Category Archives: Christian Living

Reminders of Mortality

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

I’ve been doing physical therapy for sixteen years. The first twelve were in outpatient, the last four in home care. In home care you work on some pretty sick folk. Folk close to the end. Every day is a reminder … Continue reading →

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Ditching the Victim Mentality

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

My wife and I are taking Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class. It’s every Monday night for nine weeks. We’ve got three down, six to go. Very interesting stuff. Convicting stuff. Thought-provoking stuff. The big take-away for me last night … Continue reading →

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Scared of Shadows No More

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

When I was a kid, maybe seven or eight, I watched a horror movie. I can’t remember what movie it was (one of those ’70s low-budget jobs) but I remember it was dark, it seemed very real, and I was … Continue reading →

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Not Gonna Let Life Slip By

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

I recently discovered the group Finding Favour and their song “Slip on By.” Now, I listen to it every morning to get myself ready for the day. The song is all about the preciousness of life, of each moment of … Continue reading →

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Learning From Those Who Suffer

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

  I love talking to people who have suffered greatly. No, I don’t get some twisted pleasure from listening to the plight of others. Those who suffer or who have suffered have a unique perspective on life. When I meet … Continue reading →

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When We Don’t Agree With God

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Sometimes, I don’t agree with God. There, the cat’s out of the bag and now it can hiss and scratch and jump around and make me look like an idiot. But I doubt I’m alone. It’s natural for us to … Continue reading →

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Is Suffering a Privilege?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

March is colon cancer awareness month so I’m going to be posting occasionally about cancer, occasionally about colon cancer, and occasionally about suffering. I’ll state a disclaimer now that most of what I post will be re-posts from last year … Continue reading →

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Some of My Favorite Songs

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

The City Harmonic: Holy (Wedding Day) . . . brings tears to my eyes every time, such beautiful imagery and reverence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0-ll_T7f8 Big Daddy Weave: Redeemed . . . picks me up when I’m down, reminds me of who I am … Continue reading →

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Madman in a Box

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

Okay, so my family is hooked on Dr. Who. My kids found it first on Amazon Prime and said we had to watch it. Now, I was never a fan of Dr. Who back in the 70s. Just never got … Continue reading →

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The Silence of God

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Have you ever experienced the silence of God? It happens. We pray, we talk to God, we cry out to Him, and there is no response. The heavens are quiet and still. It seems our petitions never make it past … Continue reading →

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