I turned 67 years old yesterday and after attending a wedding in Orlando last weekend, we drove to Ft. Lauderdale for several days to visit some of our old haunts. We have been coming to Ft. Lauderdale for more than…
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God willing, I will celebrate my 67th birthday this Wednesday, February 19th, nine years to the day after I wrote my first post for Transitions by the Book. For those of you who have been on this journey with me…
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Things have started out at a rather hectic pace so far this year. There are days when it is difficult to squeeze everything in. And things are about to become even busier for the next several weeks. When this happens,…
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For the past several months, we have seen partisan politics play out on the national stage - some would say, like never before. The House voted to impeach President Trump and the Senate exonerated him - both votes being more…
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Today, February 2, 2020 is a special day for a number of reasons. First of all, it is Super Bowl Sunday and the Kansas City Chiefs are playing the San Fransisco 49er's for the Lombardi Trophy. And, it's also Groundhog…
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Janet and I are pretty devout church attenders. Unless one of us is ill, or we are out of town somewhere, we don't miss church - and if we can't be there in person, we stream the service live to…
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Lately, my ministry friends and I have been talking about our prayer lives and how we fall short of really consulting God in some of the decisions that we make in our lives. We are all devout Christians, but it…
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My Dad's father passed away on January 13, 1966. I was twelve at the time, getting ready to turn 13 the following month. In a way, it was probably a merciful death. Grandpa suffered from Alzheimer's and had come to…
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Janet and I have attended our church for more than 20 years and one of the things that we have always liked about it is the fact that we are constantly challenged to be more engaged Christians. Of course, we…
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