Posted at 19:11h
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‘Tis that wonderful time of the year when each day’s mailbox overflows with catalogs. Some of the catalogs feature junk that one would be lucky if they didn’t arrive broken. Then there are others with some lovely very expensive items one would be fearful to...
Posted at 15:24h
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At first I was a bit taken back and then amused. There was an elderly lady (someone older than me) in the supermarket with a lip ring and a diamond stud in the side of her nose. I have gotten used to seeing that in...
Posted at 00:52h
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There is a fascinating clause in Ephesians 3:10. Paul makes reference to “. . . the principalities and powers in heavenly places. . .” This evening’s network news reported that astronomers have upped the number of stars accessible to our instruments. The number is now...
Posted at 14:07h
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I have just developed a serious case of printer envy. I along with one of my colleagues took pictures of our students. We want the pictures for a display in our department. Her pictures are about twice as good as mine. Hers look professional and...
Posted at 14:17h
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Do you ever see or hear something so unbelievable you question its veracity? Me, too. Try this one. In the November 29 issue of Time magazine you will find this number. Ninety percent of all children in the United States will eat at a McDonalds...
Posted at 15:16h
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There are some verses of Scripture that are so outstanding they jump off the page yelling, “Look at me. Memorize me.” Colossians 2:9 & 10 are two of them. Paul wrote, “For in him (Christ) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And you...
Posted at 15:57h
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Being that the Boston Celtics are in the finals against their historic rival the Lakers I am semi-engaged in what is happening. I say semi because I have never been enamored with ten very tall guys throwing a ball through a hoop. I have a...
Posted at 15:54h
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I never thought I would ever meet an apple pie I did not like. However, this weekend I did just that. First of all, let me say my wife did not make it. If she had I would have eaten it with relish and never...
Posted at 14:45h
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I first saw him literally shuffling into our local market. He was hard to miss; cashmere sport jacket, wool scarf, Stetson hat, white mustache, white hair flowing out from under the hat, bushy eyebrows, glasses on the tip of his nose and a twinkle in...
Posted at 15:26h
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I am very proud of my wife. On Tuesday morning one of her students failed to show up for class. It was not just an ordinary class but one in which students had to cooperatively present a project. We are very close now to the...