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Five Minute Friday — Secret

Posted on May 18, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

You know the drill. I’ll post this Five Minute Friday contribution, link at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com and scan through the incredible work of my fellow writers. As I always say, you should try it as well — … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Adapt

Posted on May 4, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday, where a group of us tackle the task of writing for five minutes on a specific prompt word from our moderator, Kate Motaung. After writing, we share our thoughts at Kate’s place … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections 2018

Posted on March 12, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I usually try to share my words from the pulpit. Here’s what I shared Sunday at Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, LORD, my Rock … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Privilege

Posted on February 9, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

This is kind of weird, actually writing a Five Minute Friday post on a Friday. It doesn’t happen that often . Usually I’m one of the trailers in the group. This week I’ll probably end up closer to the middle. … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Prayer — 2017

Posted on December 25, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

As a Christmas gift to myself, I again vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, as I’ve doing for the past few years, I “borrowed” … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bread with Jesus

Posted on August 8, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

For anyone who is interested, I generally share my words from the solo side of the pulpit. Sunday, I filled in at West Fayette Presbyterian Church in New York. This week, I will be presiding at Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Prayer — 2016

Posted on December 25, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

As a Christmas gift to myself, I again vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, as I did last year, I “borrowed” some words my … Continue reading →

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If We’re Honest

Posted on October 2, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s a share of my sermon this morning at West Fayette Presbyterian Church. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. If you had faith … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Prayer — 2015

Posted on December 25, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

As a Christmas gift to myself, I again vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, I “borrowed” some words my wife wrote, which have become … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Trust

Posted on October 9, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

It’s been a rough week. It’s never fun watching someone die. It’s especially hard when it’s a family member or very, very special friend. So, it was somewhat appropriate today’s prompt from the Five Minute Friday crew was TRUST. Let’s … Continue reading →

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