I usually decorate the pine tree in the front yard like a candy cane, but this time I wanted to do something more meaningful. I thought an eight foot star of David sixty feet in the air would be sweet. Happy Birthday my King.
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Just try it.
God loves you. He really, really loves you. How do I know this? Because He keeps telling me. To the point of distraction. That He loves – You. In fact, He shouts it so loudly that most days it is all I can do to function normally – whatever that is. I am not being…
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Unity
I hate religion. There is nothing more destructive and dangerous to our world than religion and I want nothing to do with it. When people think I am religious, I cringe a little, vomit in my mouth, and plead that they give me another chance. In spite of my detest for religion, I love religious…
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Being true
Do you ever get the feeling you are living a lie, or at best a fib? Do you catch yourself looking in the mirror in the middle of the night when the chaos of the day has drained and all that is left is you? Just you. Linger there if you find yourself looking with…
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Church
“Hi beautiful!” “I love it when you call me that Da Da.” “Are you ready to go for a ride?” “I love rides Da Da – where are we going?” “To church” It went something like that. 🙂 We visited Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Smithfield yesterday afternoon on a glorious fall day in Southern…
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To bail or not to bail – that is not the question.
I didn’t get a chance to watch the President make the case for more Socialism last night, but I have heard all I need to hear about it. There are so many things that could be said about this predicament we find ourselves in. I wrote this post ten different ways in my head while…
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Time
Time has always fascinated me. I spent a great deal of it over the years trying to figure out how, and more importantly where, time actually goes. I have resigned myself to the conclusion that time, like many other things in this life, is a mystery. An even greater mystery is how we formulate questions…
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Bronze Medal or iPod?
I found this old photo at church of a boy receiving a bronze medal for Royal Rangers. It got me thinking about where we are today in this post modern world, where perseverance, hard work, and sacrifice seems to have taken a back seat to instant downloads and virtual worlds. It takes years of work…
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I was talking with a friend of mine this morning about religion. Religion has been on my brain for as long as I was aware I had a brain. For definition, religion is man’s attempt to please God. There are different definitions, but I have found this one to sum it up pretty well. Many…
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This link will take you to Wavy.com where you can watch an updated story on my Pastors Son, Noah, one year after being killed by a lightening strike. Go Noah!!
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