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Joy: a cause to celebrate the small things (PS: they are larger than you think.)
I woke up this morning to my first sunflower of the season. It towers ten feet. The petals are fearfully and wonderfully made—even the...
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Jun 154 min read
Fatherhood: the real DNA story
I had a conversation with a librarian. In our conversation, she asked me, “Why don’t black men take care of their children?”—another...
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Jun 84 min read
Prayer is more than an act; it’s an act of A.C.T.S.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day, admiring all creation. Not long into his walk, he heard a rustling in the tall grass. ...
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Jun 13 min read
How to Stay on Point with Your One Great Work of God
Recently, I was both saddened and gladden by the news of the death from natural causes of a suffering saint at the nursing home where I...
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May 255 min read
Memorial Day: Remember the Unconventional Ways of War
In 1971, Memorial Day became a national holiday by an act of Congress; it is now celebrated on the last Monday in May to honor those who...
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May 44 min read
Will the real mother, please stand up? (so, we can salute you)?
Next Sunday is Mother’s Day. Many will receive cards. Mother's Day is the third-largest card-sending holiday in the United States, with...
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Apr 274 min read
Dream or Dream Deferred
We are in the graduation season. For the next two months, many dreamers will move one more step closer to reaching their dreams—a degree,...
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Apr 203 min read
Pride: It’s not the size, but the compromise
What does an O-ring, a piece of foam, and a stick of incense have in common? On their own, they are small and innocuous. But when mixed...
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Apr 135 min read
Totality: Two Lessons
More than 31 million people witnessed the spectacle called Totality--the four minutes when the moon totality blocked the sun as the sun...
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Apr 58 min read
The Post-Easter Hunt for Faith: Over easy or hard boiled
Happy post-Easter. I hope all your expectations were met. Easter—, like most holidays—come with their own expectations. Some people...
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Mar 303 min read
Easter: Follow the “Son”’ Flower.
A true story: Grieving sisters in Oviedo, Spain, were all dressed up and ready to go to their beloved brother’s funeral, but they got a...
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Mar 234 min read
Palm Sunday: Who are you in the pre-crowd crowd.
We have a pre-Easter crowd this morning on Palm Sunday—the final Sunday of Lent. I say crowd because as the saying goes: “Two’s company,...
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Mar 154 min read
How Does Your Garden Grow? — Part 2
I’m working on my garden. I’ve prepared the seedlings to put in the ground after the last freeze. They are healthy with the potential of...
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Mar 94 min read
How Does Your Garden Grow?
I’m working on my garden. It’s that time. It’s not much: a few herbs here, some tomatoes in planter boxes, there. All the more reason,...
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Mar 24 min read
Worship: It’s a Call and a Cost
One Sunday morning, the preacher noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered...
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Feb 243 min read
Brotherhood and Friendship: A Hybrid Way to Live
This week I had to say goodbye to a friend, and I gained a new one. Rev. Jim was my brother. Jim was also my friend. I am in bible...
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Feb 173 min read
Press to the Finish: Lent—It’s 40 days of growing.
Eighty-five-year-old Lew Hollander was given some interesting advice in his lifetime. "When I was a kid, medical pros preached that...
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Feb 103 min read
No pain, no gain. (and no glory)
A woman goes into labor with her child. The doctor says that they have invented a new device to transfer the pain of child birth to the...
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Feb 33 min read
“My Supper—just thought you could use a little reminder this week: We are better than this.”—God
This week we were reminded how painful the past can be and how unforgiving the future can seem. The mother of the teenager who killed...
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Jan 273 min read
You lost what, where?
Have you ever loss something important and went to great lengths to find it, only to discover that it was in the most surprising...
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