Tag: love
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Turtle Trauma
It was the most pleasant petting zoo one could imagine. The critters walked right up to you! People, both little and big, loved to come and mingle with the animals. There was a white pot-bellied pig, a sweet shetland pony, and everyone’s favorite, a terrapin named Lucky. One day, as the story goes, Lucky’s good…
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Lost Balloons
The fall our oldest son turned four, he enjoyed his first state fair. We walked the midway, road on a carousel, and shared a giant corn dog. The little guy’s eyes were wide with wonder! At some point, we came upon a man holding dozens of brightly colored helium balloons. Families were buying them up…
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Famous Last Words
The setting: Christ’s final Passover with His closest friends. (The time has come to sacrifice his life as a ransom for many. He shows the full extent of His love.) Here’s how an epic Hollywood movie might have captured the moment: After supper, Jesus rises from his seat, unsheathes a gleaming sword, and says (holding…
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One Piece at a Time
The singer Johnny Cash has a humorous song that’s a classic “Country boy outsmarts the establishment” story. According to the song, in 1949 a young man from Kentucky takes a job on an assembly line in Detroit, Michigan building Cadillacs. He is in awe of the beautiful sedans, but is saddened by the fact that…
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Playing “Pop Up”
Dealing with life’s little interruptions.
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Just Because
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10 When our oldest son was about 8, we were on a road trip and pulled in to a popular travel stop on the interstate. Fellow Okies, Tom and…
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