Jun 03
The Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” was highly successful and introduced younger fans to Michael Jordan. It reignited on sports talk shows the discussion of who is the greatest basketball player of all-time. ESPN even produced a list of the top players of all-time. This same debate happens in every sport, even sometimes between …
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May 27
Every child learns the annoying game–“Repeat” or “Copy Cat” at some point. They will repeat everything you say right after you say it. Parents eventually have to break into the game and make the child stop repeating everything. Adults sometimes describe this action as “mimicking” another person. It simply means “to imitate, copy, or impersonate.” …
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May 20
We drive by them daily, maybe thousands of times, but don’t even know what they say or why they are there. As a culture we place value on marking graves with marble headstones as memorials to our loved ones. We visit battlefields that are covered with memorials honoring valiant soldiers. We go to church and …
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Apr 30
I enjoy giving my dogs special treats. It might be a meat bone or a dog treat. Our two dogs have always reacted differently to food you give them. Bailey, our Golden Retriever, snatches it as quickly as possible. She will eat it as fast as she can. If it is a bone she will …
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Apr 28
Essential employees have stayed on the job through the coronavirus pandemic. There has been much discussion and debate about why some industries and businesses were deemed essential, but others non-essential. The term essential means, “absolutely necessary; extremely important”(1). While our leaders and citizens can debate about what workers are essential, I thought of a better …
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Apr 22
Who are you? Who do you worship? Are those questions related? I would say the second question directly shapes and creates the answer to the first! You become like what you worship! James Michener writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 …
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Apr 15
I have been working on my tiller this week. We have mowed the yard a couple of times already. Spring is here! Trees and flowers are bursting forth with new life. Gardens are being turned. Farmers are preparing fields. It is that time of year! It is also the time of year for school picnics, …
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Apr 01
This crisis has shown me the fragility of the world. A small microscopic bug has torn down many permanent fixtures. In a short amount of time businesses are threatened, sports has been put on hold, and fear has swept across our nation. Israel endured many such times throughout the Old Testament. They endured persecution, disease, …
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Mar 24
We live in anxious times. We live in depressing times. We need social interaction and encouragement, yet many are confined to isolation. Fear is thriving. The Apostle Paul could relate to our anxieties. He suffered shipwrecks, imprisonments, countless beatings with whips and rods, vicious attacks from enemies, hunger, exposure to harsh weather. Upon top of …
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Mar 13
Fear! The uncertainty of the unknown is causing hysteria across our nation in response to the coronavirus. We are canceling annual sporting events that involve millions of dollars because of fear related to public safety. The stock market is crashing. Schools are being dismissed. Toilet paper and cleaning supplies are in high demand. What is …
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