“Daddy, why do you have splinters in your face?”
After a long day of travel my face was showing an unshaven shadow of stubble. We boarded our flight when my daughter Rachel, who was about four at the time, began staring intently at my…
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Pigeon Monday Again
Thought I’d run a few of my previous posts this week as we approach Easter. Today is Pigeon Monday. Or at least that’s what I call it. Hopefully I’ll start a new trend. It would…
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Sometimes You Just Feel Stupid
Sometimes you just feel stupid when you realize who is in the room with you, and last Saturday at breakfast was just such an occasion. Well, maybe not stupid exactly, but it was quickly apparent…
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Worth Remembering
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop…
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Christmas Mystery
There is a mystery about Christmas that should eternally amaze us; The Almighty God, creator and ruler of all, becomes a child born in poverty. That, my friends, is a marvelous truth. It is why…
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A Prayer For Christmas Preparations
In the midst of all the noise this season, we need a respite. A moment to stop, reflect, and pray. We need an interlude to prepare our heart, mind, and soul for the amazing. This…
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Advent
Christmas is four weeks from today, so it is safe to say we are in the season of Advent. My faith tradition did not place a big emphasis on the Christian calendar, with the exception…
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Thanksgiving Prayer
A prayer for your Thanksgiving Day …. Bless, O Lord, this food we are about to eat; and we pray you, O God, that it may be good for our body and soul; and, if…
