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A dear friend of mine was recently here to check in on a family member’s The first – Life is hard. Hang in there. health situation, and we had time for a good visit. One of the afternoons The second – God provides. Even when during her stay, we found ourselves driving the roads looking for a stray it’s not what we want or expect, He will provide dog that was reportedly in trouble. My friend is an animal lover in the a way and a place. biggest sense of the word and, in addition to making her happy, it was great for us to spend some alone time catching up.

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As we drove, I enjoyed the multitude of wildflowers lining the highways (particularly the bright yellow coreopsis so prevalent this time of year).

I had no idea what would be happening in our world when I took that During one of the many “crossing overpasses and turning around photo. I didn’t even think it would be published, or I would have done a moments” we had, I spotted a little patch of flowers. I wasn’t sure I had better job and not gotten my finger in the top right corner! This photo seen what I thought I saw, so the next time we made that loop, I pulled was strictly for me. But as the weeks have progressed, and the lessons over and stopped. My friend thought I had continued…I thought I’d share. seen the dog and was a little sad when Last month, I shared our newest family member with you. Needless I told her it was something else and to to say, this last month has been one of lots of oohing and ahhing and stay put. baby snuggles--good stuff for sure. As we journey, let’s remember the There on the side of the highway, in a least of these, like our Walker. little crack, was a small bunch of bright Trust God. Hang in there. And be beautiful. yellow flowers. The flowers pictured are what stopped me. And they are what has had me thinking ever since. For almost Until next time, three weeks, I have found myself getting lessons from those flowers.

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Kaspar Companies

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Not long after barbed-wire was invented in 1867, Texas ranchers began replacing their fences, leaving miles of smooth wire behind. Three decades later, Shiner resident August Kaspar saw a use for abandoned smooth wire fencing. Using only rudimentary tools, he patiently handmade a basket for toting corn husks and hay. Soon, a neighboring rancher saw the basket and liked it. He offered to buy it for $1, and August--surprised to have stumbled onto a market for his craftsmanship--agreed. It was 1898—about a hundred years before manufacturing with repurposed materials became fashionable.

August began to make more baskets and, over time, he identified needs and made baskets to address them.

Meanwhile, he invested in tools and machinery more sophisticated than pliers. August’s company, Kaspar Wire Works, became versatile, creating a shopping cart that was used in a grocery store in Shiner. It is believed to be the first shopping cart ever used in America. Kaspar Wire Works also invented and manufactured newspaper racks that, during the heyday of newspapers, were used at nine out of ten newspaper stands in North America.

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“If it had anything to do with wire, we could make it, and it’s still the same today” Today, fourth- and fifth-generation Kaspar family members are at the helm of Kaspar Companies and its seven diverse subsidiaries. Kaspar Wire Works, the original company, is still a manufacturing stronghold. “If it had anything to do with wire, we could make it, and it’s still the same today,” says Gerald Tempton, Kaspar Companies’ chief administration officer. Other subsidiaries include Texas Precious Metals (a gold and silver bullion dealer), Ranch Hand (which makes heavy-duty truck accessories), Bedrock (which manufactures heavy-duty truck beds), Horizon Firearms (a manufacturer of custom long-range, bolt-action rifles), Iota Outdoors (which uses modern technology to make innovative products for outdoors enthusiasts) and Silverback Homes (a builder of affordable, single-family homes for people who work in the Eagle Ford Shale region of south Texas). With 382 employees, most based in Shiner, it is the largest employer in Lavaca County. Well over a century after its inception, the company still adheres to its three core values first practiced by August Kaspar: versatility, family and stewardship.

Versatility Kaspar Companies is proud to note that it has been in business for more than 120 years, spanning 21 presidential administrations.

During that time, the business has survived two world wars, the Great Depression and 20 recessions, as well as other threats, such as oil embargoes and steel shortages. One reason cited for the company’s longevity is its versatility: as needs have changed, the company has adapted to meet them.

“During the Great Depression, many companies didn’t survive,” Gerald says. But as August Kaspar traveled from farm to farm, selling baskets, he began to diversify, creating baskets for cotton, vegetables and other goods. He also began to sell his products in general stores and hardware stores. During the Great Depression, August developed and manufactured other products—mostly tools—such as tongs for moving coal, post hole diggers, wire garment hangers and even heavy-duty

metal fly swatters. He also improved his baskets, offering painted baskets, as well as cadmium-coated gym baskets, to discourage rust.

Throughout the many decades of its existence, Kaspar Companies has added product lines to fulfill needs; likewise, it has discontinued products when they were no longer needed. It has also created—or acquired— subsidiaries with diverse products and services.

“Our agility in adapting has always been something we have encouraged and we have benefited from,” Gerald says. “We are quite agile and quite adaptive.”

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“Everything we make is custom-made,”

says Laura Gautreau, president of Kaspar Wire Works. “It’s made to solve a problem for somebody.” So, when spread of the coronavirus began making news, Laura thought about what the pandemic might mean for Kaspar Wire Works and its employees. She noted that supply chains of products manufactured in China were disrupted; she wondered if the company could manufacture something that would be of use to medical providers, even though it might be something that they’d never made before.

Opting to be proactive rather than reactive, Laura assembled a task force that contacted medical suppliers to see if there were shortages of any products. Task force members soon learned that hospital beds were needed. With help from a customer, Kaspar employees came up with a design that could be manufactured quickly and affordably.

“We are not schooled up to make the ones for the more sophisticated hospitals,” Laura says, “but we can make hospital beds for overflow patients—those not in such critical condition.” Kaspar Wire Works can be in production in less than a week from the time a customer first places an order, she says.

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business when he was 10 years old, and his expertise in operating and maintaining churlish equipment was soon apparent. As he continued to work in the family business, his mechanical aptitude increased, and he created machines specifically for the family business.

Arthur is also credited with designing that first grocery shopping cart. His son Don created the newspaper rack dispenser that became so widely used across the continent.

Today, five family members work at Kaspar Companies, but other employees are treated like family, too. One of the many ways Kaspar strives to be a family-friendly employer is through its counseling services. Recognizing employees may have problems stemming from such stressors as financial concerns, marriage issues, post-traumatic stress syndrome and substance abuse, Kaspar Companies offers confidential, professional counseling to its employees, both on-site and off. This counseling is offered to employees at no cost, and there is no limit to the number of sessions available. The program also includes the family members of employees. Apparently, there were needs that these services addressed, because employees are taking advantage of the program. “We are very proud to do that, because our employees have utilized that service extensively,” Gerald says, “far more than we expected.”

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We believe that when you do well, like Kaspar Companies has done, we have to do good--that means to be faithful with what God has given us.”

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One of the ways Kaspar Companies exemplifies good stewardship is through lean management, which originates from the Toyota Production System, often referred to as Just in Time (JIT) Production. It is a system focused on removing waste from processes, problemsolving, and customer service, which enhances the company’s ability to operate more efficiently.

“We focus on changing for the better,” Basket Forming Press Gerald says. “We identify a problem and immediately work to solve it. What can we do to address this problem and make things better right then and there? It’s helping us streamline many things.”

“It means continuous improvement,” Laura agrees. “We fully support lean manufacturing and a lean way of things, eliminating waste. How can you do more with the people you have, streamlining process and making it easier for people?”

All of this streamlining is done with an eye to future success. “We have a very strong entrepreneurial spirit at Kaspar Companies,” Gerald says, hinting that the company may soon be diversifying yet again. “If we can fulfill a need… and we believe we can do that business and do it well and really serve the customer well…that is something we will move forward on.

We are not very shy or reserved in that regard.”

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According to Professor Robert Nozick, one of the great modern philosophers, meaning by definition, requires crossing boundaries of other sentient beings (i.e. involving others). Love is generally considered the most important fulfilment, but it is nonetheless a subset of achieving meaning, and “love” that is without meaning is a worthless endeavor. A person can care enough for another to say they love them, but the importance of “love” as Spinoza opined depends on meaning being given to the loved by the loving one. AMEN! “One is the Loneliest Number” was a hit song by the Three Dog Night in 1969. By all available scientific data, the song is accurate.

Recent multiple well-done studies have shown social integration has a significant benefit on health. In the Swedish Kungsholmen Project, social integration lengthened useful life even in those over 75 years of age. The study also demonstrated establishing a good social network reduces the chance of the dreaded dementia by 60%.

It deposits cash in your mental bank. MENTAL CASH is GOOD. Resilience is a personality characteristic that strongly promotes longevity. Being able to roll with the punches of life is important in reducing the harmful stress life imposes. Support from others, (friends in particular) is remarkably stress-busting, and friends are created and retained by socialization. Some of the unhappiest people I have encountered are those who believe life has been unfair to them; life is a stage, a medium for us to act our parts and at best learn. LEARN! To expect rewards and punishments in harmony with how good or bad we consider our behavior is absurd. As Shakespeare had Hamlet so ably observe, “For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”

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How many of us wish we had voiced more appreciation to those departed? Don’t continue that mistake. Actively appreciate your friends and loved ones, especially those you have chosen as partners in life. Genuine appreciation is a coin of great value with two sides—contentment for the recipient and giver as well. Like an echo, kind words come back. The Bible instructs, “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly” (Proverbs 18:24). Attentive, responsive, approachable, outgoing, and social are synonyms of friendly.

If you want to be liked by others, sow each relationship’s soil with kindness. Kindnesses are especially effective when they are a surprise. Every once in a while, when I am down, I drive to Starbucks, order a double expresso, and hand an extra $10 for the next patron’s coffee. My mood elevates from just imagining how that simple gesture makes someone else feel. Unanticipated kindnesses are even more rewarding when given to a friend.

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Growing up overseas, I had the unique opportunity to travel around the world without going all the way from the United States. I vaguely remember the trips my parents took me on during my elementary school days. I still have the polished green marble egg we got from a street vendor in India and the beaded necklace made by the Maasai tribal people in Africa. A photo reminds me of when my younger sister and I got dressed up in kimonos for dinner at a traditional tea house in Tokyo. Going to all of these unique places and experiencing their different cultures gave me an appreciation of the world beyond America.

This year, I decided it was time to take my daughter to Europe. She is 15, so I thought she would be old enough to appreciate it. When the airfares went on sale in late January, I jumped at the chance to buy tickets for our once-in-a-lifetime summer vacation.

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Since the United States was founded by the British, we will start our world tour in the United Kingdom. If you have never been to the UK, London is a great place to start. It’s where you’ll find Tower Bridge (which is not falling down), Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye, a giant ferris wheel which overlooks the River Thames. London is also home to some of the best museums in the world.

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Your tour guide will take you on a six-minute journey of some of the city’s highlights and will share some interesting facts about each.

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Australia isn’t just a country. It’s an entire continent! From the Great Barrier Reef in the north to the Great Ocean Road in the south, there is something for everyone in the Land Down Under. If you’re just wanting to feel like you’re there, Qantas has a number of 360 virtual reality videos that includes a tour of Sydney Harbour (https://www.qantas.com/travelinsider/en/ explore/australia/new-south-wales/sydney/video-tour-see-travel-sydney-harbour-bridge-opera-house.html), as well as other locations the airline flies to. These tours are not narrated, however, so you’re not going to learn about Australia’s unique plants and animals or its native aborigine culture. For that, you will want to check out Explore Daintree in 360 with Dan Churchill (who is not just a tour guide, but a celebrity chef) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ezmZakArjQ&feature=emb_rel_pause.

In this 360-degree video, you will fly over the Great Barrier Reef, travel along the Daintree River where you’ll meet a huge crocodile, visit the rainforest high in the clouds, and even learn how to throw a boomerang!

No virtual visit to Australia would be complete without a trip to Uluru, otherwise known as Ayers Rock near Alice Springs, New Territory. A monolith that sits alone in a vast red desert, Uluru is considered sacred by Australia’s indigenous people.

The best way to explore Uluru in virtual reality is to visit the Australian National Parks’ site at https://parksaustralia.gov.au/ uluru/discover/virtual-tour/. In addition to being able to take a virtual tour of each area of the park in and around Uluru, the menu bar will take you to links for interesting facts about it.

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Of all the countries in Asia, Japan is billed as a country that uniquely connects the past to the future. At https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=1AZSB-bCgKo you can tour Japan’s ancient history and modern marvels in stunning 360-degree virtual reality. Learn about Japan’s history and culture, walking through rice fields and the crowded streets of Tokyo. You’ll meet craftsmen and farmers, watch a samurai sword fight, and attend a sumo wrestling match.

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There are 54 countries in the vast continent of Africa, so there are a lot of sights and sounds to explore here. While most people associate Africa with safaris, there is so much more to see and do.

A great place to start is in the northern African country of Morocco. YouTube has a fantastic virtual tour titled Amazing Morocco 360 Video (https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=tr7HFZz76D8), which begins with a camel ride through the desert and culminates with a walking tour of the open air market in Marrakesh.

If you do want to go on a virtual safari, there are a couple of ways to do it. One is to find a VR 360 video of a safari, which will let you see what one is like in the span of just a few minutes.

One of the better virtual reality videos is titled African Safari 360 Video – Kruger National Park (https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=_teiyaYic-w). This video is set in South Africa and you’ll be able to drive through the national park and see African elephants, lions, a giraffe and the critically endangered black rhino. Another way to experience a safari is to go on one via livestreaming, which will take you live to one that is actually taking place in Africa at the time you logon. The online magazine Departures has a page dedicated to livestreamed African safaris (https://www.departures.com/travel/safari-livestreams), with information on each and links to all of them.

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Ah, Paris, the city of romance. Head on over to YouTube again to One Day in Paris: 360º Virtual Tour with Voice Over (https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyWeSF9FAgA). In this narrated tour, you will have the opportunity to gaze up at the Arc de Triomphe from the Champs-Élysées and view the entire city of Paris from the Eiffel Tower. Because this was filmed in early 2018, you will also be able to walk inside the beautiful cathedral of Notre Dame, which was severely damaged by a devastating fire in 2019. Shopping lovers will be amazed by the Galeries Lafayette and history buffs Louvre Museum will enjoy visiting the Palace of Versailles.

Art lovers wanting to go inside the Louvre can go to https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=xdiTy_YjVvg for a quick walk-through of the museum that includes the famous Mona Lisa painting. A one-hour walk-through video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuFh6NNa70 (without narration), will enable you to see more works of art and a closer look at the Mona Lisa. The museum itself has several online tours at https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne that enable you to take self-guided walking tours in virtual reality. The website also has links to videos from museum curators discussing various works of art.

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Back in the Western Hemisphere is one of the great wonders of the ancient world, Machu Picchu. Built by the Incas thousands of years ago, high in the Andes mountain range, it was never discovered by the Spanish who conquered South America. Its first sighting was in 1911 by explorer Hiram Bingham. In a virtual tour titled Machu Picchu: the Lost City of the Inca 360 Video (https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=LXEIiqTfIAA), you will be guided by a native Peruvian who will take you from the city of Cuzco up the Inca Trail to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu. She will explain the connection of the ruins to the sun worship of the Incas and will introduce you to the artisans who make the colorful textiles the region in known for.

For a more in-depth look at the ruins themselves, visit Machu Picchu with the Vagabrothers (https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=lM8UR-aQveQ&vl=en), who add a touch of humor to their tour.

These American world travelers will take you through each section to make sure you don’t miss a thing. If you prefer to look around on your own, search online for “Google Earth Machu Picchu” and you will find a link to the Google Earth site, where you can do a self-guided tour.

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The reason the answer is no is, like every other time in history, the markets will come back and do well again in the future. It is difficult to see this when things are at their worst, and it is human nature to try to avoid the “pain” of a down market. In fact, investors regularly pull out of investments at market lows and are then hesitant to get back in the market. This results in them locking in losses and not participating in market rebounds. Investors know intellectually this is not the right response, but it is very difficult emotionally to see past the negative news.

This is the reason it is so important to have a professional to talk to. I do not mean a psychiatrist; I mean an investment professional who can help you stay on track when your emotions tell you to flee the markets. If you have a plan in place and a process to decide when you should (and should not) have investments with exposure to stock markets, it becomes much easier to stay the course. If you do not have that professional or that process, things can get much more difficult.

So, why is the answer also yes? Because every market downturn has a different trigger.

According to a study done by Goldman Sachs analyst Peter Oppenheimer, bear markets can be classified as “structural,” “cyclical,” or “event-driven.” His research determined that, on average, an “event-driven” bear market had a decline of 29%; however, the good news is such bear markets generally get back to previous levels within 15 months (a much shorter timeperiod than either the structural or cyclical bear markets).

I tell you all this because our current market downturn (or bear market) is event-driven. It is the direct result of the current Coronavirus pandemic and resulting decrease in demand globally.

So, the cause of our current market downturn is different, but the eventual result will not be.

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Life took an interesting turn for Colorado residents Matt and Dawn Madsen five years ago. Dawn, who works in the oil and gas industry, received an eyebrow-raising job offer in Texas, and the couple decided to move. “She got one of those jobs you just don’t say no to,” Matt says. “It was a great career opportunity for her, so we just came on down.”

At the time, Matt owned and operated his own business, which utilized his broad experience in the construction industry, as well as his mechanical engineering degree from Colorado School of Mines. His company, Madsen Services, performed a variety of construction jobs, from retaining walls to paver patios. When Dawn accepted her job offer, Matt decided to bring his company and experience to Texas, and he soon introduced Madsen Services to Montgomery County residents.

Over time, the company has matured, specializing in projects based on the needs of local clients. Madsen Services can help with a variety of jobs, including excavation work for plumbing and electrical work. However, one of the company’s most often-requested services is the construction of metal buildings, which can be used as horse barns, pump houses, shops, warehouses, barndominiums and even churches.

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withstand wind of up to 100 miles per hour. Furthermore, with steel construction, there is no need to worry about rotting wood or termites.

Steel construction, as compared to wood construction, also allows for a greater distance between walls. “You can clear a span of 150 feet or more if you want it. You can’t do that with wood. You can’t get boards that are long enough or strong enough,” Matt says. “Wood trusses aren’t as strong as metal rafters.”

Even as a hobbyist, Matt likes to build things, so he enjoys constructing metal buildings. He also finds it rewarding to witness his clients’ enthusiasm when their steel buildings are complete. Madsen Services offers a unique advantage to its clientele by constructing buildings from start to finish. When a construction job is complete, it’s ready for people to move in their classic cars, horses, or workshop tools. “They are always excited,” Matt says. “They say, ‘I can’t wait for my horses to come in, or to put my cars in here.’”

Matt was recently pleased to be able to construct a church building for a local congregation, HopeWell Community Church. Members were enthusiastic about having a new building, Matt says, and many came by to watch during various phases of the project, especially on the day the steeple went up. “They were just so excited with this building,” Matt says.

Although Matt finds satisfaction from constructing metal buildings for his clients, he is most proud of the building he built on his own property.

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Matt’s and Dawn’s Barndominium “First and foremost, they hold up better than a wood frame building, City life never appealed to Matt and Dawn, so shortly after they especially if it’s exposed to the elements. Steel is inherently stronger. relocated to Texas, they purchased rural acreage in north Montgomery Wood construction doesn’t last as long as a concrete slab and metal County. “My wife and I decided we needed a place to run the business building,” he says, noting that steel buildings are engineered to and a place to live in that same spot, and basically the best way to do

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While Dawn was in charge of the structure’s interior, Matt handled the construction. “By building a barndominium, I have been able to build my house pretty much by myself, with the exception of a few trades,” he says. Dawn was willing to live in the barndominium during the construction process, and Matt is not shy about praising her fortitude. “We poured a slab and built a single bathroom and a single bedroom, and we moved in. Dawn is a saint. You can’t do that with

any woman. She has to be pretty special.” Over the next months, Matt built out the rest of the interior. During the summer, he and Dawn grilled outdoors a lot. He admits washing dishes was a challenge, so putting in a kitchen was a priority.

Matt believes some prospective clients might find it economically appealing to build barndominiums so they can do some of the interior work themselves. In about a month, Madsen Services can complete an outer building, making it easy to complete the inside of the building without worries about the weather. “They have a closed-in structure,” he says. “They can work on the rest of it as time and money permits.”

He noted that either traditional or foam insulation can be used to make barndominiums energy efficient.

While most barndominiums contain living areas as well as workshops, barns, or other utilitarian spaces, Matt and Dawn chose to build a separate shop to maintain some separation between home and business. “Our barndominium is the exception, not the rule,” he says.

Its entire 40 feet by 60 feet contains living space. Matt calls his home a barndominium because of the steel construction and barn-like appearance.

Barndominiums have a long history. For centuries, people have combined their workspaces with their living quarters. Here in Texas, many farmers and ranchers found it was practical and affordable for them to house livestock on the first floors of their barns, and house their families—hopefully with more civilized interiors—on the second floors. Barndominiums of all kinds are now trending in Texas; in fact, a barndominium was featured on HGTV’s Fixer Upper a few years ago. Proponents of barndominiums cite many advantages, including strong construction, affordability, quick construction time, energy efficiency and practicality.

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by Linda W. Perkins this is a reminder to go to Him not just now, but in our everyday lives.

When we do our part to honor God and love our neighbors, we can The subject arose when I was talking to a seminary professor about humbly go to God in prayer for healing of our bodies, of our souls, of the Spanish Flu of 1918. our relationships, and of our land. He is a God who loves, who listens, “Look up pestilence; you’ll see it’s always associated with the judgment and who cares. We don’t have all the answers, but He does. But in order of God,” he said. So I did look it up, first in the dictionary: “pestilence to get them, we must first humbly go to Him and ask.

- an epidemic.” I then went to my Bible concordance, and pestilence was in fact mentioned a number of times as it related to God’s judgment.

“If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command I am not one to presume to know the mind of God. We have learned a lot about science since the Bible was written. At one time, people the locust swarms to eat up all of your crops, or if I send an believed the elements – like thunder and lightning – were directly tied epidemic among you, then if my people will humble themselves to messages from God. Today, not so much. Yet that doesn’t mean and pray, and search for me, and turn from their wicked ways, God couldn’t use the elements to communicate to us. In the same I will hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and heal way, we now understand how bacterial infections and viruses work their land.” - 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 (The Living Bible) from a biological standpoint, but that doesn’t mean God couldn’t use them for His purposes.

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the Whether God sends an epidemic or simply allows it is not a question shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord , “He is my refuge for me to answer. What is clear from the Bible, however, is what our and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save response should be: humble prayer and repentance. When we encounter you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. trials, God is not looking for us to proudly shout, “I got this!” He is Psalms 91:1-3 (NIV) looking for us to search our hearts, clean up our side of the street, to

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