As we continue this Holy Week and get closer to Good Friday, it is more important than ever to realize that this weekend is about God's plan to re-unite us with Him. This was accomplished by the death, and subsequent…
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I read a story this weekend on how bees live. In fact, I really found it quite fascinating to learn about how to trap bees. It seems that a wide mouth jar with honey in the bottom of the jar…
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We bought our home about eight years ago from a wonderful gentleman who had lost his wife to cancer after many years of being together. He hated to leave but realized that it was time to move on. He was…
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Yesterday was a fantastic day. It was Janet's birthday and every year I am reminded that it may be her birthday but I am the one who received the gift - my life with Janet. To be sure, it was…
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Last week, I received the nicest hand-written note in the mail. It was from a dear friend, Dave, who gave up FaceBook for Lent to concentrate on more direct communications with the people who have impacted his life. It is…
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Earlier this week, on March 24th, I celebrated 29 years since I stopped drinking alcohol. When I was younger, I never gave much thought to how much I drank - that is until I went for a periodic blood test…
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Fifty years ago today (it's difficult to believe that it's that long ago), my maternal grandfather died. It wasn't the first death that my brothers and I experienced in our family, but it was definitely the most crushing to us.…
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When I finished seminary, I thought that I would be done with the corporate world and would end up with a church. Frankly, I had it with all the politics in the business community and seminary was a haven that…
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Today is March 17th, better known as St. Patrick's Day. In some parts of the world, it has become a really important date on the calendar. When I was young, one of my best friends always wore a fleur-de-lis, one…
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About this time each year, I can't help but think about several things - moving the clocks ahead, the beginning of spring and the Ides of March. We have already moved the clocks ahead yesterday, spring is still about a…
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