Tag: Christianity
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Building a Life Brick by Brick
My father was a teacher who spent his summers doing odd jobs. One of these involved working as a small-scale brick layer–think barbeque pits, or outdoor flower planters and, as a teenager, I often spent my summers as dad’s helper. First, he laid the bricks one at a time, making sure they were true to…
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Overcoming Darkness with God’s Light
The parking lot near the track, where Nancy and I take early morning walks, is bordered by large sycamore trees. Near each of these trees, there are lights that help illuminate the parking lot. The other morning, just after sun up, they were still on. But some were more visible than others. However… Notice the…
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Finding God in Life’s Changes
It’s a sticker I found in a travel stop restroom, left on an electric hand dryer: “Here for the changes.” I looked it up, this is the slogan of a company who makes baby care products. Come to think of it, the hand dryer was next to a diaper changing station. (Yes, I washed my…
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The Prudent Give Thought to Their Steps
What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? The one luxury I can’t live without is GPS. Except, in this case, I’m not referring to guidance in earthly terms, but from a spiritual perspective. The GPS I can’t live without is “God’s Positioning System.” Note: if you’re not a religious person, please keep reading. I…
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Only Roosters Crow
It started as a question over coffee: “Do chickens crow, or just roosters?” I answered my wife Dr. Seuss style, “Only roosters crow, as far as I know.” I hedged my response, because I knew if I said, “Yes, only roosters crow,” she would have Googled it immediately. What if there’s a rare breed of…
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The Importance of Letting Go: Lessons from Trees
On the golf course near where I work, there’s the cutest little oak sapling. It’s staked off, to protect from the wind, and encircled with chicken wire, to deter animal damage. But it will be several years before this little guy is a golfing hazard, as oak trees grow slowly. Speaking of years gone by,…
