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Herb Shaffer
10/8/15
[From Where God Sits] Was It Worth It? Perspective on the Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Season
It is a sad day in Pittsburgh. A summer that seemed so promising has ended in an autumn “failure.”
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[From Where God Sits] Was It Worth It? Perspective on the Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Season
It is a sad day in Pittsburgh. A summer that seemed so promising has ended in an autumn “failure.”
10/8/15
Herb Shaffer
8/30/15
[From Where God Sits] You Might Be Selfish If...
Jesus offers us abundant life. Life to the full. Life that is satisfying. I came so they can have
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[From Where God Sits] You Might Be Selfish If...
Jesus offers us abundant life. Life to the full. Life that is satisfying. I came so they can have
8/30/15
Herb Shaffer
11/23/14
[From Where God Sits] All Because I Said Thanks
Below is a Thanksgiving story I wrote in 1982 and recently revised. My hope is that you will use it
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[From Where God Sits] All Because I Said Thanks
Below is a Thanksgiving story I wrote in 1982 and recently revised. My hope is that you will use it
11/23/14
Herb Shaffer
4/19/14
[From Where God Sits] Pondering the Last Week of Jesus, part 4
SATURDAY Sundown on Friday began the Jewish Sabbath when nothing could be done. Nicodemus and Joseph
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[From Where God Sits] Pondering the Last Week of Jesus, part 4
SATURDAY Sundown on Friday began the Jewish Sabbath when nothing could be done. Nicodemus and Joseph
4/19/14
Herb Shaffer
4/18/14
[From Where God Sits] Pondering the Last Week of Jesus, part 3
I apologize for not getting Thursday's installment to you. Here is both THURSDAY and FRIDAY.
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[From Where God Sits] Pondering the Last Week of Jesus, part 3
I apologize for not getting Thursday's installment to you. Here is both THURSDAY and FRIDAY.
4/18/14
Herb Shaffer
4/16/14
[From Where God Sits] Pondering the Last Week of Jesus, part 2
Thoughts to help you pause, appreciate and experience more deeply Jesus' final week on earth in
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[From Where God Sits] Pondering the Last Week of Jesus, part 2
Thoughts to help you pause, appreciate and experience more deeply Jesus' final week on earth in
4/16/14
Herb Shaffer
4/15/14
[From Where God Sits] Pondering the Last Week of Jesus, part 1
To truly celebrate Easter, we must pause to consider what the week leading up to Easter was like for
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[From Where God Sits] Pondering the Last Week of Jesus, part 1
To truly celebrate Easter, we must pause to consider what the week leading up to Easter was like for
4/15/14
Herb Shaffer
11/22/13
[From Where God Sits] Who are you giving the remote?
To whom are you giving your remote, Jesus or “relational stuff”? Ah, but I get ahead of myself. Every
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[From Where God Sits] Who are you giving the remote?
To whom are you giving your remote, Jesus or “relational stuff”? Ah, but I get ahead of myself. Every
11/22/13
Herb Shaffer
11/15/13
[From Where God Sits] Prayer is... WHAT???? Not what you think
We think it is about us. Left to ourselves we think EVERYTHING is about us. Just look at a two year
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[From Where God Sits] Prayer is... WHAT???? Not what you think
We think it is about us. Left to ourselves we think EVERYTHING is about us. Just look at a two year
11/15/13
Herb Shaffer
11/7/13
[From Where God Sits] Crisis Creates Opportunity
We wish... we long... we hope... we pray... for opportunity. Opportunity to experience something good
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[From Where God Sits] Crisis Creates Opportunity
We wish... we long... we hope... we pray... for opportunity. Opportunity to experience something good
11/7/13
Herb Shaffer
7/5/13
[From Where God Sits] Angles on Life - Seeing Life From Where God Sits
I'd always thought it was because my kids liked me and they liked me holding them. They would
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[From Where God Sits] Angles on Life - Seeing Life From Where God Sits
I'd always thought it was because my kids liked me and they liked me holding them. They would
7/5/13
Herb Shaffer
4/14/13
[From Where God Sits] 4/14/2013 01:50:00 PM
Today, Sunday April 14, God made the Old Testament story of the 12 spies scouting out the Promised
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[From Where God Sits] 4/14/2013 01:50:00 PM
Today, Sunday April 14, God made the Old Testament story of the 12 spies scouting out the Promised
4/14/13
Herb Shaffer
12/25/12
[From Where God Sits] With Mary and Joseph on Christmas Morning
I woke up early this Christmas morning, not because a child was shaking me from my slumber as in the
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[From Where God Sits] With Mary and Joseph on Christmas Morning
I woke up early this Christmas morning, not because a child was shaking me from my slumber as in the
12/25/12
Herb Shaffer
11/30/12
[From Where God Sits] The Return of the King
The Return of the King My wife, Sheila, was so excited when we woke up Saturday morning, while at the
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[From Where God Sits] The Return of the King
The Return of the King My wife, Sheila, was so excited when we woke up Saturday morning, while at the
11/30/12
Herb Shaffer
11/21/12
[From Where God Sits] Thanksgiving: Thankful Compared to What?
Gratitude is all about comparisons. Our level of thanksgiving is determined by that which we choose
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[From Where God Sits] Thanksgiving: Thankful Compared to What?
Gratitude is all about comparisons. Our level of thanksgiving is determined by that which we choose
11/21/12
Herb Shaffer
9/23/12
[From Where God Sits] Destiny: Frog or Follower?
There was a frog that absolutely knew his destiny was to turn in to a handsome young prince. But for
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[From Where God Sits] Destiny: Frog or Follower?
There was a frog that absolutely knew his destiny was to turn in to a handsome young prince. But for
9/23/12
Herb Shaffer
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9/20/12
[From Where God Sits] Romney, Obama and 180 degrees
If a Jupiterian (is that a word?), a person from Jupiter visited earth during the month of August
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[From Where God Sits] Romney, Obama and 180 degrees
If a Jupiterian (is that a word?), a person from Jupiter visited earth during the month of August
9/20/12
Herb Shaffer
6/30/12
[From Where God Sits] Pigs in a Blanket
Centuries ago Sheila and I were preparing for our wedding. “How about if we have pigs in a blanket at
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[From Where God Sits] Pigs in a Blanket
Centuries ago Sheila and I were preparing for our wedding. “How about if we have pigs in a blanket at
6/30/12
Herb Shaffer
5/16/12
[From Where God Sits] We Want a Pill, God Requires a Process
Much is made of the 40 years the Israelites spent rootless in the desert after crossing the Red Sea
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[From Where God Sits] We Want a Pill, God Requires a Process
Much is made of the 40 years the Israelites spent rootless in the desert after crossing the Red Sea
5/16/12
Herb Shaffer
4/25/12
[From Where God Sits] Broken Limbs on the Family Tree
As a kid I got interested in my ancestors. My dad's reply to my questions: (are you ready?) “
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[From Where God Sits] Broken Limbs on the Family Tree
As a kid I got interested in my ancestors. My dad's reply to my questions: (are you ready?) “
4/25/12
Herb Shaffer
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4/21/12
[From Where God Sits] Dick Clark and Chuck Colson
Two men died this week. Well, actually, more than two died, but I'm thinking of two in particular
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[From Where God Sits] Dick Clark and Chuck Colson
Two men died this week. Well, actually, more than two died, but I'm thinking of two in particular
4/21/12
Herb Shaffer
4/18/12
[From Where God Sits] Love and Consequences
LOVE started it all. Was God setting them up? Did He know that they were unable to do it, but
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[From Where God Sits] Love and Consequences
LOVE started it all. Was God setting them up? Did He know that they were unable to do it, but
4/18/12
Herb Shaffer
4/7/12
[From Where God Sits] Darkness
The trauma was over. In them was the backlash of post traumatic stress. In the world darkness reigned
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[From Where God Sits] Darkness
The trauma was over. In them was the backlash of post traumatic stress. In the world darkness reigned
4/7/12
Herb Shaffer
4/6/12
[From Where God Sits] Perspectives on Jesus’ Death on the Cross
I ran across the following quotes from great men of faith. Read through them slowly on this weekend.
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[From Where God Sits] Perspectives on Jesus’ Death on the Cross
I ran across the following quotes from great men of faith. Read through them slowly on this weekend.
4/6/12
Herb Shaffer
4/5/12
[From Where God Sits] Familiar But Oblivious
We are so familiar and yet so oblivious. We can recite the circumstances and meaning but we fail to
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[From Where God Sits] Familiar But Oblivious
We are so familiar and yet so oblivious. We can recite the circumstances and meaning but we fail to
4/5/12
Herb Shaffer
3/23/12
[From Where God Sits] Hard is Not Bad; Hard is Hard!
It seems that the word "hard" is nearly synonymous with “bad” with most folks these days.
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[From Where God Sits] Hard is Not Bad; Hard is Hard!
It seems that the word "hard" is nearly synonymous with “bad” with most folks these days.
3/23/12
Herb Shaffer
2/29/12
[From Where God Sits] What Will You Do With the Extra Day?
You have been given a gift. A gift that comes once every one thousand four hundred and sixty days.
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[From Where God Sits] What Will You Do With the Extra Day?
You have been given a gift. A gift that comes once every one thousand four hundred and sixty days.
2/29/12
Herb Shaffer
9/16/11
[From Where God Sits] What Part of “For a Lifetime” Am I Missing?
What Part of “For a Lifetime” Am I Missing? I am not one to get riled up, but this one ticked me off.
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[From Where God Sits] What Part of “For a Lifetime” Am I Missing?
What Part of “For a Lifetime” Am I Missing? I am not one to get riled up, but this one ticked me off.
9/16/11
Herb Shaffer
9/9/11
[From Where God Sits] What is God Feeling? 9/11 Revisited
On September 13, 2001, I wrote the email newsletter below. With all the remembrances around the ten
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[From Where God Sits] What is God Feeling? 9/11 Revisited
On September 13, 2001, I wrote the email newsletter below. With all the remembrances around the ten
9/9/11
Herb Shaffer
9/3/11
[From Where God Sits] What Kind of Day Will I Have?
Funny thing about the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve had better days than we can ever fathom. Perfect.
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[From Where God Sits] What Kind of Day Will I Have?
Funny thing about the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve had better days than we can ever fathom. Perfect.
9/3/11