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One of the very first stories I ever read was the tale of the lazy grasshopper and the industrious ants. He played all summer and they worked all summer. Eventually winter came and the winds howled and the ants were snug in their home with...
Posted at 16:02h
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Just in case you thought you could believe everything you research on the Internet, think again. Even my devotionals have now fallen into doubt. Last night I reported that the Derek Redmond event that included his father occurred in 1988 in Seoul. Wrong! It was...
Posted at 16:29h
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This afternoon I watched a little girl get a stream of dollars from her dad as she was trying to snag a pretty stuffed bear from a machine with one of those descending hooks. After at least ten dollars she victoriously captured her bear most...
Posted at 15:47h
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In just a few seconds the entire nation of Japan moved eight feet from its former location. It is almost incomprehensible to realize the amount of energy expended in such an event. It doesn’t take a 140 IQ to see the shape of South America...
Posted at 15:22h
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About a month ago I replaced a wall switch. Last night a circuit breaker kicked off and would not reset. We hired “Sherlock Holmes Electrical Services.” Well, not really by that name. But the solution did require an hour of sleuthing on the part of...
Posted at 14:18h
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Yesterday, while I was in a middle school, I walked past a table filled with mittens and gloves. I mean filled. There must have been a hundred pairs and then another hundred singles. We are having fifty degree days now in New England so I...
Posted at 18:58h
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While dumping a can of coins into a coin machine at my bank I struck up a conversation with a policeman. Just then the coin machine broke. Laughingly he said, “Hang on for a moment I’ll tase it for you.” This prompted me to ask...
Posted at 14:33h
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Jesus was with His disciples for the last time prior to the cross. They had left the upper room, left the east gate of Jerusalem, crossed the Kidron and were nearing the garden when He saw a vine growing along a stone wall. Gathering His...
Posted at 15:02h
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The first part of John 21 is a message for our time. The economy not only of our nation but the world continues to spiral downwards with little hope for the rest of this calendar year. Millions of people are unemployed and losing their homes. ...
Posted at 18:01h
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Today I gave a midterm in my Human Development class. While I do not necessarily enjoy giving exams I do enjoy the hour and a half of sitting and looking at each of my students. That is difficult to do when I am lecturing so...