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2023 Theme

In her book, Silver Boxes, the late Florence Littauer told the story of her father who always wanted to be a writer.  He made some attempts, but gave up.

As she concluded the details of the story, Littauer made this sobering and profound observation about her father’s dreams by quoting Oliver Wendell Holmes who said, “Many of us die with the music still in us.”

Her observation speaks of unfilled potential. Missed opportunities. Wasted talent. And a failure to grow. Continue reading

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A New Year. A Fresh Start.

For many years my friend and mentor the late Paul Andrews read this poem every first Sunday of the new year.

I adopted the practice. And for at least the last 20+ years have read it wherever I preached.

I don’t know the author. Variations of this poem have been attributed to different authors.

It’s a simple little piece. But it packs a powerful message. I hope you like it. Continue reading

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