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People looked for a hawk but got a hummingbird instead

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Since retiring, my wife and I have enjoyed going outside in the morning, sitting in our patio chairs and drinking a cup of coffee together. We have spent most of our married life taking teams to the mission field during the summer, so for us to stay home and enjoy our backyard has been a…

Baseball loses Seaver, Brock

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The Baseball Hall of Fame lost two its greats in the past two weeks; Tom Seaver and Lou Brock. I never met Seaver, but I did spend time with Brock on a couple occasions. Seaver spent 20 seasons in Major League Baseball, playing with the New York Mets (twice), Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and…

We can’t let the pandemic ruin every aspect of our lives

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On August 15, the liberal Tulsa World published an editorial insisting that the NCAA cancel all college football games this fall. According to the editorial, “The COVID-19 pandemic makes college football too risky… “Cancel the 2020 college football season, or at least postpone it to spring if it can be done safely then.” This attitude…

Marathon running son invites Dad to join in on the fun

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I don’t like running, especially if it is required of me. As a child, I loved chasing after lighting bugs or baseballs. I loved it when my brothers and I ran through the woods behind our house. Nonessential running was freedom. But when I went to school and we were required to run around the…

Sen. Kamala Harris is a strong supporter of abortion

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Sen. Kamala Harris is bad news for unborn children. No senator has a worse record on defending unborn babies than Harris and no senator has greater support for the abortion factory of Planned Parenthood. If the Joe Biden/Harris ticket wins on November 3, the carnage will continue and probably accelerate. Biden, who was raised a…

We must protect our children just like my sunflower plant

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Each spring, I try to plant something weird. I am not sure just how I got into doing this, but it brings me great joy. My wife is a gardener at heart; her mom was the same. She is your typical country girl with a green thumb. Like her mom, she can plant flowers, vegetables…

Child labor, human rights abuses and death are ignored

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Marathon Petroleum recently announced it will “indefinitely idle” its Martinez Refinery. The decision will remove hundreds of jobs, billions of dollars, and nearly 7 million gallons of gasoline, diesel and other petroleum liquids per day from the energy-hungry California economy. It will also send fuel prices even higher for minority and other poor families that…

Here’s what happened when Venezuela fell to socialism

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Venezuela was once one of the richest nations in the world. Now it is the poorest nation in the Americas. What happened? After Venezuela adopted a democratic form of government in 1958 through the 1980s, the country was the richest nation in South America. Gigantic oil reserves were discovered in Lake Maracaibo during World War I. That changed the…

In times of great distress, we need our Father to hold us

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My wife and I had just moved to Mesquite, Texas. We didn’t have much in worldly possessions, just some secondhand furniture, an older car and a new baby in tow. I had just gotten a new job as a youth pastor and was continuing my education. We moved into a small house. Even with just…