Looking Back

I’m not sure when I started looking back and reflecting so much. I think it happened somewhere around my 45th birthday. I realized that I was over halfway home. The years behind me were more than the years ahead. I believe it’s very valuable to reflect on my past to not only learn from it,…

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History Lesson

I’ve always enjoyed studying history. I remember as a kid being fascinated with American History. The revolutionary war, the civil war and WWII really stand out in my memory of American history. There is so much more to history than certain wars. I think the reason these particular wars stand out in my mind is…

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Prediction

  I remember in 1988 that a man predicted that the Lord was coming back on a specific date – I think it was September 8 or close to that. He gained some traction in the news media and he was convinced that Jesus was coming back and we were all going to be ushered…

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The Writing Is On The Wall

I’ve heard this saying since I was a kid. I think it means that the outcome is obvious to whoever is speaking it. I don’t always see the writing on the wall with stuff that I’m involved in. There are times when I see the obvious outcome (aka “the writing on the wall”) when it…

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The Plan

I have a daily plan for my day today. I put things on my calendar and my checklist. I can have the best plans laid out and scheduled, but they might just change. The Lord has plans for me that He can change. He knows what is best for me and I know He wants…

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Anticipation

I remember this particular Heinz ketchup commercial from 1979 where the song “Anticipation” was sang and the ketchup bottle was turned up and the commercial was celebrating the thick, rich ketchup that would FINALLY come from the bottle of ketchup. Anticipation is actually a “hopeful” word. It brings to mind the “possible, probable and even…

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