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4 days ago
5 min

Made For Each Other

This whole coronavirus epidemic has taught me at least one thing. Really, it's not the epidemic, but the whole concept of sheltering in p...

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Jul 28
6 min

93 Years Ago Today

How does a grown man, a father of two and a grandfather of one, look back and celebrate the life of his own daddy?

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Jul 25
4 min

Walk Like Chrissy

This is the day the Lord has made . . . Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24, ESV What happens when a teacher, a young wife and...

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Jul 22
3 min

The Other Bridge John Lewis Crossed

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18, NIV All Americans should have - and most ...

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Jul 20
3 min

That's What I Call High Quality H2O

It's not one of my favorite movies, but it does provide a brief quote I enjoy repeating often, perhaps too often. The movie is The Water ...

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Jul 17
3 min

It's Summer

I write from the great state of Georgia, specifically in Fayette County just south of Atlanta. Additionally, it is mid-afternoon, Thursda...

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Jul 13
2 min

Better Than A Hallmark

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. Proverbs 5:18, NIV Steve Daniel of Jacksonville, Florida mus...

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Jul 9
2 min

When A Cookie Becomes A Kindness

Little things count. They really do. Just ask an eight year old girl and her mother. It happened this June in Athens, Georgia, otherwise ...

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Jun 20
2 min

Dad

Dad. I can't recall the first time either of our boys said that little word, but I do know that it has been music to my ears for the last...

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Jun 1
2 min

George Floyd and A Baby Girl

On the surface, they have nothing in common. He stood 6' 6" tall, while the other is a mere 23 inches. One lived in Minneapolis and the o...

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May 23
3 min

No Spitting In Baseball?

Boy, do I miss baseball right now. I never realized, until it was gone, how much I liked having a major league season unfolding in the ba...

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May 2
3 min

Tears Between Here and There

"Where O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sins the law. But thanks be ...

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Apr 18
3 min

Sleepy Head

Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Ephesians 5:14, NIV What's a preacher's worst fear? Getting totally l...

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Apr 13
3 min

Twilight

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Apr 11
2 min

Waiting On Easter

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. John 19:30 Jesus breathe...

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Apr 3
2 min

Long Walks

He is not here; He has risen; just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay. Matthew 28:6 Honestly, I'm a Lent dabbler. It's not r...

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Mar 28
3 min

Hazel

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows....

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Mar 24
2 min

The View Out My Window

Sing the praises of the Lord, you His faithful people; praise His holy name. For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lif...

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Mar 20
1 min

Creative Isolation

Heading out for a walk the other day, I crossed paths with a group of children who live near me. They were actually split into two groups...

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