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5
Oct

Learning Lessons Together

   Posted by: pastordiehl    in Casting Out Cancer

If you were in church this weekend (Oct 4 or 5) you know that I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Its in an early stage and is not life threatening unless I stick my head in the sand and hope it goes away, or try some unproven home remedy, like too many men do.

My faith is strong and I see the hand of God in and through this. I expect Him to teach me many lessons that I could not have learned otherwise. And, as a vessel of the Holy Spirit, I intend to pass those lessons and insights along to you through the whole process via this blog, which will be updated almost daily. We’ll walk through this together.

Anita and I need some space and time alone to process all of this until we’re on the other side, so although we appreciate your love and concern, we ask for your patience in getting your reliable news from this blog; its here especially for our church friends and family who are a powerful part of our lives. Stay tuned…

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4
Jun

Faith of a Child

   Posted by: pastordiehl    in Uncategorized

I just got back from a great vacation.  Our daughter and her husband, who reside in Nashville, TN, went on a cruise to celebrate their tenth anniversary, and we watched our grandkids, Lauren, age 4, and Rueben, age eleven months.  Its amazing how such little kids can wear us adults out.

Its good to spend time with children.  When we’re around adults we tend to be so analytical and serious about life’s matters.  But children are so simple and innocent in their ways.  We went on a picnic one afternoon at a local Nashville park.  We had just watched the DVD ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ the night before.  Lauren noticed an old tree in the park with some holes in it.  She walked up to the tree, looking up toward the holes, and cried, “Alvin!”  Then she looked beyond the tree and noticed a house, and turned to me and said, “Grandpa, I just found Dave Sevelle’s house.”

Perhaps we need the simple faith of a child when it comes to relationship with God.  Is He there or isn’t he?  Do we have to see Him or understand Him for Him to be involved in our lives?  Perhaps we need to grow up and have the faith of a child.

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