For the past several years, our Bible study has been praying for the brother of one of our members. Finally, after two bouts with cancer and every conceivable treatment that the doctors could try, Frank Swarts passed away and went…
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We are coming up on Palm Sunday in several days and I can't help but remember all the preparations for Easter when I was a little kid back at Trinity Methodist Church in Beverly Hills where I grew up. Palm…
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The past week or so, I have run across several different instances of people discussing the stars and science. Last Wednesday, I attended a program at the local library about the American space program - you know - Mercury, Gemini and…
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Earlier this evening, I received word from a dear younger friend of mine, who I am mentoring, that he and his wife welcomed a new baby boy, Andrew Leonard, into their family at 4:01 p.m. this afternoon. He weighed in at…
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Yesterday, March 14, 2015, is what is referred to as Pi Day. That is, the date of 3/14/15 represents the first 5 numbers in the numerical value of a constant first calculated by mathematicians prior to the third century A.D.…
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Yesterday, I was going through some of my grandmother's things and came across a number of interesting items. Several letters from my father to his mother while he was overseas during World War II, a note to her the day…
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Like most families, the Toussaint clan has its idiosyncrasies. And like almost every family, we love hard, fight ferociously and can have deep divides among ourselves. Maybe this sort of thing comes as a surprise to you, as I am…
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Today is the first day of the third month of 2015. The old adage, about March coming in like a lion, and perhaps going out like a lamb, can't help but make us wonder whether that will happen this year.…
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One of the things that we love to do around our house every so often is have what we call "Chicago Dog Night." Janet and I, with Kristin and her family, always look forward to cooking hot dogs, Chicago style, and then…
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