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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Embracing Change Through Faith
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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