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PRAYING THROUGH PENTECOST
He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens...
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Hubcap
As I have journeyed through life, I have had very few regrets. To me, regret is something that kind of eats away at you. It doesn’t...
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Keeping up With the Joneses
The saying “Keeping up with the Joneses” comes from a comic strip from 1913. Most of us know it as a saying about competing with or...
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BACKSEAT
At the beginning of this week, we were able to fit three adults in the back seat of our car. (Now, it was not the most comfortable fit as...
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November 4, 1982
Certain dates just resonate with us and we remember what we were doing on that day. I remember turning on the TV on the morning of...
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PRAYERS FOR OUR BLESSINGS
You know blessings are one of those tricky concepts. God told Abraham that he would be blessed, and we see the wonderful things that...
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PRAYER TIME
Do you hate being evaluated? You know, that time of year when your boss or supervisor comes in with a checklist and basically says...
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1924 Broadway
I wonder if someone inside this address in Lubbock, Texas was praying for me. If it would have been prior to early September 1982, they...
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Remembering
There will be times of remembering going on this weekend. Some will gather in New York City, some in Washington DC, and still others in...
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FIRST DAY
Each year on the first day of school there was a photo taken on the front porch. Books in hand, kids wearing brand new clothes ready to...
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JUST A GLIMPSE
I had a glimpse of Heaven this past Sunday. I hadn’t anticipated it, but it just happened. A few weeks ago Brad, my best friend in High...
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IT'S UNDERNEATH
Although I’ve only been to one co-ed bridal shower, I know this is something that's done at these types of events. When you’re attending...
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CALIFORNIA DREAMING
Thirty-five years ago Holly and I were part of a group that left West Texas to move to California. The group left the comforts of a large...
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No Chick-fil-A?
I remember traveling around in the south when my kids were younger, looking for a place to eat. It seemed like Chick-fil-A was always one...
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LOOK UP
I stopped in for an oil change this week and noticed something. After spending too much time visiting with the service person as he...
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THE FOURTH
Ah, the fourth. On a calendar, it would just be the fourth day of the month. There are twelve of them each year, pretty insignificant....
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THE RAINBOW
As the years have crept up on me, I find myself on the living room floor each day. No, I don’t fall coming down the hallway, and no, I’m...
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PEWS OR CHAIRS?
It seems like the move for the past quarter century or more has been to get rid of pews. I don’t believe there have ever been any pews in...
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BEFORE DR. DOLITTLE
Dr. Dolittle was a beloved character in a series of children’s books from the 1920’s. The character was made into a movie in 1967 and...
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Value
For better than a week I had been looking. I looked through my garage twice. I looked through my basement storage. I moved boxes, shifted...
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