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And You Fathers . . .
It’s beginning to feel like a new day. Folks are fleeing the two-dimensional zoom world and doing things in ways that actually feel normal again. Hints of optimism are popping up and there seems to be a growing readiness to … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Family, and Culture, Father's Day, Holidays, Insights, Right Side Up, Wake Up Calls
Tagged Absent Fathers, And You Fathers . . ., Fatherless Families, Fatherless Homes, Fatherlessness and Crime, Gallagher's Pen, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher
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A Touching Engagement
In last week’s post, An after-Dinner Eye Exam, we might have imagined ourselves gathered around the table with the other guests, as Jesus had dinner with a Pharisee named Simon (Luke 7:36-50). We watched as an uninvited and unexpected guest … Continue reading
An After-Dinner Eye Exam
Most public figures learn pretty quickly, and sometimes painfully, that invitations to attend social engagements don’t always turn out like we originally anticipated. Sometimes things happen that turn the event in a direction no one expected. Luke reminds us that … Continue reading
Memorial Day ~ Another Reason to Celebrate
As it should be, celebrating Memorial Day is traditionally focused on those who gave their lives in defense of our country. These days it might be worthwhile to point out that their fight was not against others because their nationality, … Continue reading
A Word of Exhortation
A couple of weeks ago, we presented an article that highlighted a warning about the danger of spiritual hardening. The passage that formed the basis for that discussion included an admonition regarding the counteractive measure of exhortation, as well. The … Continue reading
A “Concrete” Illustration of a Spiritual Problem
Middle Tennessee — It’s part of one of those states in the midst of experiencing a mass influx of people moving in from other parts of the country. Bumper stickers show up occasionally that say things like, “We’re Full — … Continue reading
