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Everything that Jesus will offer you is absolutely genuine

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‘I am the oldest of four boys. The next to the oldest of these four boys is my younger brother Gary. Gary has spent most of his life in law enforcement and recently retired from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He has had many positions, but the one I get the most joy out of…

Lots of seafood on our short fall adventure in Florida

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There is something so calming about the ocean. Earlier this month, we accompanied my mother-in-law and one of our sons and his wife on a four-day trip to Florida. We take this long weekends to get away and Florida is a favorite stopping point. To be honest, I wasn’t sure we could get a good…

These are two relationships that can be difficult to describe

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Our oldest yada hoodie, Titus the Honorable, is on a second-grade soccer team. I think it’s on page 327 of the “Grandparenting Manual” that grandparents are required to attend “any sport, any school function, any church activity, or social gathering, where said grandchild participates.” I didn’t know this, but recently our grandsons informed us that…

The mother of a Cherokee clan truly changed the world

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] The leaders of the Old Settler Cherokee who moved west of the Mississippi were of the same clan, and apparently the same mother. For over 30 years, we have pursued genealogy with history. Deciphering the mothers of the late 1700s is extremely difficult. Why? Until…

Be thankful even when circumstances may seem tough

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I was visiting with my friend Rick Collier and we were talking about what it was like when we were growing up in Tulsa. We had several things in common, including coming from poor families and growing up in Tulsa around Sheridan Road (probably from Admiral Boulevard to 41st Street). I usually had a bowl…

What would it look like to get a letter in the mail from Jesus?

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I don’t why or when I started doing this. I don’t even think about it. I have always signed my emails, letters, and other correspondence by writing, “Your Servant, Walker Moore.” Some have remarked that my letter closing is odd. Some have said I am not their servant. My attraction to our “servant Jesus” is…

The New Madrid earthquake shook up a lot of Indians

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] Road trip, some of our favorite words. Ehh, we have to navigate Memorial Drive to reach the backroads. The first villages of Old Settler Cherokee had moved from Tennessee to the New Madrid area, west of the Mississippi River the year before the great earthquakes,…

Buying Christmas gifts too early can make matters complicated

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Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview in October that people should start buying Christmas gifts immediately. This was troubling because she wasn’t necessarily advising shoppers to plan ahead but instead was issuing a warning about her anticipated shortage of stuff to buy for Christmas. Dock workers are on strike. Trucking companies can’t get…

As a boy, I always wanted my role to be the closest to Jesus

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It is about the time of year when churches begin planning their annual Christmas programs. Music has been selected, scripts have been written, and all that remains is casting the parts and starting rehearsals. These programs have given us some of the best times in the lives of our family members. For years, both of…