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COPIED. And lemme just get outa the way — We won’t be at each other’s funerals. And knowing that breaks my heart. One of us will sit through the other’s goodbye. One of us will carry the silence. The memories.…
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You Asked about “A Little Talk with Jesus”
Thank you, but no, I didn’t make that up. It’s an old song — I once was lost in sin but Jesus took me inAnd then a little light from heaven filled my soulIt bathed my heart in love and…
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BONUS BLOG: for such a time as this
From yesterday…with gratitude to Bishop Ken Carter for the reminder, the image…and So. Much. More, along with So. Many. More. — We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but…
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She Had a Little Talk with Jesus
Sent to me by a friend wanting to be anonymous — The longest conversation Jesus had in the Bible was with a broken woman at a well. It’s a reminder that Jesus meets us in our brokenness, takes time for…
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Still Writing Letters
Sean Dietrich wrote this, and wow —- Don’t shoot the messenger. But in America, one third of children have never handwritten a letter. And it’s not just kids. Nearly 40 percent of adult Americans haven’t written a letter in the…
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The Apple Bowl Stayed on the Desk
COPIED. All sorts of amazing stuff packed in here, of all varieties — His clients called him insane for giving away free fruit during the Depression…. Then he created Tony the Tiger, the Marlboro Man, and the Pillsbury Doughboy. Chicago.…
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BONUS BLOG: a loose thought
I keep avoiding the topic of Living This Side of Cancer. Some days it feels like a great title/theme/purpose.
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Learning and Editing
That sense of loss? ‘Maybe “God is removing what you have outgrown,” says Neil Vermillion, “what is no longer necessary, or what serves no purpose.” Hmmm. Just maybe it’s kinda like something we’ve heard or read before: “I am the…
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A Happy, Abundant Life
“A happy life is one spent learning, earning, and yearning,” said actress Lillian Gish. “I have come that you may have a real life, a full life, better than you can imagine,” said Christ Jesus in John 10:10b. (RDSV) Either…
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Why Do This Stuff?
You and I get asked that, sometimes even with words. The best answer was given way before before we ever came along – – – If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made…
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