Dead or Alive
I passed a dead possum on the way to work today. At least I think it was dead. Sometimes it’s hard to tell with possums. They act dead even when they have life inside. I know. I’ve met a few.
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Pickles
“Pickles” is closing. It used to be my favorite place to eat lunch. Then came the time when the hostess, the owner’s wife, left. The friendly service faded. Some time after that, the owner left. I don’t know if he sold the business, or just relinquished its care to someone else. What I do know is that
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Where Did All the Steeples Go?
There is a church that I pass on my way to work. It still has a steeple. Not a simple modern steeple. An old fashioned, tall, spire-with-a-bell-tower steeple. It has a cross at the very top. I don’t know if I would agree with the church’s doctrine. I do know that outward appearances can’t always
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Mushroom
The mushroom didn’t amount to much. It was just a small little toadstool with a white top-cap, speckled with a few green flecks. Most people in the park walked right past it, never even noticing, but not Brian. Brian was a very unique young boy. He noticed everything. From several yards away, his mother watched
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Getting Things Through US Customs
Usually when I come home from Haiti, I don’t bring much back. On the last day, I pack the big green suitcase with stuff I might use next year, then give the rest away. The green suitcase stays and the other suitcases get consolidated, one inside the other, with the innermost suitcase stuffed full of
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That reminds me of the time I had a cold . . .
I have a cold. No major illness. No major trial. Just the minor inconvenience of a headache and a nasal system full of snot. None the less, I will be glad when it’s over and the sickness is a memory. Colds do slow me down, but I try not to let them get me down.
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Violence
The recent violence in this country, acts of pure evil carried out by what could only be godless, devil possessed pawns, is enough to bring many to despair, and all to unanswered questions. Shooting innocent children in school. Spraying bullets in a movie theatre. Gunning down random people in the street. Most everyone is saying something must be
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Why Would God Lead Me to Temptation?
In preparing for a trip to Haiti, I have been thinking about the theme of “Crime and Punishment.” More specifically, this morning I was thinking about what is often a precursor to the crime: temptation. The particular bit of scripture I was pondering was in the prayer Jesus taught us to pray. “Lead us not
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Short Timer
There are only two hours left in the year. I need to write one more post to make my goal of at least three posts per month. So this is it. I almost figured it was too late to get it in. Procrastination can get you behind, but it’s no excuse for giving up. When