Category Archives: Wake Up Calls

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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Time to Apply a “Dash of Salt”

Last week we wrapped up our Ears to Hear series. It was little more than a mere introduction to some 

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Ears to Hear ~ Part II, Listening with Our Eyes

Experienced teachers know they have to repeat things more than once if they expect their students to actually “get it”. And from the opposite perspective, experienced

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