Tag: grace
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God’s Arithmetic
As a summer school principal I get to visit every classroom. Dropping in on first grade this week, I met a student who had just finished a puzzle. I asked the young boy, “Why is the number 7 in the middle?” Without hesitation he said, “It’s because all of them (the addition problems) add up…
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Big Gate but No Fence
I’ve watched with curiosity as a property, on my way to work, has taken shape these past two years. First, the owner built a house. Then, he built another one. Finally, he added a large garage in between them. This was just the beginning. Next, the creative fellow added lots of landscaping, a large fountain,…
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Playing “Pop Up”
Dealing with life’s little interruptions.
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Help!
You see them everywhere these days, on the doors of restaurants and in almost every type of business, help wanted signs. Sadly, at least in my neck of the woods, there aren’t enough people who are willing to work. The other day, while my wife and I waited for our lunch at a favorite short-staffed…
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Teddy Bear Out The Window
My wife and I were driving to church one Sunday morning, when there he was: a big brown teddy bear—lying face up on the shoulder of the interstate. Both of us agreed there must be a story behind this seemingly lost friend, one that involved a heartbroken little person. It’s interesting how we develop emotional…
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Repurposed
The road back from life trauma isn’t always rosy.
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