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Unexpected Kindness
(One-minute read) As old as I am, I’m surprised I still find amazing things about the Lord that I’d never noticed. For instance, every major religion has some form of “love for your neighbor as yourself.” How they interpret that meaning varies greatly between religions and even within those religions. In Judaism, during the 1st…
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Stay
(3-minute read) A week ago, our son, Stephen, asked if we would keep his dog, Luna, while he moved to a new apartment. He did an interesting thing. When he dropped off Luna, as he was leaving amongst all of the “be a good girl” comments, he said in a commanding voice, “STAY.” When he…
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Relationship
(3-minute read) In my early 20s, one of my first bosses, Richard, confided in me over lunch that he was having trouble at home. “I don’t understand my wife. I give her everything, yet she says I don’t love her. She didn’t like where we lived, so I bought her a new house. There was…
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Window Shopping
(3-minute read) When I was first on my own and started dating, it was completely different from when I was in high school. I had a good job and could afford to take a date to a fine-dining restaurant. I quickly realized we were both trying to fit in, and there was a bit of…
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Children
(2-minute read) Before our first child was born, I would not have known what to say if anyone had asked why I wanted children. It never seemed to be the right time financially, and I didn’t know if I could be a good father. When our first child, Debi, was born, everything changed the first…
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I’m Not Alone
(5-minute read) It’s back, and it’s getting worse. Fifteen years ago, I started getting sick, but the doctors, there were a lot of them, couldn’t figure out what was wrong. In May 2011, a doctor told me part of my brain, called the hypothalamus, was failing and there was nothing they could do. He said…
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Conscience
(3-minute read) My introduction to understanding my conscience did not go well. I think I was three years old, and my mother was upset about something I had done. I don’t remember what I did, but in my defense, I remember saying, “You never told me not to do that.” My mother replied, “But you…
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Good Death
(2-minute read) We used to have a dog that absolutely hated to take a bath. In one house where we lived, we had a walk-in shower with a door. I was taking her in to bathe her in the shower, and when she saw the door open, she had put two feet on one side…
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The Game
(3-minute read) Once a month, we have a celebration at our house for a dozen or so family and friends who have had a birthday that month. After lunch, there is the traditional singing of Happy Birthday, in which everyone sings to their own tune using their own words for a couple of minutes of…
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The Conversation
(3-minute read) I am constantly praying to ask the Lord to lead me and draw me closer to him. When he starts the conversation, I very often think that the words are produced by my mind and ignore them. Since I continue asking for the Lord’s help, he usually continues the conversation by sending events.…
Walking the path 