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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…
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Working the Road
In memory of a man, a road worker. February 24, 1953 – January 28, 2022 There may be a number of people who enjoy road construction, but that number is very small. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t times and situations that we don’t think the roads need work. Quite the opposite. We frequently can…
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The Ebb and Flow
Ebb and Flow – a recurrent or rhythmical pattern of coming and going or decline and regrowth. I’ve spent a fair amount of energy through the various stages and phases of my life trying to reach a plane. Ideally, this plane would trend slightly upward. Never too steep to exhaust me, but always taking me…
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Christmas Letter 2022
It seems fitting to me that the exercise of writing a Christmas letter comes just a few weeks before the opportunity to make New Year’s resolutions arrives. I believe it benefits us to think about the path behind us. Remember how our needs have been supplied and our blessings multiplied. Quite likely writing this does…
The Peak of Inspiration 