I recently told someone that my favorite pastime is learning. It doesn’t really matter what the subject is, just that I have the opportunity to learn something new. To me, knowledge is the most wonderful commodity of all (along with its mature cousin, wisdom, of course); and, for the most part, it’s totally free! If […]
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A beautiful woman bears a daughter. As she grows up, the mother buys her all the latest fashions and before she takes her daughter out in public, she dresses her up like a little porcelain doll. She beams with pride each time a stranger approaches the beautiful duo to say, “Wow, what a precious little
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My wife and I had a good chuckle the other day while studying our Bibles together. Somehow, after discussing John 1, we ended up in Romans 2. That’s one of the things I enjoy most about studying the Bible in groups, even if it’s just two of us…you always end up meandering through the scriptures, talking open-endedly
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When my sons were young, we took them to a Disney On Ice show at the Dunkin’ Donut Center in Providence, Rhode Island. One of the skits was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. As the plot thickened and the evil queen prepared the poisonous apple for her stepdaughter, the audience became deathly quiet (not
The Bible speaks a lot about three particular forms of evil. I’m going to call them the three pillars of Satan’s unholy economy. I know that’s a mouthful, but my hope is that it makes complete sense once you’ve finished reading this blog. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. — 1 John 5:21 Keep your
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When I was enlisted in the U. S. Air Force, I had the privilege of traveling to Kathmandu, Nepal. It was a fascinating place to visit for a young man in his late teens. Two things stand out in my mind from the trip. First, was the size of the bats. I remember eating pizza
According to NFL.com, the website for the National Football League (NFL), in 1970 football overtook baseball as America’s favorite spectator sport. As a spectator myself, I can understand why. To give this phenomenon some context, data journalist Noah Veltman stated, “Nowadays, if you’re 6 foot 3 inches and 280 pounds, you’re too big for most skill
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Love is transcendent. Maybe the greatest revelation of love is when it rises above self-preservation. Most people will say that they have love, but when it is put to the test, it usually defaults to love of self, at least more than love for others. This is why today it isn’t uncommon for a mother
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Most people spend a fair amount of time in front of a mirror each day, especially in the morning. Unless you’re a spy or an automotive mechanic who’s trying to peer around corners, you typically look in a mirror to examine yourself. You are front and center. Some of us also spend time in front
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I’ve never met an honest person who hasn’t admitted suffering from some form of depression in their life. Never. Not once. There’s often a hesitance to admit it, for it reveals one’s soft underbelly, making them vulnerable; but, if a person is truly forthcoming, the truth follows shortly behind. Depression, anxiety, sadness, etc.…these are all
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