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God Our Deliverer

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this month of August we’ll be looking at one of the extraordinary metaphors that the Bible uses to illustrate the nature of our relationship with God. On a wintry morning in February 1956, a riding instructor named Harry de Leyer drove four hours from his Long Island farm to… Read more »

Rescued

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On a wintry morning in February 1956, a riding instructor named Harry de Leyer drove four hours from his Long Island farm to New Holland, Pennsylvania. Every Monday as many as 300 horses were auctioned at this Amish community.  Harry, a Dutch immigrant, knew horses.  He had $80 in his pocket and hoped to purchase a gentle animal that could… Read more »