Posted: March 29, 2021
Again, I ask the question: Why are we here? Right now? I discovered another most important answer to this question this very week. Some context: my youngest here in Nashville called to tell me he had been diagnosed with appendicitis. As we waited for him to be taken to surgery, I texted our family to
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Posted: March 22, 2021
Is anyone happy about what’s happening in Washington these days? No one that I know. Over the past few years the buffoonery of our elected has affected all of us, so it seems that it’s time for the people to demand some accountability. Well, that’s the job of elections, you say. But you see, that
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Posted: March 16, 2021
The latest internet wellness craze is “manifesting” – thinking your way to a better life. Whether it works or not isn’t really the point. That positive things will happen to you if only you think enough positive thoughts is crammed with unscientific New Ageisms that feel like truth no matter how untrue they
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Posted: March 9, 2021
All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. Cecil Frances Alexander (1848) I love to travel. I love the natural beauty of it all. I love that our world varies so with the time of the year. I’m fascinated that light
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Posted: March 2, 2021
Does God Hear our Prayers? Well, does He? God said to Hezekiah, “This is what the Lord, the God of your father David says: ‘I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I am going to heal you.’” (II Kings 20:5 NASB) And James wrote, “A prayer of a righteous person,
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Posted: February 23, 2021
Lord, how I need a hug. Since the COVID-19 distancing guidelines went into effect last March I haven’t had a real hug from a friend anywhere. I realize this is a shared need; all of us crave human interaction. But for a southerner, this is unusually cruel. And for an extrovert southerner who lives alone
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Posted: February 16, 2021
“…for such a time as this…” Esther 4:14 (NASB) The last twelve months have tried our patience, our faith, and even our sanity. I’ve written before about my question to God, “Why are we here right now, in these times of discord, of weather extremes, of pandemic, of violence and hate? Why?” And then I
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Posted: February 9, 2021
Many of you of who have read my book, In a Mirror Dimly have favorite story lines from the book. One of those most often mentioned is The Bell. Some context: In 1995 I was found to have a large mass one of my kidneys. The biopsy proved that it was a primary cancer. The
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Posted: February 2, 2021
I have always been amazed by the simple yet profound wisdom of children. I have seven grandchildren spread over 2 states and ranging from 20 to 6 in age. Over the years I’ve learned many special things by listening and asking questions….and by listening carefully to their answers. My youngest grandsons are now 8 and
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Posted: January 26, 2021
Those of you who have read In a Mirror Dimly or my blog know that my dear mate of 42 years passed away 2 years ago. There are so many things that I see and hear that remind me of her, and many of those things make me smile – some even make me laugh
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