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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.…
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Self-Deception
(7-minute read) The most difficult deception for me to detect is self-deception. In 1970, after only about a year of studying spiritual things, I felt the Lord wanted me to buy a reel-to-reel tape recorder, but I didn’t know why. I had never owned one and knew nothing about them. A man in our Bible…
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Do Feelings Have Value?
My wife, Jo, is experimenting with a series of paintings, trying to create a feeling without being abstract. She originally had a Pelican in the painting, but it didn’t have the right feeling. So, she changed it to the Pelican-ish bird, which doesn’t actually exist in nature. In her quest to be used by the…
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Genuine
(2-minute read) I discovered early in my work career that I needed to motivate myself. Often, I would decide something I wanted to do differently but just get caught up in the day’s routine and forget about the change I wanted to make. I started writing little notes and leaving them for myself. I’ve discovered…
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For Him
When she is alone, my wife loves to dance before the Lord as a type of worship. She’s had no formal training and would not sell many tickets in our natural world. In the world that really matters, the Kingdom of God, which is far greater and more expansive than we can even dream of…
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57 Years
My wife and I were married 57 years ago today. Thank you, Lord, for giving me the right one to spend my life with on this earth.
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Obedience
(3-minute read) I asked God, “Lord, how much obedience do you want?” It took a while, but when the answer came, it was more involved than just complete, absolute, and total. When I was a kid, my father expected obedience. In his case, it was complete, absolute, and total obedience. But it only covered what…
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Baby Bird
(2-minute read) Only the baby bird is fed in the nest. All the rest must leave the nest and search for the provision. I was 25 years old when I had a salvation experience with the Lord. I knew a few Bible stories, but other than that, I really didn’t know anything. I knew the…
Walking the path 