It's that time again - the Winter Olympics are currently in the background while I am writing this evening. They are being held in Sochi, Russia and the games this first week have been a collection of highs, lows and…
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The years come and go; and sometimes I forget to think about some of the things that were so important to me as a youngster in grammar school. I don't know about you, but tonight I was thinking about Mom…
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Yesterday, TV anchor Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation and well known newsman, announced to the world that he was diagnosed with cancer last August during a trip to the Mayo Clinic. While the prognosis seems to be positive,…
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It was one year ago today that Pope Benedict XVI unexpectedly announced his upcoming retirement from the papacy, effective February 28, 2013. For the first time in many centuries, since 1294 when Pope Celestine V stepped down from the office,…
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Every once in a while, a date occurs that is consistent with the biblical account of something noteworthy. Such is the case today. Because it is presumed that on February 10, in the year 60 A.D., the apostle Paul was…
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If you were born in the 1950's or before, you undoubtedly remember February 9, 1964. That's fifty years ago this evening! It's so hard to believe that Ringo is seventy-three now, Paul seventy-one! And, unfortunately, they are the only two…
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When I was a young man, I dreamed of attending Northwestern University, the school that both my parents, one of my uncles and my maternal grandfather attended. I thought I would train to be a surgeon and in fact, I…
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I am amazed recently by the number of people who are requesting prayers from other believers. Yes, I know that we are to love one another and help one another, but day after day I am confronted by people who…
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Exactly 225 years ago today, as a result of the original Declaration of Independence demanding our freedom and the U.S. Constitution, George Washington was chosen as the first President of the United States. He amassed 69 electoral votes and served…
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We're continuing to get the house unpacked and tonight I installed a gate in the utility room for Lexie so she is confined when we are away. Not that we don't want her to have the run of the house,…
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