Tag: forgiveness
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Papa’s Domain
He’s been known to do whatever is necessary to bring a smile to the face of a child–especially if they’re his grandkids. From putting his socks on their hands as weird puppets to buying donuts on special occasions, like “Over-the-Top Tuesday”, which is just any ordinary Tuesday. He tells stories of moo-cow armies and Super…
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The Root Goes Deep
Our recent Florida freeze did a number on many of our outdoor plants. The wind blew off most attempts at covering them, so many literally bit the dust. One in particular, our elephant ear plant, looked scruffy enough to make us choose to uproot it and make space for a new plant. As we uprooted…
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‘Twas Christmas Night
photo courtesy of Ian Borg on Unsplash ‘Twas the week before Christmas when all through the burg, folks were packed up and heading out because of the word of the current governor of Syria, Quirinias by name, who wanted a census taken for a very specific aim. To know who lived in his region, to…
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Grinchiness Lives!
Isley and Ryken participated in the production of “A Christmas Carol” at their school this past weekend. I’ve seen several different movie versions adapted from Charles Dickens’ novel, but I’d never seen the musical. The music added to the storyline of a man hardened by circumstances, watching his father thrown into prison for debt, promising…
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Together We’re Better
Every three years, we hold our national conference, which brings together approximately 4,000 of our staff members, this year in Milwaukee, to remind us of why we do what we do. We share the one Message that can make a difference in anyone’s life: sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, His forgiveness of all that…
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