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It’s Not About The Stuff
As our regular readers know for the past 33 months, Norma Jean and I have been homeless. Sorta. When we decided to step back from working full time with a local church and travel, engaging in an...
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The Bonds That Bind Us Together
Last week Norma Jean and I attended the “Golden Grads” luncheon during the Florida College Lectures. It’s a reunion of FC classes spanning the years from 1947-1971. This is the third year we’ve...
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Say Something Nice
My Mom always said, “Kenny, If you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all.” I suppose many growing up in the 1950s and early 60’s heard similar instructions from their mothers as...
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Hugs For Health
Did you know that today, June 29th is the national “Hug Holiday”? Well, according to the national holiday calendar of unusual, weird, or wacky holidays, “this very special day was created by the “Hugs...
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Coping With Conflict
Conflict. It seems to have escalated in recent years. Conflict between “Trumpers” and “Never Trumpers.” Conflict in Congress. Conflict between Republicans and Democrats. Conflict between liberals and...
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When Politics are Problematic
According to a recent poll by Lifeway Research of 1,000 Protestant Pastors, 44% said their “people’s political views” were difficult to deal with. Additionally, 48% of the respondents expressed...
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Is “Your Church” a “Red Door” Church?
Nancy Kennedy, religious writer for our local Citrus County Chronicle recently wrote a column entitled “Red Door Churches” that caught my eye. Kennedy relates touring a new meeting house of a church...
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Winning Even When You Lose
“Some things are bigger than sports,” correctly opined David Suggs in sportingnews.com. We were reminded of this fact (again) as a dramatic, and scary scene unfolded in the first inning during a...
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Addressing Loneliness
The problem of loneliness has made news headlines lately. From CNN to NBC to FNC, it’s reported that loneliness is now a national epidemic. Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, has released an official...
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Respecting Differences
This week we were scheduled to be vacationing in Maui. Then the unthinkable happened. The entire town of Lahaina was destroyed by a raging fire fueled by fierce winds. Technically, we could have...
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