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Midweek Mirth

One of the misconceptions about being a Christian is we don’t know how to have fun or have a sense of humor. Trust me, if the Big Guy can have a sense of humor when it comes to dealing with … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendars

Mark your calendars! I will be doing not one, but three live Facebook feeds this week at facebook.com/wisdomfromafather/ . The first will be Thursday (Jan. 31), at 7 p.m. (eastern) where I’ll talk about my newest book, Wisdom From a … Continue reading

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On Training Up Children

Words for the week. Sometimes they’re deep. Sometimes they’re inspiring. Sometimes they’re instructional. And sometimes … they’re more on the lighter side. The latter takes stage this week as I share a tongue-in-cheek message from Chapnotes, as cited on http://www.witandwisdom.orgContinue reading

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Faith

This week’s Sunday reflection focuses on Christ healing a Roman officer’s son/servant in Matthew 8:5-13 from The Interpreter’s Bible. Matthew’s ambiguous pais  can mean either “son” or “servant.” Luke understands it unambiguously as “servant” (Luke 7:2), while the related story in John … Continue reading

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We Come to You, Lord

I hope this becomes a Saturday fixture. I know the requests are on my prayer list and I hope you consider putting them on yours as you place your petitions before the Lord Sunday. Andrew, despite pain and suffering, shared … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday: Convenient

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. Then, post and encourage others who have braved the exercise by linking up at Kate’s spot … Continue reading

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Q & A

One of the downsides of publishing is the need to promote it … especially if you’re not necessarily into self-promotion. That’s me. I want to build readership {and sales} for the novella Heaven Shining Through and the collection of essays, … Continue reading

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Midweek Mirth

One of the misconceptions about being a Christian is we don’t know how to have fun or have a sense of humor. Trust me, if the Big Guy can have a sense of humor when it comes to dealing with … Continue reading

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One Winter Proposal

I admit it. I am a Hallmark movies junkie. Hey, you can only take so much news. Hallmark movies are non-threatening and, yes, predictable.  I mean, you can almost forecast how many near kisses there will be and pinpoint just … Continue reading

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Power of Words

It’s time to share this week’s Words for the Week. This come from Chris Snook from his original book Wealth Matters, co-written with Chet Snook. I picked these words to share because, I feel, we are in the middle of a no-holds-barred war … Continue reading

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