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Sin and an overheated blanket have something in common

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My wife and I got married in December. If you have to choose a month to get married, don’t make it December. Not only did we get married in the month of December, but we got married five days before Christmas. If you have to get married in December, don’t make it the week of…

How about skydiving for your senior Sunday School class?

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What has been the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? The thing that made your family gasp and think you were crazy, the thing they tried to talk you out of? I find it odd that most people are satisfied living in the safe lane of life. No risks, no adventures, just content to be…

Don’t do ‘spiritual distancing’ with the good news of Jesus

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We are in a new season of how we interact with this social distancing mandate. It’s not a new thing for me; I have been practicing the six-feet-apart posture for most of my life. It started in kindergarten; back then, most boys thought girls had cooties and if we got within six feet of them,…

You are not without a Friend, hope, peace, love, guidance

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The other day, I was having lunch with Brian Hobbs, the editor of the Baptist Messenger. Brian is one of those guys who, when you visit with him, the time goes by way too fast. I was having a discussion with him about recording a podcast. I found out I am about the last preacher…

Jim the Wonder Dog and a 58-year-old hole in the ground

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Last week, I took an unusual tour. It wasn’t a tour of a world-famous site, unless you think “Jim the Wonder Dog” is one of the wonders of the world. Jim was a Llewellin Setter who lived in my hometown of Marshall, Missouri. Jim was famous not because he could do tricks but because he…

Daylight Savings Time gives men more time to barbecue

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I just celebrated my 54th daylight saving time, and it hasn’t gotten any better. Not only did March come a day later than it usually does, but I had only 23 hours in which to concoct, fabricate and construct this article. I could have used the extra hour today, so please forgive me if it…

When it’s hot and humid in Panama, try a Walker Rocker

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Author’s Note: As I was going through my stuff trying to reduce the clutter, I came across something I wrote many years ago. It made heart laugh not once but twice. So I thought I would share it again. We slept in mosquito net-covered hammocks, cooked our meals in a big iron pot over three…

Taking seasons of rest can be difficult in our busy lifestyles

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I regularly get emails from Jesus. Each week, he tells me I am valued and he wants me to come and see him. I have visited him on a number of occasions, and it’s always a blessing when I do. He takes care of my needs. Every time, he reminds me of the “easy way.”…

I kept losing my focus, so I sold my photography business

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I used to be a professional photographer. For years, I worked at Community Press Photo in Chillicothe, Missouri. Not only did I take wedding and commercial pictures, but I spent a lot of time in a darkroom developing film and making prints. My partner in the business was an older man named Ted Blankenship; he…

‘Yada Hoodies’ provokes further study of what words mean

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I don’t how or when or even where we were when my wife and I started labeling all three grandsons collectively as the “yada hoodies.” Many times when they come walking up to our door, they are goofing around like the Keystone Cops, so calling them “yada hoodies” seemed appropriate to us. My wife got…