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The Greatest Miracle of All
The greatest miracle Is not that the all powerful Creator God of the universe Can raise someone from the dead The greatest miracle Is not...
Chris Lane
Apr 17, 20221 min read
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Fearless Giggles
Well, we made it to November; most of us with tragedies or sorrow and all of us with uncertainty. This has been a very long year, hasn’t...
Chris Lane
Nov 3, 20205 min read
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The Upside Down Economy of God
'And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his...
Chris Lane
May 26, 20203 min read
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A Future, and a Hope
These photos popped up on my "memories thing" on Facebook from two years ago. So much has changed in that time. I had just retired from...
Chris Lane
Mar 17, 20202 min read
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Renovation for the Soul
"He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake." Psalm 23:3 It never ceases to amaze me how the...
Chris Lane
Jan 29, 20204 min read
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A Beacon of Light in the Darkness
As I walked home recently on one very dark, wintry night I looked across the field and was amazed at how brightly the lights shone out...
Chris Lane
Jan 9, 20202 min read
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Christmas, Love, Loss and a Cosmic High Five
I don’t really remember much about last Christmas. Just a few short weeks earlier, Melissa had suddenly gone from earth to heaven and I...
Chris Lane
Dec 19, 20195 min read
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Me, You and a Bull Named Fu Manchu
In his 2004 hit titled, “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim McGraw sings about a man he’d been conversing with who, in his early 40s, finds...
Chris Lane
Dec 17, 20195 min read
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Melissa's Story...Post 7
November 2nd, 2018 47 years. She turned 47 years old just 6 days before she met Jesus. When you are a kid, someone who is 47 is ANCIENT....
Chris Lane
Nov 15, 20192 min read
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Melissa's Story...Post 6
October 25th, 2018 A teacup. Melissa's favorite teacup from Scotland...the one with the thistles on it. That was what set my emotions...
Chris Lane
Nov 15, 20193 min read
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Melissa's Story...Post 5
October 17th, 2018 I'm not going to lie. These last few days have been very rough. They talk about the stages of grief and you can read...
Chris Lane
Nov 15, 20195 min read
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Melissa's Story...Post 4
October 10th, 2018 After the service on Sunday, we were talking with some friends. One of our friends had been the one who pointed out...
Chris Lane
Nov 15, 20194 min read
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Melissa's Story...Post 3
October 8th, 2018 We laid my sweet bride's body to rest yesterday. I honestly didn't know what to expect. The night before when my oldest...
Chris Lane
Nov 15, 20195 min read
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Melissa's Story...Post 2
October 6th, 2018 Writing all this out in a public forum is not something I would normally do. I know, however, that sharing this has...
Chris Lane
Nov 15, 20194 min read
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Melissa's Story...Post 1
By God's grace and mercy, He gave me some pretty awesome things to write down shortly following Melissa's passing into life eternal. I...
Chris Lane
Nov 15, 20193 min read
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Trying to "Salve" Your Problems
It could be said that writing a blog post about personal tragedy while trying to describe the experiences of extreme grief is a...
Chris Lane
Jul 14, 20194 min read
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Empty
You are probably trying to decide whether or not to read the rest of this post right now. “Wow,” you’re thinking. The title seems...
Chris Lane
Jan 6, 20195 min read
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Pride and Prejudice and Winter Raking
So many of the things I write seem to be heavy and deep because of my situation in life, but today I want to share something a little...
Chris Lane
Dec 14, 20183 min read
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Anguish and Intensity
Anguish. This is a word I have heard and read and understood the definition of, but have never truly felt. Until now. Merriam-Webster...
Chris Lane
Dec 7, 20184 min read
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The High Tunnel
Growing fresh food in a cold climate such as Maine requires some additional help. We applied for a grant through the USDA's program for...
Chris Lane
Nov 10, 20181 min read
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