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Every face has a story

As a career Christian, there was an important aspect to the Christian life that was always a big part of our faith — at least, it was supposed to be. Most of us, however, experienced a good deal of guilt … Continue reading

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Pyrotechnic weekend

Neal’s solution to my fireworks dilemma, “How about planning a trip without a date and mail the bombs to New Hampshire ahead of the trip? It could be years ahead, fireworks are age-free. All the fun, none of the guilt, packed … Continue reading

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‘Live free or die’

I can’t think of anything more frustrating for a 13-year-old boy than to have a big sack of things that go boom in the night and nowhere to shoot them off. We had passed a fireworks store in New Hampshire … Continue reading

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True love transforms

Good morning from the Tilton Inn in Tilton, New Hampshire. Chandler and I are staying in a hotel in the center of this quaint New England town that is easily a couple hundred years old. The floors are crooked, the … Continue reading

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Listening for the real question

“Do all paths lead to God?” “No, most roads don’t lead anywhere, but God will go down any road to find you.” I love this answer. It’s what I call a left field answer. It’s not what you expect. It … Continue reading

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Incredible advice

Time, again, for that good advice from Elastigirl, the “super” from the film, “The Incredibles.” In this fast-paced animated feature movie, Bob and Helen Par are retired superheroes trying to have a normal life blending their family into the suburbs, when … Continue reading

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Who sinned? Who cares?

“As he [Jesus] went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ ‘Neither…’” said Jesus. (John 9:1-3) We are always trying to play … Continue reading

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The gospel according to David Bowie

The Breakfast Club, is on my top ten list of favorite movies of all time. (Others on that list would be The Big Chill, Mr. Mom, The Big Kahuna, and Red (the first one — can’t wait to see the … Continue reading

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Losing my religion

Anticipating Chandler coming with me on my trip to New England next week is bringing back memories of having my two adult children, Christopher and Anne, with me on similar trips when we lived in Massachusetts and they were Chandler’s … Continue reading

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Back to New England

You could call it a homecoming … sort of. We did live in New England for seven years. It’s just that you’re not really home in New England unless you have relatives buried in the church yard and your family … Continue reading

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