Tag: God
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the rag
As winter warms we traded in Chili the Dog’s thick fur coat for a choppy-looking light-weight windbreaker. That is to say, Chili got a haircut. Consequently little dog hairs abound in the kitchen, which is just inside from the patio where the deed was done. Between hairs and crumbs from small children enjoying German bread, […]
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life lessons from my dog
I heard recently some wise counsel urging husbands to make their wives their standard of beauty. And of course, vice versa. At first I wondered if this were really possible but over the next couple weeks I realized it absolutely was. Only one person who has met our dog has actually been completely honest. She […]
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upside down
Once upon a time I experienced the words from Les Miserables, “what was right seemed wrong and what was wrong seemed right.” Is reality right-side-up or up-side-down? That experience has often resurfaced and exposed Satan’s subtle infiltration. It just happened again. I offhanded commented to Sandi that God was answering my prayer that He multiply […]
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forethought
For a moment I thought that in heaven all bike trails slope gently downhill. But immediately I thought again. Downhills are great for recovery, for seeing the views as land slopes away in front of me and for the sheer thrill of speed. But uphills have their benefits, too. They lower my gaze to the […]