It's been a quiet day today, Easter 2011; Janet and I spent the day alone. Don't get me wrong - if you have followed this blog for any length of time, you know that we enjoy each other's company and…
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Well, the celebration is about to begin! God, in His infinite wisdom, devised Plan B, after the fall of Man in the Garden of Eden, to reunite with His people. And this could only be accomplished through the blood atonement…
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For many reasons, this has been a sad week - the illness of Roger (see yesterday's post) and watching his family deal with the seemingly inevitable conclusion to a long fight with cancer; and then today, the father of Pam,…
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Janet and I just returned home from visiting our friend Roger in the hospital. I wrote about him and his fight with pancreatic cancer in a blog entitled "He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother" on March 12th. I have…
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We're one day closer to Easter, and I can't seem to get out of the rut of teaching this week. Please hang in there with me - I'll get back to personal stories, but so much is going on in…
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Six years ago on April 19th, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th Pope since the time of Christ, and took on the name Pope Benedict XVI. Since yesterday I talked about the first Passover, I though tonight I might…
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It's Sunday night and I'm in Dallas for a quick visit with one of my clients - trying to decide which of two stories to write about. Because today is Palm Sunday, marking the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusalem,…
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Well, it's April 15th, and unless the 15th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal legal holiday, it is Tax Day - when our tax returns are due. But oddly, this year, none of the above situations has occurred, yet…
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I went to the dentist today. I think I have twenty four crowns and eight veneers, so you might think that this is a scary visit every six months for my check-ups. Those of you who have been following this…
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For the past several days, I have been writing about space events that I recalled from my childhood. But there is at least one other noteworthy event that occurred on an April 13th. And it happened far before there was…
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