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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
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The Debate
Yes, I watched the Debate to the end last night and at the close I felt only heart-ache. I’ll leave the analysis to others. Those who are committed to one candidate or the other will reach their own conclusions. The… Continue reading
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When you cannot see the way
A long time ago, while working on my pilot’s license, I had to endure time ‘under the hood.’ My instructor would hand me a strange looking device that fit me like a cap with an extended tube on the front.… Continue reading
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Adulting!
I’m sure you have heard the word recently added to our vocabulary, adulting. Younger people speak of “adulting” when they describe ordinary tasks of modern adulthood- maintaining a vehicle, preparing meals, paying bills, keeping house, or doing laundry. Many were… Continue reading
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Our Father
There’s no title I love more than being called “Dad.” The joy of being my kid’s father is unique among those things in which I find happiness. I celebrate their successes, pray for them, and sometimes worry over them because… Continue reading
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Our Assurance
Yesterday, after a couple of difficult calls, I went to bed with heart-ache, not from my own troubles, for I am amazingly blessed, but weighed down by the suffering, trials, and distress that people are going through right now. A… Continue reading
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