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Lay Aside the Weights Which Hinder Us in Our Race
This power pole is next to US Highway 80, along the route between our house and the church we attend. So, for quite awhile, on my trips to and from church, I’ve watched it bend a little more each year....
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Remembering the Proper Order of Our Prayers
Several years ago I participated in a Wood Badge course for Boy Scout Leaders. Most of the class work was done on weekend camping trips over about a six month period. Along with instruction in the...
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God Keeps us Humble, and Blesses Us, in Just the Right Proportion
I’ve had great fun with my book being published, and God has blessed me in the process – but he’s also kept me humble. As you get closer to finally having a real book out there, thoughts of it becoming...
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What’s the Best Thing About Being a (Christian) Writer?
I joined Goodreads the other day and went through the profile process and set up an author page. Found some friends from Facebook and some friends who weren’t from Facebook. So far, it seems to be a...
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Autumn Can’t Be Remembered – How About God’s Love?
I’m reading “Travels With Charley” by John Steinbeck, which tells the story of a trip around the USA they took in the 1960’s (Charley was his poodle). Steinbeck’s first stop was in Maine, so early in...
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Polishing Up Our Graces, for God’s Glory
My first real job was as projectionist at the Georgia Theater in downtown Statesboro, Georgia. It was an interesting and fun job, most of the time – but, since it was back in the time of one screen...
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A Busted Mailbox, and Just Getting By Spiritually
It was the middle of the night when someone swerved off the dirt road in front of our house and flattened our mailbox. It would have been better if the box and post were demolished, but they happened...
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You Are the Light of the World
There’s a song our choir sings titled Be Ye Glad (Michael Blanchard) that has the line “So, be like lights on the rim of the water, giving hope in the storm of the night”. I’m not sure exactly what Mr....
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Blooms and Scripture – Phlox
I’ve been neglecting the blog lately due to stuff, but do hope to get going again. Thought I would post more Blooms and Scripture with this years garden. Here’s the first part of one of my favorite...
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Blooms and Scripture – Wildflowers
The wildflowers have continued for several years after planting over our rebuilt drain field. More verses of one of my favorite prayers – “Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses,...
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Blooms and Scripture – Cucumbers
Got a late start on the vegetables this year, but they seem to be catching up nicely. Another good prayer from Psalm 25: “O, keep my soul and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in...
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Blooms and Scripture – Day Lilies
These are re-blooming day lilies, and they actually have a nice scent, too. They’ve been putting out blooms for a month now and show no signs of stopping. We (I) need to remember our prayer shouldn’t...
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Blooms and Scripture – Purslane
Sharon bought me this neat little flower pot holder several years ago. It’s a simple copper rod with a base to hold it up. It took a few seasons to discover that purslane fits it perfectly. A bit of...
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Blooms and Scripture – Blueberries
It’s a great blueberry season – and still going. You can see other pictures on the blog of my structure and netting I built to protect these from the birds. There probably will be enough to share...
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Syrup on Pancakes – And Spiritual Gifts
You would think after sixty-two years I would know how much syrup to put on pancakes. Yet, despite the decades of practice, after the last bite leaves the plate, there will be a puddle of syrup left....
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What Big Eyes You Have! What a Big Heart God Has!
I found this bug while inspecting a power pole. (Looking for the pole’s birthmark – probably blog on that sometime). Since my head was rather close to the pole as I moved around it, the bug and I came...
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Do We Have a Birthmark – From Our Second Birth?
The “birthmark” on this power pole provides several bits of information. “SOCO” is the company it was “made” for (changed from a tree into a pole for.) ACE is the pole making company. “515” is May,...
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The Door of Temptation?
When I walk through this door each Friday, my rebellious streak confronts me. This door is at the local Post Office and I go there to check our church’s mail. The problem is there is a rule, but there...
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A Change of Perspective May be Needed
The facilitator of the corporate liability workshop mentioned the famous case when the woman sued McDonald’s because she was burned when she spilled a cup of coffee in her lap. Of course, there was...
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I Don’t Know What It Is
I downloaded the photos from my camera and remembered all except this one. I had no clue. If I was taking pictures with film and the developed photo looked like this, I would think there had been trash...
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