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The hand-off
While watching the Olympic coverage, I was captivated by the 4×100 event. Runners, moving at top speed, hand off a baton from one to the other at each leg of the race. Those athletes make it look easy, but try… Continue reading
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Living or existing?
Are you alive? The question is not about your heartbeat or breathing, obviously! Let’s phrase it this way- are you just existing, letting day after day slip by without joy or accomplishment? The question of being ‘alive’ came to me… Continue reading
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Run and Hide?
Maybe it’s just that I’m old(*er) or that I have experienced more of life, but sometimes I grow fearful. It’s not just the scare-mongering of the media that makes me want to run and hide. It’s feeling like I’m stuck… Continue reading
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I Can See Clearly Now
“I can see clearly now the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind, it’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day!” Remember that catchy little tune? You… Continue reading
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Woe is me!
Remember the old fable about “Chicken Little?” An acorn fell and hit a not too bright chicken on the head. She panicked and ran about the farmyard declaring that the sky was falling! The fable has been told in various… Continue reading
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Your Story and His-Story
A young woman told a short part of her “story” in church yesterday. During her Senior year of high school, at a time when she was looking for some answers, a boy who is part of our congregation openly talked… Continue reading
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Self-esteem and me
Discussing the current Presidential contest in America someone observed – “He is a narcissist!” Well, yes, I suppose anyone who claims they are ready to be the most powerful person in the world, the President of the United States, would… Continue reading
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Unity?
Since the attempt on the life of our former President the word “unity” has been used a million times … by pundits, politicians, and preachers. Is unity even possible in this polarized nation where the divides over most everything go… Continue reading
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“Don’t You Care?”
Christians confess in song and prayer that “God is good … all the time.” He is! Yesterday, in the hoopla of the 4th, I reflected on the goodness of God that I have known as an American; so thankful for… Continue reading
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Create Beauty
There’s just something about beauty that has a universal appeal. My reference is not to physical attractiveness but rather the beauty that surrounds us if we take time to see it. Music moves us, especially those ballads that tell stories… Continue reading
CoffeeBreak With The Word 