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Peace
(2-minute read) I used to think of peace as a passing feeling, like happiness or sadness. One day my eyes were opened. I bought a Christian magazine from the bookstore to read the cover article. Whenever I went over to pick up the magazine at home to read it, I would feel uneasy and just…
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Love
(2-minute read) I love my wife. Why? I don’t know; I just do. I can tell you why I like her or admire her. I have reasons for those, but love seems so irrational. This August, we will have been married 56 years. You would think that I would be able to answer that question…
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Son of God / Son of Man
(2-minute read) Jesus identified with the titles: Son of God and Son of Man. Jews in the 1st century used the word son slightly differently than we use it today. On Jewish New Year, in a male child’s 12th year of life, a father would lay his hands on his head and pronounce that he…
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The Experiment
(2-minute read) My wife, like most artists, is constantly experimenting and learning. Lately, it’s been on the subject of painting clouds. Last week, she wanted to experiment with a new color palette to create a mood with clouds and water. Since experimenting with a new full-size canvas would become expensive, she chose a thin, inexpensive…
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Evil
(1-minute read) Evil doesn’t know it’s evil. It just believes that it’s more rational than others. It can confidently stand before God and be the accuser of men. It lives in a world of absolutes where what it says is wrong is wrong; good is what’s needed and necessary. It speaks to men, “I wouldn’t…
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Struggle and Practice
(2-minute read) My wife, Jo, is an artist. She took up art late in life and is still learning on every painting she does. I could hear sounds of frustration from her as I walked through the room and asked, “What’s the problem?” “My clouds. I can’t get my clouds right.” I watched her paint…
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Pirate’s Treasure
(3-minute read) In the early days of the American colonies, pirates plagued merchant shipping on the trade routes of the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean. At their peak between 1715 and 1725, it is estimated that there were approximately 2000 pirates manning ships of various sizes. With no organized armed resistance against them, few…
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Mary
(8-minute read) They described her to me. They told me what she would look like, how she would act, and little idiosyncrasies about her that were different from the other women. And yet, I wanted to make excuses for her so that I didn’t have to believe she was who they told me she was.…
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Unknown Purpose
(3-minute read) During World War 2, my father worked at an Oak Ridge, TN, government facility. I don’t know what he did there; he was never allowed to tell us. Since then, we’ve learned that the facility was used as part of the Manhattan Project. Their primary project was to produce the enriched uranium core…
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Taking His Arm
(1-minute read) My wife and I were in Dublin, Ireland, and had the opportunity to attend the Lord Mayor’s Ball to celebrate the Centennial of Dublin. After dinner, a group of us men visited the men’s room. As I exited the men’s room, a friend introduced me to Tony Blair. I had no idea who…
Walking the path 