Category: 2023
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Wall Hangings
On the south wall of our bedroom, about 30 inches away and at eye level if you are laying on my side of the bed, hang four pieces of paper. They are not in any particular order that I can tell. Each one is attached to the wall with a generous amount of Scotch tape.…
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Old School
A tribute to a man who was… just that. Galen Degani 1948 – 2023. You were a faithful servant. May you rest, in peace. There is a group of men, older men, that reside in my mind. They occupy a special place, a room of sorts. They have a few things in common. They have…
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Voices From The Deep
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? 1 Cor. 14:8 Like a lot of others, my interest in the Titanic disaster has been triggered again, mostly due to the tragedy of the submersible that attempted to reach the wreck a few weeks ago. In reading and researching…
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The Imitators
I awoke last night at about 2 am. That, in and of itself, isn’t so noteworthy. The reason I woke up is. The sound of rain on the roof. We live in a desert. This is not a common occurrence for us. As I lay there trying to process what I was hearing, another sound…
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Last Words
I found a soft spot in my heart this morning. I can’t tell you what lead me to it, or what started the train of thoughts that caused me to ponder the late evening of January 27, 2022. I did discover that the spot was still very tender. Maybe always will be. I tested it,…
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Escape
…but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape… 1 Cor. 10:13 In the early 2000’s, a.k.a. a long time ago, I worked on a framing crew building houses in a nearby mountain town. We were…
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Little Lights
On a rare occasion I find myself in the right place at the right time. Such was the case a couple of weeks ago. I witnessed something that I knew had significance, I just wasn’t sure what it was at the time. To tell the truth, I’m not sure I completely understand it just yet. …
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Simple Tools
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. And David girded up his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with…
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The Flood
I grew up on the plains, a dozen or so miles from a dry riverbed. I don’t know when the river in this story stopped flowing. But it had been long enough that a lot, if not most, of the trees that grew on the banks had stopped living. Rivers provide life. When the river…
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Make Sure
I’ve known for quite a while that I wanted to write something with this title, and truth be told, most of this was written months ago. I’ve felt a little helpless as I’ve thought about trying to describe what I felt, and witnessed, for the first 40 years of my life. I know what I…
The Peak of Inspiration 