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The Story Behind the Oklahoma City Memorial Tree
My blogger buddy, Rainer Bantau tagged me “it” again in a recent post about his visit to the Oklahoma City Memorial. Our back-and-forth collaborative project started with a meet up in early October–when he was in OKC for a conference. Over lunch, we both hatched a plan to pick a theme and continue the conversation–from…
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Celebrating a Life: Kaye’s Legacy in Our Community
The Lord knows the days of the upright; and their inheritance shall be forever. Psalm 37:18 NKJV A hundred or so members of our little farming community came together recently to celebrate the well-lived life of one very special lady named Kaye. Kaye was not only much loved, but she was an influential Christian woman…
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Navigating Life’s Storms with Faith
I’m trying urgently to reach Pastor Ron by phone, but my mentor in the ministry doesn’t answer. A few seconds later, another phone lying on the desk, begins to vibrate. Somehow, I know it’s Ron. He’s trying to call me back! But it’s locked, and I don’t know the passcode. So it rings and rings…📳…
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Enhance Your Blog Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Yesterday, my blogger brother Rainer posted a Collaborative Exploration and asked me to continue the discussion. The subject he chose was using AI in blogging. Frankly, before this past summer, I’d heard about people using assistive technologies–to help them with various tasks–but didn’t really know what it entailed. But then I went to a conference…
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Sweet Counsel to the Soul
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, so a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend. Proverbs 27:9 NASB The email came, just before the first weekend of October. Rainer Bantau, a fellow Christian blogger, was coming to Oklahoma City for a conference. Would I like to get together for coffee? “The Devotional Guy wants…
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Stand In Grandpa
Recently, our elementary school conducted interviews with potential teachers. The head principal, and the other two assistant principals are a generation younger than me. So, as we introduced ourselves (on camera) to a twenty-something-year-old applicant, I quipped, “Obviously, I’m the elder statesman here.” Without missing a beat, my boss interjected, “Yes, David’s our grandpa.” I…
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