Jesus Christ
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Successful Musings
It’s funny, the way it happens; I hear a random word on the radio and ZIP! ZAP! ZOOM! the wheels start their wild spinning, leading me off into strange and interesting (and hopefully productive) places. The word I heard yesterday was SUCCESS. I… Continue reading
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Should we be nice?
Today, while taking the dogs for a walk in the park, I saw a hand-painted sign leaning against a fence. It was big… probably four feet high and six feet wide. Every letter on the sign was painted a different… Continue reading
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It’s Excavation Time
My friend chuckled. “Sure, I’ve been wrong before,” he said. “I think the last time was in 1993.” He then winked and added, “… but I could be wrong about that.” And although he meant it as a joke, I… Continue reading
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My Coffee Cup
Before I saw it with my own eyes, I would have told you it was not possible. But then it happened. I shifted my own paradigm. Just so we are on the same page here, the dictionary.com definition of the word “paradigm”… Continue reading
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My Prepared Self
As we sat yesterday watching the inauguration speech of Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., 46th president of the United States, Joan leaned over and asked me, “Is he reading from a teleprompter?” It sure didn’t look like it. Uncle Joe, as I… Continue reading
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Do it now? Or do it later?
One of the people in this house (not naming names) likes to do things RIGHT NOW! Action is his (or her) middle name. The other one likes to sit with it a bit… let it marinate… wait for additional information… Continue reading
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Certain Uncertainty
I may have said this before, but I just LOVE Google! Questions which, in bygone days, might have floated off into the ether unanswered, can now be resolved in the blink of an eye, thanks to Google. Just yesterday, for example, I… Continue reading
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That Small Rudder…
“The words of a president matter.” These words were spoken earlier this week by the incoming U.S. president and were pointedly directed at the outgoing guy. They were meant to be a stinging rebuke of a set of words Mr.… Continue reading
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Lord, in your mercy…
… hear our prayer. Hear our prayer for humility in the face of chaos and confusion. Hear our prayer for justice, administered without regard for place or privilege. Hear our prayer for softened hearts and willing hands. Hear our prayer… Continue reading
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The Enemy Within
Raised voices. Shaken fists. Popped forehead veins. Tensed muscles. We all recognize the signals of anger. We have seen it at work many times before; in ourselves and in others. We are seeing overwhelming amounts of it in our nation’s… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 