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Five Minute Friday — Worship

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. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://www.incourage.me/2013/08/a-five-minute-friday-free-write-on-the-word-worship.html) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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Country Christian — No. 7

Moving right along, here is the latest installment on those country songs that have — at least for me — a Christian message. I opened the series with Beer with Jesus by Thomas Rhett (10/13), way back in October. As … Continue reading

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Country Christian — No. 8

To remind you of what this series is about, I enjoy country music … especially when I’m in my truck. It can be raunchy and risque at times, twangy and bring out the best (or worst) of our redneck feelings … Continue reading

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Country for the Soul — Part 2

To remind you of what this series is about, I enjoy country music … especially when I’m in my truck. It can be raunchy and risque at times, twangy and bring out the best (or worst) of our redneck feelings … Continue reading

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Country for the Soul I

My Five Minute Friend Lisa Jo Baker posted this recently on her Facebook page: “Sometimes there’s nothing so good for the soul as country music.” Amen, Sister! I enjoy country music … especially when I’m in my truck. It can … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Small

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. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/08/five-minute-friday-small/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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Please Pray for Me

I don’t usually ask for prayers for myself, but today is an exception. And, really, it is not for myself. Our pastor raced to Connecticut to be with his daughter as she delivered her second child … leaving the pulpit … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Lonely

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. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/08/five-minute-friday-lonely/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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Color the Bug

I was in the office the other day and started hearing an “arrr arrr pop putt putt putt putt” sound from the garage. It was uneven and rough, but the Beetle was alive again! The Beetle is a ’71 I … Continue reading

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Faith and Action

I received a strange message the other night. It read, “Do you take requests for your writings? If so I’d like to hear about faith vs. personal responsibility.” Whoa. My first thought was, why me? I mean, that’s pretty deep … Continue reading

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