God
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The Eye of God
Beneath his mask of anger, bluff, and bluster, God sees… God sees the fearful, insecure child hiding inside. Beneath the surface of the spreader of careless gossip, God sees… God sees the fragile, wounded heart, yearning to belong. Beneath the… Continue reading
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“I Surrender!”
Like many men of my age, I was quite the little warmonger as a child. My friends and I loved to do nothing more after school than get together in the big field behind Jeff and David’s houses and play… Continue reading
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Longing for Results
Folks, I am so tickled with myself I can hardly stand it! This past weekend I decided to take on a daunting auto maintenance task… and I DID IT! With all fingers and toes still accounted for, no less! Actually, “daunting” might… Continue reading
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No Strings Attached
Joan thinks of me as a hard-working guy. The truth is, I am lazy to the core. My doctor and various family members say they are impressed by my health and vitality. The truth is, I hate to exercise and… Continue reading
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Listening to the Dogs, Part II: Paying Attention
This is our dog, Patrick. Patrick is a four-and-a-half-year-old Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. He is the father of our other Wheaten, Rosie girl. Our nickname for Patrick is “Ever Vigilant.” We gave him that name because nothing… NOTHING… escapes Patrick’s notice.… Continue reading
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Listening to the Dogs
Today, Joan and I will be spending a lot of time with the dogs. Given the events of this day, Tuesday, November 3, 2020, it seems like a wise idea. We will be walking them, yes. Also playing with them,… Continue reading
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Standing Guard
I may have mentioned this before, but here in the northern Colorado part of the U.S., we are dealing with some pretty nasty forest fires at the moment. No one is quite sure how they started, but they have been… Continue reading
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Is it worth it?
It is no exaggeration to say that this is one of the most important presidential elections this country has ever seen. This election is much more than a contest between two different men or two different political parties. It is… Continue reading
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Happy birthday, Andy
Yesterday was Andy’s birthday. His first 39 birthdays were celebrated here on earth. The last three have been celebrated in Andy’s new, celestial home. Having the good fortune to be born exactly halfway between them, Andy was a childhood friend… Continue reading
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Finding the Quiet Center
Let’s see… A new place to call home, A global pandemic, A chaotic, topsy, turvy, absolutely wack-a-doodle political scene, Streets filled with people protesting against racial injustice, A record-breaking wildfire burning eight-and-a-half miles from the city limits of my new community, A… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 