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When we arrived to celebrate a good friend’s birthday, my friend introduced my wife and me to some of his friends. After some casual conversation, we sat down to dinner with this great couple, Phil and Gina. We discussed everything […]
In April of 2003, our family headed toward Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, to witness and support my younger brother’s graduation from basic training. It seemed like yesterday he and I were hugging and saying our goodbyes. […]
Growing up, I remember being entranced by the James Bond series of movies. James Bond was a character created by British author, journalist, and Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming. Fleming came up with the name character 1952 when he started […]
As a tea drinker, my mother kindly bought me a large box with an assortment of teas upon returning from her travels. The box contained mint tea, chamomile tea, assorted herbal tea, matico tea, rose tea, and a few other […]
A couple of years ago, our family decided to get a dog. We looked at various options but eventually opted to adopt from the local animal shelter. After weeks of searching, I came across a very inviting Boston Terrier mix. […]
A couple of months ago, my parents decided they were selling their home in Florida and moving closer to my sister in Georgia. In a matter of weeks, they put their home on the market, sold it, packed their belongings, […]
Over the past couple of years, I have a sporadically reoccurring dream that never made sense. The situations are never quite the same, but the emotions I feel are. Every dream shares the same fundamental elements. In each dream, there […]
“What was that?” my father said. It seems that for the past couple of years, my father’s hearing has deteriorated but refused to acknowledge the loss. He’ll say that he can hear but has trouble distinguishing words. He also claims […]
In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted on Sumbawa, an island of modern-day Indonesia. Historians regard it as the volcano eruption with the deadliest known direct impact: roughly 100,000 people died in the immediate aftermath. Despite the devastating loss of life, far […]
I still recall the day my wife and I sat in church service and watched a man come down the aisle and take his seat. What struck me most was his appearance. The tattoos on his arms and neck alluded […]
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.- 1 Cor. 16:13–14
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