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What’s so amazing about grace?
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • My father and my brother • What did Jesus say about grace? • The astonishing life of footballer David Johnson (see two inserts)
MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER: This occurred many years ago. Early in the morning I found my father digging in the garden. His face was contorted and … More “What’s so amazing about grace?”
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Thanks and Giving….What is a good balance?
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • A beautiful pay-it-forward story • Tips: how to be more thankful • Tips: how to be more giving • Toward a healthy balance
A BEAUTIFUL PAY-IT-FORWARD STORY: This comes from my step-daughter Kim McGrath and occurred during the week of Thanksgiving. She teaches a class of twenty 6-7 year olds … More “Thanks and Giving….What is a good balance?”
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Life Crossroads: What to do if you are facing one
IN THIS ISSUE ABOUT LIFE CROSSROADS: • A wonderful verse from the Old Testament which I just discovered. • What the verse means practically. • How Jesus used it and applied it. • Takeaways.
A WONDERFUL BIBLE VERSE I NEVER KNEW ABOUT Thus says the Lord, Stand by the roads and look, and ask for … More “Life Crossroads: What to do if you are facing one”
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The Queen Neewollah pageant……Kara and Kennedy
WHAT’S IN THIS ARTICLE? • The Neewollah festival. • Results of the pageant…..two young ladies (one is my g-daughter). • Why I admire these two young ladies.
THE NEEWOLLAH FESTIVAL. Independence is a small town in southeast Kansas, not far from Bartlesville in Oklahoma. Only about 10,000 people. Surrounded by a vibrant farming community: corn, … More “The Queen Neewollah pageant……Kara and Kennedy”
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Some Fracking Truths, Part 2.
What’s in this article about fracking truths? • The revolution that is shale gas and shale oil. • Do fracs contaminate surface water? • Disposal wells…..and earthquakes.
Fracking Truths: The revolution that is shale gas or shale oil has been successful because many frac treatments are pumped one at a time along the length of … More “Some Fracking Truths, Part 2.”
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What can a winning Australian football team tell us about living life?
My Australian football team won the Grand Final…..YES !!! Just a couple weeks ago I was glued to my laptop here in Albuquerque at 1 am (5 pm in Australia), cheering wildly.
This blog gives some valuable lessons for living, even if you are not a sports fan of Aussie rules. I will summarize these … More “What can a winning Australian football team tell us about living life?”
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Appearances of Jesus in Recent Times
I have perused a new book called Visions and Appearances of Jesus by Phillip Wiebe. Phil is a Canadian Christian that I know well. We both studied in graduate school many years ago in Adelaide, Australia. In fact Phil and his wife Shirley helped me to make and arrange copies of my dissertation as I … More “Appearances of Jesus in Recent Times”
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War Room …..The Movie
War Room: The movie is about an affluent family who seem to have everything. But it is soon apparent that the parents are tense and argumentative, and disillusioned with each other. The daughter, aged about nine, is absolutely adorable, but of course pained about her parents bickering.
A wise senior citizen appears, who might be … More “War Room …..The Movie”
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Shemitah Truths and Four Blood Moons……Scary Prophecy for September 2015
Shemitah Truths and Four Blood Moons, Disclaimer: this is a long blog about a controversial subject that a lot of people, Christian and non-Christian, are talking about. I didn’t know much about the subject, but started hearing predictions about dire things which will happen to America in September 2015.
Anxiety levels were spiking. I decided … More “Shemitah Truths and Four Blood Moons……Scary Prophecy for September 2015”
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Supermarket food – where do the leftovers go, and why should we care?
Supermarket food: At the Roadrunner Foodbank in Albuquerque I joined eight folks from a Meetup group to lend a hand. I confess I didn’t know what they did there, except it was about food.What I imagined was a hard-scrabble organization, just getting by in a dilapidated building. I wore an old pair of jeans and … More “Supermarket food – where do the leftovers go, and why should we care?”