The Family Farm
This year marks 110 years that my wife’s family has owned and operated the family farm. My wife’s great-grandfather bought it 1903. My wife’s grandfather bought out his siblings in 1940, and my...
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Look! It’s my obituary
I know it’s not me. Still, the headline on the article is a bit jarring: “Tim Archer Obituary.” Turns out that this Tim Archer was about my age, just four years older. Was he better prepared to have...
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Rules, rules, rules
It happens in Little League baseball all over the world. There are always players who know the rules and who understand the game. There are also always new players who do not know or understand the...
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Members
We frequently hear people talk about being church members. Just what does that mean? There’s a bank card that reminds us that “membership has its privileges.” They call us members. Many of us have...
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Trusting
Trusting is a level higher than believing. You’ve got to believe in something or someone before you trust them. I can believe someone but not trust them, their motives, information or even their...
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It was an earthquake…
I was sitting on the porch in Mexico when it happened. One minute I was calmly talking on the phone and the next I was wondering where the train tracks were. Well, I thought it must be a train....
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Fake
There was controversy in the awarding of the 2013 World Press Photo of the Year. According to some, the photo that won the prize didn’t represent the reality that was photographed. It had gone through...
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Funerals. As a Minister and Elder, I conduct a lot of funerals, and I also attend a large number of funerals every year. I am struck by the various forms of grief behavior I witness. I have seen...
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Love and Fear
It’s interesting to watch my dogs when I go out to work in our yard. At first, they are thrilled that I am spending time with them. They dance and jump and beg for attention. Then I pick up a tool, and...
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Teach Them Diligently
It was a deceptively simple instruction, without theoretical explanation of impacts and outcomes. The aged leader told parents to teach their children who God is, so both child and parent would know...
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They said it was minor surgery, except…
I had surgery the other day and they called it Minor Day surgery. I would have agreed except for two things. They had to put me to sleep to perform the surgery. Somehow that did not seem minor to...
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Don’t stop!
It was a hot Sunday afternoon in Mexico City. 74 men set out to run the marathon in the 1968 Olympic Games. 57 of them finished the race. Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia was the winner, yet the most remembered...
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What my broken clock taught me about time…
It was the most productive hour of the whole week. Maybe the whole month. I happened to look at the clock at about 10 in the morning. I got busy answering emails, returning phone calls, doing some...
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In olden times it was different
“It is, unfortunately, one of the chief characteristics of modern business to be always in a hurry. In olden times it was different.” “In olden times it was different.” Do you know the feeling? It...
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Hearing God’s Voice
The Voice came! Sometimes it was a whisper, barely audible as it floated past the ear. Sometimes it was accompanied by a burning bush, or a vision or a blinding light that forced the receiver to the...
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Why You Do Not Need To Be A Christian
We Christians are always telling others why they should follow Jesus. However, I have to admit that there are a few reasons why you should not. So here are some reasons I agree would mean you do not...
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What if there were only one choice?
Imagine that you have been diagnosed with a terminal disease. The doctor informs you that there is one cure that is 100% effective. But only one. Would you be interested? Or would you insist on the...
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Am I going to die?
He was seven years old and had been out of the hospital for about one month when he asked his Mom this question. He had spent a miserable and scary few days while the Doctors diagnosed his illness....
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The Pardon That Wasn’t
A pardon isn’t a pardon unless it’s accepted. That’s what the U.S. Supreme Court decided back in the 19th century. In 1829, George Wilson was arrested for robbing mail trains and endangering the life...
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The Cure
“It’s incurable! It’s controllable, but with great difficulty. You’ll have it until you die.” That’s how I remember my doctor telling me I have Diabetes. Today I take meds, watch what I eat (most of...
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