemployment, but, that expired in October and our extension has not been approved yet. I'm in school and work part time, but it's not enough to cover even our basic expenses. My wife supplements her unemployment income with a part time job while seeking full time work, which is extremely hard to come by. With unemployment, we made it, but it was close. When it expired, we wondered how we'd make our rent.  We were well short and we knew our small income wouldn't provide us opport...

Psalm 91 1  Those who live in the shelter of the Most High      will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2  This I declare about the  Lord : He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;      he is my God, and I trust him. 3  For he will rescue you from every trap      and protect you from deadly disease. 4  He will cover you with his feathers.      He will shelter you with his wings.      His faithful promises are your armor and protection. 5  Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,      nor the arrow that flies in the day. 6  Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,      nor the disaster that strikes at midday. 7  Though a thousand fall at your side,      though ten thousand are dying around you,      these evils will not touch you. 8...

Dale Price was a full bird colonel in the military, he was executive director of Canyonview Camp and Bible College in Silverton, Oregon . He was a pastor, a husband (he was married to Ruby for 41 years), a father, a grandfather and, most importantly, a follower and emulator of Jesus. He was also my uncle. When he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on August 20, 2008, our family was shocked and devastated. He was a life long non smoker and a health nut. How could he get cancer? How would he react. His first book, Two Copper Coins , tells that story. The title of the book comes from the biblical story of the widow who gave the last of her money to the church, two copper coins and refers to giving everything to Jesus. That's how he lived his life. The book is a collection of journal entries from his CaringBridge online journal and consist of theology , narratives of his cancer journey and inspirational quotes. After his cancer diagnosis, he traveled to Russia three times...