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Infatuation and love
Bev, the woman who became my life partner, walked into my life on the first Sunday of June, 1974! It was ‘love at first sight.’ That Summer we spent hours together, talking and dreaming. Just a touch produced euphoria. We… Continue reading
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Contented?
How content are you in your own skin? Crazy question, you think? Approach it this way. Consider some or your recent decisions, nothing big, just something like what you chose to wear, or some place you wanted to be seen.… Continue reading
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But, it was so much fun, right?
Ever had a conversation with a Christian about the past, their “Before Christ” days, and sensed that they still had some leftover desires for those things? When we are called to follow Him, He asks us to let go of… Continue reading
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Insiders, chosen
I generally loved school except for physical education class. Not being athletic, lacking the skills for most sports, I knew that when it was time to pick teams, I would be standing alone at the end of the process. The… Continue reading
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Convicted!
Many times in my life I have felt the Spirit press conviction on me – “Jerry, you need to make a course correction in your life.” He asks me to realign my life with the will of my Father. I… Continue reading
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Yes, you can!
I have a word for you this Monday morning – “YES!” Sunday evening found me tired and in that weariness I was overwhelmed, thinking of a hundred reasons I could not do this, why I should not attempt to do… Continue reading
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Quiet!
Several days ago, during my vacation in Colorado, I stood on a rocky point, about 9,000 feet up, looking out over the Sangre De Cristo mountains. The place is called “Inspiration Point” by locals and it lived up to its… Continue reading
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Trading Treasure for Junk
Most of us have received those emails that start out with a sad story of someone who needs to transfer money and needs our help to do it. If we will just send them our bank information, they promise to… Continue reading
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You can be joyful
The customer service representative had little interest in helping to correct the billing error that the company had made. She suggested that I should just email their department because she was ‘too busy.’ After spending nearly 30 minutes waiting on… Continue reading
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Let’s Fight!
People apparently love to fight! Conflict is as common as dirt, everywhere – among neighbors, between nations, within families. The sad tale of the legendary feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky is an extreme… Continue reading