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Perception
(2-minute read) As far back as I remember, I have had difficulty remembering names. When it was necessary to remember someone’s name, I always wrote it down. The older I get, the less confidence I have in remembering names. When I get up in the morning, do I remember what’s-her-name, my wife? Do I remember…
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Doubts
(1-minute read) On occasion, I have doubts. I want to be a man of faith, but doubts occasionally come. I hate the way they feel. It seems so wrong. Doubt by itself is not a sin. In the case of doubting Thomas, Jesus did not rebuke Thomas. Thomas didn’t repent because Thomas wanted to believe.…
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Slacks
(3-minute read) “How do I look?” My father looked up from his newspaper to see my mother dressed in pants (trousers if you live in the UK). It was the late 1950s and the first time I saw my mother in a pair of pants; she always wore a dress. My father smiled and said,…
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The Law
(2-minute read) When I was very young, my spiritual life was primarily guilt. After God created the earth, he established commandments for man to follow. I thought to keep things in order, anyone who disobeyed these laws was punished. It wasn’t personal; it was universal, and we were all in the same boat. Religion mainly…
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Memory
“Does anyone know what I went to the kitchen to get?” Oh, the joys of senior moments. My memory is not what it used to be. I decided to get tested to ensure it was age and not something more serious. The doctor said I was fine. He said, “In your early 20s, when you…
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Controlling Our Thoughts
(2-minute read) “Are you going to wear that?” Every husband knows that this is not a question. Also, like every good husband, I know to reject the first two responses that come to mind. I went with, “No, I just threw on these highly inappropriate clothes just so I could come out and say, ‘I…
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Unclean
(2-minute read) A man who worked in a fish packing plant would come to the Thursday night prayer meeting at church. Week after week, I remember being absorbed in prayer when a powerful scent of body odor and aging fish would fill the church. He had come straight from work; working in that environment daily…
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Mikvah
(4-minute read) Recently, our family and some people we meet with began experiencing a series of almost daily unfortunate events. In my case, it was destroying my health, finances, and ability to care for things in everyday life. I’m not suggesting anyone follow my lead on what I did, nor am I suggesting anyone start…
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Little Things
(2 minute read) In that family history questionnaire at the doctor’s office, if they asked, “Is there any history of exercise in your family,” my only answer would be my brother Bob. He is 84 years old and has a gym membership. He usually walks 6 miles a day. His version of having a good…
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Knowing One Truth
(2-minute read) The first real truth I discovered about God happened when I was 14. This was long before I had a real relationship with him. It happened on what was, until that point, the worst day of my life. I felt rejected by everyone that I knew. As I was walking home from school,…
