Luis Acosta tells a story about thieves who broke into a large department store several years ago. But they didn’t steal a thing. The stayed long enough to accomplish their mission and escape unnoticed. Why did they break in? And what did they do? Continue reading
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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! Words of Salvation
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The Best Days of Our Lives
“We’re so young. We’re so young. We’re 22 years old. We have so much time,” wrote Marina Keegan.
I had never heard of Marina, the talented and aspiring writer who landed a job with the New Yorker. Until today. Her final column for the Yale Daily Continue reading
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Hidden in Plain View
Fae Nolte gave me this puzzle Sunday. In the paragraph below there are 30 books of the Bible. Can you find them? Print this out and try it! Continue reading
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What If You Only Had 6 Months to Live?
What if you were told you only had six months to live? What would you do? What would you tell your wife? Your children? Your friends? What advice would you offer? If the elders gave you an opportunity to speak to the church, what would be your final words?
Randy Pausch, a terminally ill computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was given that opportunity. On September 18, 2007, he stood in front of 400 people at the university to deliver his last lecture entitled, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” He spoke of the Continue reading
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Reflections On Our Move to Kansas City
Last Thursday Allied Van Lines arrived to unload all of our stuff at our new home in Lee’s Summit just east of Kansas City. It seemed like even more stuff that I remember packing! But I haven’t seen anything yet that wasn’t ours (BTW, for my ruminations on “stuff” see my post when we packed! https://thepreachersword.com/2012/05/22/some-thoughts-about-stuff/ ) Continue reading
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Some Thoughts About Stuff
Tonight as I write this post for Tuesday’s blog I am surrounded by stuff. Over 250 boxes of stuff! Well, that is what happens when you’re married for 43 years! You acquire a lot of stuff. Allied has estimated that we have over 20,000 pounds of stuff. And what is this stuff? Continue reading
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A Cup of Hot Chocolate
A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit one of their old university professors, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in work and their lives. Continue reading
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In Memory of My Mother
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Some of you received flowers. A nice card. Maybe candy. And of course, it’s a time to take Mom out to eat! But I hope you all remembered to give your mother the gift of honor. “Honor your mother” is commanded from the apostle Paul in Ephesians 6:2. The word “honor” means to esteem, to revere, to value, or to venerate.
My Mom, Mattie Weliever, passed from this life on December 29, 2009, but I continue to honor her. While my reasons may be different from yours, here is why I hold my Mom’s memory is such high esteem. Continue reading
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Just For Today
In Bill Keane’s comic strip, Family circus, he has Dolly sharing this bit of wisdom with her little brother P.J. “Yesterday’s the past. Tomorrow’s the future. But today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” Continue reading
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The Cross of Discipleship
The following are actual responses from comment cards given to the staff at Bridger Wilderness Area National Forest in Wyoming.
◆Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go uphill.
◆Trails need to be wider so people can walk holding hands
◆Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs. Please spray the wilderness to rid the areas of these pests.
◆Please pave the trails.
◆Chair lifts need to be in some places so that we can get to wonderful views without having to hike to them. Continue reading
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