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Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. Where did it go? I’m always amazed at how quickly holidays pass by. You blink and they’re gone. This one was a little different, though. Because of office closures and our regular church schedule, I ended up having four days in a row off and not a vacation day…
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Well, Christmas time is here again. Time for garland and bows, conifer trees and mistletoes. Assorted ornaments and wreaths, manger scenes and scented candles. Ah, yes, the beauty if this season cannot be beat. Over the past two days some awesome ladies and at least one courageous husband have been hanging decorations all around my…
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Scattershooting while watching the clouds go by on a blustery day in Texas. It’s cloudy, cold and windy here today. Add a little rain and a Scot might feel right at home. But this is North Texas and not Scotland. Texas weather changes on a dime. This morning it was brightly sunny. As the light…
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My mind is swimming in a sea of thoughts right now and my emotions are being tested. I’m watching the TV special on Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, on ABC. Can you blame me for being affected? It’s really amazing me. Every minute. Gabby, of course, is recovering from a devastating brain injury…
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On Monday night I watched a most interesting special on the famous mythical wizard Merlin. The hour-long documentary traced the origins of the Merlin story back and showed how the wizard is still inspiring the stories of today. It was both fascinating AND disturbing. Why disturbing? More on that later. But first… Merlin is best…
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“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I put my hope. My soul waits for the LORD more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.” (Psalm 130:5-6) I won’t hesitate to admit it: I dislike mornings. Well, in all fairness, I only dislike the…
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Scattershooting while pondering whether or not I truly benefited from daylight savings time… OK, so I figure now that Daylight Savings Time is like a government tax rebate. You get an extra hour of daylight in the spring, enjoy it for a summer, then have it taken back in the fall. Besides, it’s not really…
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From the department of “Good Heavens!” comes this story today about the travails of Dr. Robert Schuller and his Crystal Cathedral. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/bankrupt-church-wants-donations-pastor-sick-wife-ferried-182015520.html For those who don’t want to follow the link, here’s the gist of the story. Dr. Schuller’s wife, Arvella, is sick with pneumonia. From the story: An email sent recently by Crystal Cathedral…
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Yesterday morning I was awakened from my slumber rather suddenly. You see I was flying over downtown Dallas — well, more like hopping in low gravity — and had just made it past some very large arches under construction (think St. Louis x 2) when I started to come into reality. I was, in my…
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Asaph had a problem. In Psalm 73, the famous worship leader and songwriter was on the emotional edge, one tiny step from falling off into a sea of apathy and despair. His problem? The wickedly wealthy were profiting off the poor and God was letting it happen. “Whatever happened to the promise that the pure…
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