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Denise Vredevoogd

​​Denise Vredevoogd is a private piano teacher who lives near Grand Rapids, Michigan. She enjoys reading, writing, gardening, and spending time in nature with her adult sons and daughters.
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Devotionals

Worth More Than Sparrows

Read: Matthew 10:26-33 You are of more value than many sparrows. (v. 31) If you are familiar with gospel tunes, the song “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” probably comes to

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The Praise of Birds

Read: Psalm 104:10-17 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. (v. 12) Before I sat down to write this, I opened the window so I

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Devotionals

The Ostrich Paradox

Read: Job 39:13-18 The ostrich flaps her wings futilely—all those beautiful feathers, but useless! (v. 13 MSG) What an enigma! This large, flightless bird, averaging eight feet tall with a long

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Devotionals

A Song without Words

Read: Psalm 139:7-12 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your

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Devotionals

Know When to Fly Home

Read: Jeremiah 8:6-22 Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their coming, but my people know not the

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Devotionals

An Owl’s Full-Circle Vision

Read: Psalm 102:1-18 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins . . . like bird alone on a roof. (vv. 6-7 NIV) An owl is a haunting image

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Devotionals

The Birds, Our Helpers

Read: 1 Kings 17:1-6 You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there. (v. 4) The raven is known for its intelligence and as

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Wings like Eagles

Read: Isaiah 40:25-31 But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles. (v. 31) In his book The Birds Our Teachers,

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Devotionals

Wishing for Wings

Read: Psalm 55 Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. (v. 6) I’ve often looked with envy at birds, freely soaring above

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