faith
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Trusting God
When your light turns green and it’s time to move, you first have to trust. Before that door is closed and sealed, before your seatbelt is fastened tight and low across your lap, and before the pre-flight safety announcement begins,… Continue reading
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I just can’t.
Four. That is the number of times I have sat in front of my laptop today, fingers poised, intending to write. I had a few other ideas percolating for my next blog post. But in light of the horrible shootings… Continue reading
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That Safe Place
Meet Rosie. Rosie is our 10-month old, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. To say that Rosie is energetic is to say Kansas is flat or the sun is hot. In other words, it is to VASTLY understate the reality of the situation.… Continue reading
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In or out?
Apologies in advance to the comedian who said this originally, because I thought it was really funny. But as much as I would like to give credit where credit is due, I can’t remember your name. Commenting on the popularity… Continue reading
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The Superhero Next Door
I see the next big superhero movie is about to hit the multiplexes near us very soon. “I see” as in, “I had my eyes open and somehow did not miss one of the 4,862 recent airings of the trailer.”… Continue reading
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James? or David?
What do you do when your world is out of whack? This morning I woke up with a nasty head cold. It feels like someone snuck in during the night and stuffed my head full of cotton while I was… Continue reading
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The Path He Chose
Want to see the future? In a way, I think we all do. I would like to know – for example – when the Kansas City Royals will next play relevant baseball in the month of October… or which stocks… Continue reading
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The Real Deal
“To thine own self be true.” – Polonius, in Hamlet “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are.” – 1 John 3:1, NRSV “Authentic” is a… Continue reading
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“Unprecedented”
For the past few days, I have been utterly hypnotized by the news coverage of the recent events in Houston, TX and the visit of Hurricane Harvey. I am guessing the fact that I have a son, daughter-in-law, and five… Continue reading
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Laundry Love
It is just understood… around our house, the laundry chore is MINE. Now and then – if I am gone or if she really needs something washed immediately – my wife is permitted to enter the Sacred Utility Room and… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 