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January 4, 2010

The Trap of Spiritual Pride

Recently a couple of my Facebook friends joined the FB group “I’m Christian & I’m Proud.” I looked at the “Join this group” button and thought about joining, because I am a Christian. But the second half of the group name made me stop and...

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December 23, 2009

Two Days Until Christmas!

Tomorrow night is Christmas Eve. I am looking forward to the candlelight service at church. It is one of my most favorite services of the year. I love it when everyone in the congregation is holding their lit candle and the rest of the lights...

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December 10, 2009

The Importance of Prepositions

Prepositions are often very small words – like in, of, as, by, for, or to. But a preposition can be the most important word for understanding some sentences. Today I am pondering a bit of scripture that contains such a word. The apostle Paul wrote, “give thanks...

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December 9, 2009

To Pray without Ceasing

The other day this quote from Brother Lawrence came in my Quotemeal daily email: “There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God.” That’s easy for a monk to say. What did...

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November 30, 2009

Joke I Shouldn’t Laugh At, But I Did

Last night I was talking with my 14-year-old son, who has a very quick wit and an odd sense of humor. This is a kid who has been reading Far Side since he was 7 or 8, and understanding most of the jokes. Lately, almost...

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November 9, 2009

On Being Thankful

With the Thanksgiving holiday fast approaching, I’ve been thinking again about how important it is to be grateful for what I have. It shouldn’t take a holiday for us to be thankful. Numerous times scripture calls for us to be thankful in all situations. Today...

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November 6, 2009

Even in America

Yesterday Jack Bogdanski posted a blog entry about a guy who was thrown in jail because he couldn’t (or didn’t) pay all his payroll taxes, even though he reported them. Jack commented that it seems we still have debtors prison even in America. This got...

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November 5, 2009

A Remorseful Attitude

We humans have a terrible time admitting when we are in the wrong. There’s always some justification for our actions, often that we were wronged first, or we had no choice, or some such nonsense. Misunderstandings escalate into disagreements, which quickly become heated arguments, and...

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