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He never forces us to come

Hi, all.  Just a thought to help start your weekend. Our road trip last summer included an overnight…

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God reminds me that I can’t outgive him

It was my first grocery gift card for a Christmas present, but I considered it a great idea.…

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On the mountain

“Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James and John, and led them up on a high mountain…

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Hmm, what do I want to be when I grow up?

When I was a child, the answer I gave to “What do you want to be when you…

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Let’s talk about matters of life and death

According to Census.gov, in the United States one birth occurs approximately every nine seconds, and one death every…

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I thank God that ‘and it came to pass’ is true

Phwift, phwift, phwift, phwift. You could hear me coming at least a block away. Pair my considerable childhood…

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Santa letters and the real joy of Christmas

I hope you’ll take the time to read some, if not all, of the letters to Santa in…

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What might the world look like otherwise?

About 20 years ago, I read two novels pretty much back-to-back. Both by the same author, the stories…

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If you have an addictive personality …

I have an addictive personality. There, I said it. I acknowledge it. It’s apparently somewhat genetic, possibly stemming…

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It does not matter what day we celebrate

When my children were much younger and all living at home, Christmas Day usually involved the following: 1.…