Tag Archives: Christ

What You Can Learn from Listening in to a Conversation

Posted on June 25, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Sometimes you stay longer in one place than you intended. It may be because what’s there is so  sweet, you don’t want to leave. Other times, your feet get mired by one distraction or another and it takes a while … Continue reading →

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When the Questions You Ask Aren’t the Ones You Need Answers To

Posted on May 7, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Sidle up, Friends. It’s time for a little rest on this dusty journey. Grab a stone, shade your eyes from the noonday sun and look up.   You can tell a lot about someone by the way they talk to … Continue reading →

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A Nighttime Conversation

Posted on April 29, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

What began as a stop along the journey to KNOW and BECOME LIKE Jesus, has turned into a lesson from God today on HOW TO BE WITH Jesus.  We are on a night visit, and joining a man whose heart … Continue reading →

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A Wedding Surprise

Posted on April 18, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Dust your feet off, put on your best, and scoot alongside. Here’s our chance to be wedding crashers, without the chance of being thrown out by the bride’s family! Let’s tuck ourselves in at the celebration and watch. Reading the gospel … Continue reading →

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Restablishing the Awe

Posted on April 11, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

I’m falling in love again. I just thought I’d mention it.   Whenever I find myself not quite focused spiritually, not quite in daily sync with God–whenever His calls of faith and service become muffled by life’s responsibilities, distractions, or … Continue reading →

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Something You Can Count On

Posted on February 5, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

There’s just something about the midnight blue dawning, where Night meets Day to hand off the sheltering of all that is living. There’s a strip of beauty in this relay of ending and beginning. As the baton of time changes … Continue reading →

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More than Death and Taxes

Posted on January 20, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Today I am thinking about what we can really count on in this life. There aren’t many things that are a sure thing. Yes, death, taxes. What else? That we will eventually be hungry again–hungry for food, hungry for time, … Continue reading →

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An Uncommon Song

Posted on January 3, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Today I have been granted the quiet beauty of a Snow Day, no morning headache, and only the residual seal-barking of a cold. So here I sit, watching nature’s best television series out my bay window, quieting my soul to … Continue reading →

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When Leaves Fall and Autumn is Breathed In

Posted on October 25, 2013 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

I am pondering aromas today. It might have something to do with the fact that I am sitting here quiet, surrounded by a darkened fall morn, hoping to infuse the day with one of my favorite Yankee Candle scents, Autumn … Continue reading →

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When You Fall in an Unguarded Moment

Posted on October 10, 2013 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

I don’t like being startled. It brings out my ugliness. I am sitting here in the early morning semi-silence of compromise, praying. Scott is whirring away on the exercise bike and Libby is gnawing noisily on her bone. Those are … Continue reading →

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