Tag: Time
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Tick Tock, the Clock Won’t Stop
“I feel very melancholy. And I can’t shake it.” These words from my friend came over the phone as we were discussing the memorial service we both had attended earlier in the day. The service was for a 96-year-old man who had been our pastor years before when we were both much younger. Neither…
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A Veteran, A Hat, and the Loneliness of Memories
“You’re wearing my favorite hat.” The elderly gentleman to whom I addressed this comment reached up and touched the brim of his Vietnam Veteran’s cap and gave me a nod as he placed his slightly shaking hands on the handle of his Costco shopping cart. “My dad had one just like it. If he…
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Unchanging Truth of Change
I was given this article that I wrote for our church newspaper in November of 2002. Over 22 years later, it is interesting to look back and see where God has brought us, and yes, the changes that have been wrought in our lives. The truths remain, however the situations have changed. Changes I was…
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Time, Choices, and Soft Hearted Biker Dudes
“I ain’t never getting married.” John and I were sitting at our local barbecue joint (yes, joint is the appropriate term here) waiting for our order to be delivered to our table. I heard the employees talking behind the counter and the youngest of them, probably late teens to early twenties, was emphatic while…
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Redeeming the Time
She stood at the top of the steps of the porch of the ante-bellum house, shading her eyes from the sun, peering over the crowd of party-goers. She scanned the crowd for her husband of nearly 45 years, listening intently for his laugh, his voice, anything to give her an indication of where he…
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The Last Time for The Last Time
Social media is a two-edged sword. Meaning it cuts both ways. Like the word bittersweet. This past week I was reminded of that vividly by a post of an old friend of mine. 26 years ago I gave the devotion at her baby shower. In case that is a foreign concept to you, let me…