On Totaled Cars and 3 Word Prayers of Friends

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The effective prayers of a righteous man avail much.  James 5:16b  I have recently come through an “abundant” 60 day stretch that has included a post-arthroscopic surgery blood clot, a flooded basement on our 21rst anniversary and a flooded upstairs bedroom on my birthday.  However, this all started in a split second when I made […]

On a Chef’s phrase and Justin Bieber’s Rolling Stone interview

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Birthday/Labor Day Weekend 2011 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.                                                                                                Proverbs 31:8-9 (NIV) This weekend, I turn 49 years old, which means I am about ready to enter […]

On 5-minute Breakups and Bad Haircuts…

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21st Anniversary Week Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. “Confession and forgiveness are the concrete forms in which we sinful people love one another.” Henri Nouwen When Mary and I were dating and I had just returned from a […]