Posted at 20:55h
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Jesus’ disciples came to Him and asked Him to teach them how to pray. To be able to communicate with the Lord of the Universe is a way to open our minds to an understanding of our origins, being and future. We are curious creatures. ...
Posted at 21:51h
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This afternoon I mailed a $5.50 book back to Amazon. It cost me $3.50 cents in postage. I probably used a gallon of gasoline to go to and back from the post office. Gas is currently $2.50 cents a gallon so I am out of...
Posted at 19:59h
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I had a friend who treated the Bible as if it were the ultimate puzzle book filled with anagrams, numerology, mystic secrets and cryptic messages formed from taking letters out of context and forming words in English. I never could get him to understand that...
Posted at 17:24h
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Ninety year old former president Jimmy Carter is showing the world how a real Christian faces eternity. When diagnosed with what could be terminal cancer he said, “I am ready for anything and looking forward to a new adventure.” What a wonderful adventure is before...
Posted at 18:17h
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A week ago I wrote concerning my mental instability regarding my set of Harvard Classics that is blue but has a brown volume seven. I received a large amount of correspondence regarding the offending book. The overwhelming suggestion was that I would be much more...
Posted at 22:31h
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Some evenings are just about perfect. Try to imagine a small New England town park. Add to it being with your best friend, 78 degrees, a clear sky with a half moon, katydids in the trees, an ice cream truck, small children laughing and playing...
Posted at 18:27h
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This afternoon I watched a small flock of sparrows trying, without success, to get food out of our birdfeeder. It is one of those feeders with a door that closes if too much weight is on the perch. Sometimes it keeps the squirrels out but...
Posted at 21:25h
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Just two weeks ago if asked what kind of squirrels do you have in your neighborhood I would have responded, “Gray and red.” I had no idea that we had flying squirrels. It seems they are nocturnal and since I am diurnal I had no...
Posted at 07:49h
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There she sat, calmly looking at us through the glass door of our woodstove. She did not seem upset and obviously had no idea of her precarious situation. She was a sparrow that had come down the stovepipe into our family room. The odds on...
Posted at 21:37h
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Are you as irritated as I when the phone rings and you get up out of your easy chair, rush across the room, only to listen to a recorded message telling you that you have been called in response to an inquiry you made? You...