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Should Christians Go To Therapy?

July 24, 2020

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Pastor Bryan Stamper offered this short video addressing the question of whether Christians should go to therapy.  I thought it was worth sharing (and didn’t require additional comment from me) so here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUyfl0eO3JQ&feature=youtu.be Blessings.

A Farmer Looks at 60

July 5, 2020

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Humorous references are a lot less amusing if you have to explain them.  I originally conceived this post around the time of my 59th.  I thought the reference to “A Pirate Looks at 40” by Jimmy Buffett was pretty obvious.  I figured every boomer on the planet knew that song.  I asked a couple of […]

The Case for Irrelevancy and the Existential Crisis

March 10, 2020

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“No, I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be.” T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock “A man needs a home and a child and a wife to always be there, always.”  Don Henley, Oh Lilah “In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home.  With a couple […]

Imbalance

October 3, 2019

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A recent study[1] from Cornell University drew the conclusion that a factor in the decline in the marriage rate is due to a lack of “economically attractive” men (Lichter, Price, & Swigert, 2019).  Essentially, the study looked at socioeconomic factors of the husbands of women who married and thus, identified this standard as the potential […]

You Never Know

November 19, 2018

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Our family experienced an unexpected tragedy a few weeks ago when my brother in law, Rick, was killed when another boat collided with the fishing boat he was on.  One would not consider fishing to be a high-risk activity, and he had made this trip many times before.  It makes it shocking to have Rick, […]

Rose Tint

August 8, 2017

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Rose tints my world and keeps me safe from the trouble and pain.[1]  Columbia Something’s lost and something’s gained in living every day.  Joni Mitchell I played in a number of bands.  In the longest running of those bands, I was the third best lead vocalist.  I sang about 60% of the lead vocals.  The […]

Frog in the Pot

November 20, 2014

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The Frog “Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind, nothing was gained under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 2: 11 “I flourished in my humble trade.  My reputation grew.  The work devoured my waking hours, but when my time […]

Life, Meaning, Legacy, Exit, Thanks (Regrets or Lack Thereof)

July 11, 2014

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My mother-in-law died last week.  Though her heart condition was known, her death was sudden and unexpected as she had not been ill and had been enjoying life right up to her final moments.  She was 86, but did not seem that old as her demeanor and way of interacting with life was about the […]

Do You Really Want Life to Be Fair?

May 8, 2014

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Inigo:  Who are you? Westley:  No one of consequence. Inigo: I must know. Westley: Get used to disappointment.   “I can’t complain, but sometimes I still do.”  Joe Walsh   “I made lemonade with the lemons You sent me.”  Bob Halligan, Jr.   “Upon us all, a little rain must fall.”  Robert Plant/Jimmy Page   […]