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Feeling Weak Kneed? I am always moved by the story referencing the Bible account of Peter’s denial of Jesus, as noted in Luke 22.  In particular my heart is usually wrenched when reading verse 62, in what no doub…

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Your Blueprint I wrestle with all sorts of issues. It is often difficult for my mind to sit still knowing all of the shortcomings in my life that I feel need fixing. I have journalized countless pages, with river…

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Calling Darkness Light This is one area each individual is responsible for providing their own “light meter.”  I have mine, but it is only calibrated in order to provide a customized gauge on my own personal ability…

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For now we see only a reflection! Like most people, the majority of my time is spent navigating the visual and audible world that physically surrounds me. Every now and again I pause to consider that the vast scope of activity in m…

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But for! We all are saddled with the quality of human frailty. None can claim to be without fault. That’s how life has been handed to us. However, we also have each been imbued with something Divine, …

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Callous Whether by life experiences, learned cultural taboos, tribal pressure for conformity, etc. there seems to be a human tendency to prioritize a list of sins that one holds as a standard.  I’m no…

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Seeing People as Trees Now, I admit that there are some people I wouldn’t necessarily like to live next door to. I suspect that there are many who feel the same about living next door to me. Our humanness has that …

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Ambidextrous? I seem to be unable to help myself. Hearing or reading about individuals who have invested a lifetime of sacrifice and the grit to overcome incredible obstacles, physically and psychologically, ins…

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Protest~ant Can we expect to receive love from someone who is unable to love themself? I’m no psychologist, but ponder the reason there appears to be a prominent spirit of cruelty and hatred expressed in…

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God, you’re hurting me! I suspect that my childhood was not unique. I recall being in trouble with my parents for having done something, and then receiving what I’m sure was considered a justified punishment. I simp…

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Where’s the Switch? It’s seems to be somewhat intuitive that humanity is hooked on the comparison of light and darkness when suggesting that something is perceived as good or bad.  A normal reaction to entering a…

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Defficient? I’ve had an odd thought pass through my mind. Imagine that one’s spiritual commitment was actually measurable by its weight. It could be placed upon a scale and determined to be accepta…

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All Things I’m sure this will be hard to process for many individuals, but I cling to a belief that everything that exists, and all that’s alive, are part of a whole. With so much chaos and divisi…

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Flip the Switch I’m tempted to put forth a theory. One that I hold based upon my own incomplete understanding, but something that I intuit as being a foundational missing ingredient that is cause for the div…

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Consider It It’s not uncommon for those who profess their faith that they are often asked what their favorite Bible verse is. There are plenty that one can choose from and often it holds a special meaning for …

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This is Me! There’s a scene in the movie “The Greatest Showman” that imparts a message of hope and encouragement to those who may feel as though they don’t belong. Harboring a somewhat …

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Who’s on First? Two concepts to visit today.  Servant and subservient.  No one fits perfectly into either category.  Some may appear more directed by one than the other.  But there is a distinc…

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What about the gap? Perhaps this might find significance with anyone professing to be instructed by historic Bible accounts.  Not all stories recounted are exact overlays of any one generation’s actual experience…

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Value Perhaps it could be couched in the frame of a philosophical repartee.  This purported scene, recording events that were to have taken place two millennia ago, could readily be played out in a …

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I Have Issues No doubt, many will be surprised at this statement, “I have issues.” I find one of the most difficult things for me is managing these issues. Confession, I often miss the plot of my dre…

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SEEK, RENEW, WALK (repeat) With so much diversity of human experience and personality types, it is unlikely that one can find a recipe for baking a particular life into the perfect proverbial cake. Each person contributes so…

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Words There are certain passages recorded in the Bible that particularly stand out for me. Not necessarily classified by me as favorite passages, but more like stand outs with particular flavors that inv…

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01.10.2025 21:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In his footsteps! Having lived for almost eight decades, I have accumulated a treasure chest of numerous experiences and a smattering of loosely connected useful knowledge. Though bouts of arrogance and “know …

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Which camp? I guess it was one of the ancient favorite stories in the Middle East many years ago.  It still has an impact on modern readers as well.  It’s the account of Job’s trials and a discussion…

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Flint Face Now, I’m not suggesting that everyone holds tightly onto their convictions based upon a good faith mindset.  I’ve experienced in my lifetime that some are more bent on being right than they ar…

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Shoulder to the wheel! Some have stronger backs than others. Some may require a heavier lift than others. Whatever the circumstances, when you feel imposed upon consider that life is not always equal in its distribution …

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Where do you live? In my day I have been known, as a pastor, to preach sermons, at various times, on the topic of spirituality. Though no longer standing in front of church congregations, I still feel a nudge to addr…

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In the eye of the beholder? I have found that the concept of “cherry picking” is a fairly universal practice. Much of it is not practiced to find truth, but rather to justify one’s claim of having the &#8220…

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