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Looking “Glory” in the Face
Sometimes our cat seemed to be more excited about Christmas morning than the rest of us were. He had no interest at all in whatever happened to fill the boxes under the tree, but he absolutely loved diving into the … Continue reading
A Way, When There Is No Way
Sometimes repetitious lyrics in praise music get a little too repetitious to suit me, and they kick in something called “the law of diminishing returns.” It’s like loving that first bite of a foot-long hot dog, but by the time … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Forgiveness, Insights
Tagged and the Life, Following Chist, I am the Way, Loneliness, the Truth
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Old Wounds ~ Enduring Pain
In that part of the South where I grew up, people hadn’t started using hyphens to stick names together, but dragging a kid’s first and middle name together into a moniker that sounded like a single word was commonplace. For … Continue reading
Suit-Up for Survival
The way things are trending in the world of seasonal retail, insurance actuaries may have to start considering our shopping habits when calculating our health insurance premiums. On “Black Friday”, going to the mall might be more like going to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Faith, Family, and Culture, Insights, Right Side Up, Thanksgiving
Tagged Armor of God
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“And His Name Shall Be Called Wonderful”
There’s no shortage of evidence depicting our reluctance, and sometimes outright refusal, to acquiesce to the notion of impossibility. In the absence of even the slightest support, something inside us wants to step up and challenge the claim that a … Continue reading
Blow-Ups … Impressive Maybe — ‘Til You Unplug ‘Em
It may be said of virtually any bizarre aspect of our increasingly confusing approach to Christmas, “There’s a blow-up for that.” Those inflated outdoor decorations have become another ubiquitous addition to the brightly lit American landscape heralding the arrival of … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Faith, Family, and Culture, Holidays, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged Blow Ups, Christmas, Hot Air, Substance
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