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Well, today’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and the beginning of the Easter season on the traditional Christian calendar. Yesterday was Mardi Gras — not a Christian holiday — but today is the start of a period in which many believers around the world sacrifice something important for 40 days leading up to
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Sovereignty. When you see that word, what images come to mind? A king or queen? A nation? A state? When I think of “sovereignty” I think of a sovereign, a king, who rules with one of those fancy scepters while sitting on a throne dressed in a flowing scarlet or purple robe, golden, jeweled crown
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As I write this I’m watching the latest episode of “Out of the Wild,” a Discovery Channel show about nine volunteers who struggle to survive in the wild, hiking from location to location as they struggle. It’s a show of endurance and human spirit, though there is no prize and no “challenges” to win immunity.
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Well, the snow has cleared and February temps have rebounded to near-record highs (it was 80 yesterday!). I’ve got the gardening bug, again, though I can’t seem to keep my plants alive. I know that the definition of insanity is to try the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. Well,
J.C. Newton 