This past Sunday, as we do most Sundays, Janet and I had dinner with Kristin and her three boys. This week, however, we went over to their home rather than having them here. Janet and I have been out of…
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It was on January 13, 1966 that I first experienced the death of a grandparent - my Dad's father. I wrote about Jacob Toussaint last year on this date, so I won't go into great detail about him specifically, but…
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I was sitting in church this past week-end, contemplating the beginning of the year and those things that I am setting forth as my goals for enriching my journey of faith in 2013. It seems that I feel close to…
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I have started having my first of the year meetings with various clients and I have never seen or experienced as much unrest at the beginning of any year as I have in 2013. Even though the election is over…
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The last several days I have been thinking quite a bit about time. It seems that everywhere I turn, people are obsessed with the clock. I guess it starts each year as we count down to the New Year and…
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As you may remember from last year, my friend Paul and I always speak around the holidays about an overarching theme for the following year. You see, since we entered seminary together, we both had high regard for the burden…
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Janet and I were able to find several days to get away to the Greenbrier here in White Sulphur Springs, WV so we are relaxing in front of the TV and sharing a cup of coffee. We will leave here…
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As a pastor and ordained member of the clergy, I have conducted many hundreds of wedding ceremonies - literally. Some have been more elaborate than others and I have officiated at ceremonies held in back yards and at the most…
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We're now solidly into the New Year and all of the end of the year stuff has been completed. We've closed out the business for 2012 and opened new check registers for Janet and me as we begin 2013. The…
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