Category Archives: Humor Turned to Insight

And Now, Today’s Weather …

The south-central Virginia town I grew up in was small, but it boasted having one of the most powerful AM radio stations in the region, and in my teen years, my 

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Question for You ~ Part 1, “Where Are You?”

In the midst of one of those roundtable group discussions about some topic I don’t really recall, someone took advantage of a momentary pause to interject this simple comment, “Question for you ….” The three words were enough to 

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No Magic “8-Ball” Needed, 2.0

You’ll never guess what I saw on TV earlier this week! I turned on the news, a courageous thing to do, if I do say so myself, and I was confronted with 

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Time to Take Your Shoes Off, Part 1

I never really paid much attention to dealing with my shoes until I began having hips and knees replaced. In going through the process of six total joint replacement surgeries, my feet seemed to move south on me like retiring … Continue reading

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Restoring Unity, Part 2 ~ Undeterred Resolve in Unprecedented Times

To say the very least, things have changed in our country since we began this series last week, and if you haven’t already trashed most of your definitions of “normal” in reference to political cycles, you might want to go … Continue reading

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Exploring God’s Toolbox

As most folks who know me are aware, much of the early years of my life were spent on our little family farm in south-central Virginia. And one of the enduring effects of those years is 

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