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Feb 4
Preparing Our Hearts for Easter
I like to hear people say good things about me. I guess everyone does. I have a much harder time hearing the negative things about...
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Nov 25, 2024
Preparing for the Next Season
From the beginning of time, time has been marked by the seasons. The seasons controlled the activities in which people participated....
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Nov 4, 2024
It is One Thing to Disagree, Quite Different to Attack
Recently someone made an offer on a community website to pray for people. Most responders thought it was a good idea, but one person...
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Sep 30, 2024
This Election Season Let's Remember....
In this season of elections, there are some basic assumptions to remember. 1. We are all children of God. We should treat each other as...
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Sep 3, 2024
Do the Best with What You Have
Someone was talking to me about the things that they didn’t have. I suggested that they do the best they could with what they had....
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Jul 4, 2024
Maintaining Good Relationships
How are you maintaining your relationships? Are you using good material and being diligent?
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Apr 9, 2024
Monday Morning after Easter
May the joy, surprise, and hope we experience Easter morning be with us the Monday after and beyond.
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Mar 2, 2024
The Story of Our Lives - Which Ones Are We Listening To?
Stories have a deep influence in our lives. We remember stories from our childhood that form our identities and influence what we think...
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Feb 3, 2024
Changing Our Mind - Why Is It So Difficult?
There are many hard things to do in life. Despite what the ads say, it is hard to lose weight. It is hard to maintain a healthy...
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Jan 6, 2024
The Wonder of Nature - Do You Wander or Wonder?
We wander through life but, do we wonder through life? The world is a wonderful place. The chair on which you sit is made of atoms that...
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Dec 11, 2023
Thankfulness: A Way of Looking at the World
As I look at the calendar, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. As you look at this newsletter, it may have already past. Why is it...
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Nov 13, 2023
The Importance of Your Focus
As I sit listening to the rain, I wonder how many people are grateful to God. We talk a lot about how dry it is and how much trouble...
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Oct 3, 2023
One Day to Live? How Would You Spend It?
Very few people know when they are going to die. For some, it is a sudden event while for others it is a long slow process of increasing...
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Sep 5, 2023
How to Find Hope in a New Day
I came across a blessing: May the sunrise bring you hope. May the sunset bring you peace. The new day does bring new possibilities and...
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Jul 5, 2023
Empty Schedule?
A friend of mine recently wrote that she didn’t have anything on her schedule this week, an empty schedule you might say. She said that...
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Apr 4, 2023
Easter 2023: New Life; New Work
Spring is a time of new life. The trees bud out; the grass starts to grow; the flowers bloom. New life means new work. Plants need to be...
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Jan 5, 2023
Skip the New Year's Resolutions
I have been thinking about New Year’s resolutions. My tennis coach told us to change a losing strategy. If something isn’t working, do...
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Dec 5, 2022
Why We Worship
We started a fire in the fireplace on a cold night recently. As the logs burned down, one piece of wood fell away from the heart of the...
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Nov 4, 2022
Thankful or Resentful?
I read a story about a 62-year old man in England who was diagnosed with cancer and only had one year to live. He began spending all his...
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Sep 2, 2022
Yes to Life
I have been listening to an audio book by Victor Frankl called “Yes to Life.” You may remember that Frankl was a psychologist who...
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