Monthly Archives: June 2011

Children and Dogs

Have you noticed we have names for people we don’t like? “They are just white trash.”  “Those liberals!”  “Those rag-heads are all out to get America.”  “Neo-cons just don’t care about anyone.”  “He is an Uncle Tom.”  “He is just … Continue reading

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Forced Creativity

I am a creative person.  I love to write. There is something, however, about sitting down on a Monday and saying, “Ok, now I am going to write,” that makes the blank screen scream jokes at me. I’ll fix it. … Continue reading

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Stating the Obvious

Sometimes the most obvious things throw us for a loop. Continue reading

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I Wish it Were Yesterday

Since we moved, people always ask me if we like it here. I always say, “Yes,” but the truth is, I wish it were yesterday. Continue reading

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Professional Spirituality

Growing up, I remember seeing clergy in their robes and collars.  Black shirts with the clerical collar made them look different than the rest of us.  It wasn’t just their clothing. It almost seemed like they carried themselves differently.  They … Continue reading

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Ambassadors for God

Tonight at our small group, we were talking about what it means to be God’s ambassadors. It occurs to me…one of the most important parts of being an ambassador is knowing both the one who sent you and the one … Continue reading

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Friends.

Friends are hard to come by. Tonight we had Keith and Kathy Ham over for dinner.  They are missionaries our church supports. I met them when I went to Africa in February.  Though the time in February was brief, and … Continue reading

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The World’s Richest Man

Everyone who knows me knows how much I love technology.  I am a devoted Apple fan as well as Microsoft.  (I know it sounds wrong, but these two companies have given us so much, I can’t help it.) Every year … Continue reading

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What is Up?

What is up with this blog?  The server is hit and miss and most of the time is very, very, very slow. I called GoDaddy and they said there was a server issue.  I wrote to them later to tell … Continue reading

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The Wonder of Grace

When I was a child, I was fascinated by toys with lights.  If you pushed a button, the lasers on the front of the spaceship lighted up.  It was almost like I had a real spaceship.  I was filled with … Continue reading

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