Tag: Christian
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Joy
An incident awakened a desire within me that still draws me even to this day. One afternoon in my freshman year of high school, I went to a downtown park. The park was possibly two blocks long on each side, with sidewalks, trees, and park benches. It was surrounded by municipal buildings, the main library,…
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Discovery
Did I ever find myself when I left home to go out into the world to find out who I was? The simple answer is no. Life is a discovery. I’m always wondering, did I change, or did the latest discovery show me more of who I really am? It seems like life is just…
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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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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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Heart Problem
(2-minute read) Last week, the doctors found something wrong with my heart. They scheduled to go in to figure out what was wrong and, if possible, fix it on Friday morning. When doctors enter your body, unexpected things can go wrong, even with simple procedures. Years ago, I was in a doctor’s office for a…
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Picking Up Stones
(3-minute read) I heard some friends saying, “Hate the sin but love the person,” when talking about someone who had done something wrong. I thought it sounded spiritual and then used the expression one day when someone was caught stealing. I immediately felt the displeasure of the Lord. I recoiled, “What? It’s a good expression.…
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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…
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St Petersburg Church
(3-minute read) Last Saturday night, we were invited to go with our friends Dean and Patti to their church in St. Petersburg, FL. The church had started a new thing in which, once a month during the service, they brought prayer teams to the front of the church and opened it to anyone wanting prayer.…
Walking the path 