My mother would have been 104 years old today if she had made it that long. Unfortunately, she didn’t. She and her sisters were all born in early May, around Mother’s day. They all graduated from college and endured being single working moms while their husbands fought in World War II and Korea. I often…

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If you are like me you can always find a reason or rationalization for not doing something. Call me lazy or a procrastinator,  but  my first instinct is to find a reason to put something off, especially if it doesn’t provide an instant benefit or gratification. Fortunately, I have another voice inside my head. He/she…

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The Lord has given you the Sabbath, therefore on the sixth day he gives you food for two days, … Exodus 16:29. We learned during the height of Covid to adjust. Millions worked from home, children attended school remotely (not without problems, but they did endure), and we all learned to do ordinary tasks using computers…

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The gifts he gave were some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, …. — Ephesians 4:11. I was all ready to write about today’s verse when I by chance looked it up on the Internet. If Google is to be believed every version of this verse except the one above takes out the words, “The gifts…

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At the end of the movie The Candidate, the Robert Redford character asks after being elected, “Now, what do I do? Lent is over, Easter season begins, “Now, what do I do?” Before you tear off solving the world’s problems or inventing the cure for the common cold, might I suggest you relax, take a breath, and reflect…

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