This is my letter to Brooke on her 6th birthday — April 6, 2013. —- Brooke, I loved holding you as a baby. You were so precious. I would come home from work and sit in my recliner and rock you. Mom always poked fun at how I softy patted …
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Apr 02
Why Your Children Should Visit Nursing Homes
The smell . . . the yells . . . the awkward questions . . . all of these are a part of visiting a nursing home facility. I remember going to nursing homes as a kid. Both of my great-grandmothers were in nursing home facilities. I still remember going with family members to see …
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Mar 24
Exploring the Trend to Eat Natural
Eating healthy and natural is a hot trend these days. For example, people are interested in eating organic. A FoodNavigator story said, “The U.S. [organic] industry is expected to go from $21.1 billion in 2010 to $36.8 billion in 2015.” Preservatives and other non-natural additives are considered harmful and a whole food diet is being …
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Mar 17
How Many Wells Would You Dig?
A carpenter was telling me yesterday about his current project of installing a fence. This is not an ordinary fence but a fence that is built to separate neighbors who have battled in court.. As a part of the settlement the judge would not allow the man to construct a fence out of block or …
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Feb 21
My Observations After Cutting Satellite TV
In November of 2011 we chose to cut our Dish network and install an antenna TV. Here are some of my thoughts about this as I know others often consider this step. I don’t know if it is helpful to you, but that is my hope. What we have used since cutting Dish? When we …
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Feb 20
The Clear Perspective of Humility
In the last post, I wrote about the delusion of pride. The main point was that pride distorts our thinking and our actions. We can easily spot pride in others, but are oblivious to it in our own lives. God’s answer to the problem of pride is humility (see James 4:6-10). The challenge is gaining …
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Feb 19
The Delusion of Pride
John Wilkes Booth thought he would be a great hero. He boasted before his deed of killing Abraham Lincoln, “When I leave the stage I will be the most talked about man in America.” He imagined riches and glory coming his way because of his deed. He saw his name going down in history as …
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Jan 24
The Choice of Life
In yesterday’s post I wrote that Christians should make our arguments emotionally convincing and appealing. Amanda told me about some friends from FHU and their story. I contacted her and asked if I could share her story on this site and she was happy to allow such. Here it is! Tommy and Miranda Schroader are …
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Jan 23
Framing the Argument
There is a saying in politics which goes like this: “He who frames the issue, wins the debate.” (source) In our culture today, I might say it like this: “He who frames the emotionally convincing argument, wins the debate.” Correspondingly, It is often true that the one who frames the argument first, loudest, and most …
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Jan 02
From the Eyes of a Child
Here are two true stories I recently heard or witnessed involving two precious boys and their deep spiritual reflections!! Enjoy these with a laugh and maybe even garner a lesson or illustration. “A Really Long Prayer” Jude, an early elementary grandchild of one of our elders, wanted to read his Bible, so he turns to …
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