Tag: mystery that lives all things
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When the Obvious Isn’t So Obvious
It’s a 45-mile drive from where I live to my girlfriend’s house. There has been a lot of road construction this summer, forcing me to take a longer than usual route. Last Thursday, I took Interstate 96 to Telegraph Road. At that intersection, a large yellow sign read “Need A Prayer.” Two men were sitting…
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I Received Some Very Unsettling News!
In my previous blog, I had written about being diagnosed with severe anemia resulting in the need for an immediate transfusion. I had also mentioned that I was scheduled for several medical procedures to figure out the cause of the anemia. A colonoscopy and endoscopy were performed. The results were not what I expected. I…
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I Was Being Stupid and Selfish!
One of our family vacations was to Granada. A sleepy, off-the-beaten-path Caribbean Island. Myself, my wife, our daughter, and our niece packed our bags for a 10-day stay. We rented an amazing bungalow in the hills above the capital city of St. Georges. We landed on a truly tropical island. Bananas, breadfruit, mangoes and every…
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Our thoughts. Our beliefs. Do they always support us?
We all create a belief system. Influenced by family, friends, religion, politics, life experience and the general perceptions of our lives. For some people their belief system is fixed, unyielding and without question. They might actually die to protect it. For others, there belief system is more flexible. More accommodating to the changing nature of…
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Grace & My Life
Grace has played an integral part in the unfolding of my life. The unexpected “gifts” bestowed by “God”. As I write this blog, what resonates more accurately is bestowed by the mystery that lives all things. For me the word God feels limiting. To many preconceived meanings. Who is worthy of grace. Do you need…
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