…stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us…. — 2 Thessalonians 2:15. Whenever I hear the words tradition I think of the musical Fiddler on the Roof where Tevya deals with the conflicts between his traditions and society’s changes. We all face such dilemmas with our own traditions versus change. Which traditions do we…

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Turn my eyes from watching what is worthless, give me life in your ways. — Psalm 119:37. If I didn’t know better I would think that they had TV, social media, and video games back in the psalmist’s times. There are so many visual distractions these days one must concentrate and focus to get anything accomplished.…

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… encourage the faint hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them. — 1 Thessalonians 5:14. Written 2000 years ago, the above words sound as if it is advice on how to deal with the virus. Probably, the most important being, “be patient.” I can’t tell you how many times my conversations lately have…

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Therefore encourage one another and build up each other… — 1 Thessalonians 5:11. The news about the virus keeps getting worse, and everywhere one turns we hear of another tragedy. Now is the time to follow the above, and remind each other we are all in this together and we are all affected. Suzy and I…

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I read today about a person who is going through health challenges. The person said, “he is going through it all with grace and elegance.” The phrase stuck with me. I wondered how will someone describe my aging? I’ve been called a lot of things during my life, some good and some not so nice,…

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