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Wearing Tom Brady’s Jersey (& Other Craziness)
I grew up in the era of Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown, and I’m convinced he was the best football player of all time. Yet I never had a…
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Job’s Melancholy Birthday
At my age, birthdays are something I would prefer to forget rather than celebrate. Yet the greetings of “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” continue, and I’m always grateful for the nice sentiments. This…
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Reminded About Who I Really Am
Have you ever had a “voice from the past” remind you about important aspects of who God created you to be? That’s what happened recently when I was contacted by…
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Rediscovering My ‘True North’
When I was a kid, we didn’t have all the cool video games and technology of today. Some of my most memorable toys were marbles, magnifying glasses, and gyroscopes. Recently…
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The Parable of My Unbalanced Tires
A few years ago I purchased a new set of tires for my car. They weren’t the highest-rated tires, but they came with a 60,000-mile warranty, which seemed like a…
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Silencing the Cicadas
A few months ago, the Holy Spirit spoke a concise but powerful word to my heart during a personal retreat: “Jim, you need to silence the cicadas!” If you’ve never…