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Live large

“Grandpa, will you come back tomorrow and read me the story again?” Grandpa: “As you wish.” In the last scene of the movie, The Princess Bride, the late Peter Falk has the last laugh. As he’s preparing to leave his … Continue reading

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Feed it where you find it

I love Tim’s comment from a few weeks ago, “if we as parents had no spiritual expectations for our children life would be easier.” Not only would it be easier, it would be truer, and better for them, as well. … Continue reading

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Right into the Danger Zone

While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. John 17:12 My prayer is not … Continue reading

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One

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in … Continue reading

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Iman’s last tweet

There have been a number of inspirational sayings floating around the Internet this week attributed to Iman, the 60-year-old Somali-born supermodel and wife of British rock star David Bowie who succumbed to cancer a month ago, after a year-and-a-half secret … Continue reading

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What the heart knows that the head doesn’t

All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. – Blaise Pascal I’ve been reading your comments from yesterday’s Catch and watching us all stumble gracefully over one of my most favorite people who … Continue reading

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24 Green Street

The paint is old and peeling The shutters show some cracks There’s a heavy limb on the apple tree That’s got to be cut back There’s some water in the cellar A little sagging in the floor But this house … Continue reading

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Faith Hall of Fame

Step 8: Are looking closely at the lives of famous men and women of the Bible who turned out to be ordinary sinners like us. If you made a truly honest movie of the Bible, most of the Old Testament … Continue reading

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The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon by A. Lamorisse, was first published as Le Ballon Rouge, in France in 1956, and became an instant children’s classic. The book is a companion product to the 34-minute short film by the same title that many … Continue reading

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Attack of the giant grey moth

Well, God concluded one of our hardest weeks with a little comic relief. We were folding clothes and chatting when a large winged creature flew in through the open kitchen window last night and started flapping around on the floor. … Continue reading

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