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Revisiting A ‘Grand’ Father’s Day Reflection
A classmate named Allen was my best friend in the early days of high school, so when we had an early dismissal from class one day, it seemed like the ideal time to
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Family, and Culture, Father's Day, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged Family, Father's Day, Fatherhood, Fatherlessness
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In Search of Higher Education, Part 2 ~ A Memory Test We’re Failing
In planning this series that we began last week, it hadn’t occurred to me that Memorial Day would be arriving just as we’re getting underway, but it
Posted in Cultural Context, Devotional, Faith, Family, and Culture, Humor Turned to Insight, Insights, Memorial Day, Right Side Up, Wake Up Calls
Tagged A Memory Test We're Failing, Gallagher's Pen, In Search of Higher Education, Memorials, Remember the Lord your God, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher
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Resurrection Sunday ~ Bringing Goodness Back to Life
Easter 2024 arrives at a time when it seems like evil has been granted an open invitation to invade our lives in one way or another every moment of every day. Grief, loss, pain, suffering, anger, and fear have grown … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Easter, Faith, Family, and Culture, Insights, Right Side Up, Wake Up Calls
Tagged Bringing Goodness Back to Life, Gallagher's Pen, Light has come into the world, Resurrection Sunday, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, Woe to those who call evil good
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Ain’t That a Shame, Part 3 ~ Honor in a Heart-shaped Box
Valentine’s Day is still a few days away, but I didn’t want to ignore it so we’re wrapping up our “honor/shame” discussion in sort of a Valentine’s Day context. It may seem like a bit of a stretch, but
One More New Year’s Message ~ This One from Jesus
Transitioning into a new year brings with it an almost universal desire for some kind of divine favor to attend our lives, our families, our work, and our country in the coming year. As 2023 became history, America’s
The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 5 ~ Magi, Miraculous Missions, and Madmen
Seeing the title of this post probably has some of you wondering whether I forgot to look at my calendar. Did I not notice that Christmas happened earlier this week? And according to the “traditional” Christmas story,
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