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Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 3 ~ “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
It’s hard to believe that we’re at week 3 of our Revisiting the Christmas Story series for 2025. And it’s difficult to approach this week’s session without thinking about
Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 2 ~ Nazareth to Bethlehem
In last week’s Part 1 edition, we were ‘re-introduced’ to Mary, the most uniquely blessed woman in human history, and found her to be quite different from
Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 1 ~ Introducing Mary
AS the Christmas season approached last year, we invited our readers to join us in making a mental journey back to 1st Century Israel. Our intention was to
A Name for that Day after “Black Friday”
Given our proclivity for applying names to certain otherwise ordinary days, I’m not surprised that someone decided to
Posted in Cultural Context, Faith, Family, and Culture, Humor Turned to Insight, Insights, Right Side Up, Thanksgiving
Tagged A Name for That Day after "Black Friday", Black Friday, Gallagher's Pen, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, Small Business Saturday, The Word dwelt among us, The Word was God
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Heroism ~ Behind the Scenes
Earlier this week, my wife and I did something we had only done one other time in all our years together. We
A Prophet Takes a Field Trip, Part 3 ~ From Ruination to Restoration
If you’ve joined us in this series during the past couple of weeks, you’re aware that we’ve been exploring an event in
Posted in Cultural Context, Devotional, Exclusivity, Faith, Family, and Culture, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged A Prophet Takes a Field Trip, From Ruination to Restoration, Gallagher's Pen, He made it again into another vessel, Prophet Jeremiah, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, The potter's hand
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Gallagher's Pen ~ 