Category Archives: Wake Up Calls

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

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Time to Shift Gears on Our Fears, Part 2 ~ FOMO Redefined

Last week we launched into a discussion targeting a specific category of fear that has grown to be prevalent in our country, especially among the millions seeking 

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Time to Shift Gears on Our Fears, Part 1 ~ FOMO Re-examined

Have you ever noticed that there are phrases and comments that seem to remind us of Jesus when we hear them? One that does that for me is a 

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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 

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Is Delivery Ever Really “Free”?

At my age, I’ve witnessed the development of more cultural phenomena than I could possibly have imagined. Among the many that have emerged in the past few decades has been 

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Unified Diversity Unleashed

As we indicated in last week’s post, the awful announcement of Charlie Kirk’s assassination wasn’t just another news item in our house. Since that unforgettable afternoon last Wednesday, we’ve 

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