Category: Rambling
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“You are the answer to your own prayer”: 7 prayers you may be the answer for.
“Prayer reminds us that we are human while also reminding us that God is God.” Charlie Dates In daily prayer life, people can tend to miss a couple of things. First, we miss out on some very important aspects of prayer. The largest portion of our prayer shouldn’t be spent on petition (presenting requests). In fact,…
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The “Try”: 10 Things you should TRY in your marriage.
My wife married a sci-fi geek. I’m not ashamed of it. I embrace it. Anne, not so much. In his endeavor to become a Jedi, Luke finds himself needing to get trained by the best. It is here we get one of the most well-known figures in all of the Star Wars universe: Yoda. For us geeks, his…
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Pain is Our Common Denominator: 5 things I want to share with you about pain
Do you feel pain? Have you ever been in agony? From stubbing your toe in the middle of the night to having your heart-broken by someone, it seems we all have experienced elements of pain. The rare medical condition of CIP (Congenital Insensitivity to Pain) exists. It’s one of many physical statuses in which a person cannot feel (and has never…
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Frozen Tears: Dealing with loss during the holidays!
It’s been only a few days… Christmas is the day after tomorrow, yet, with grandma not here, it doesn’t feel like the holiday is close at all. The grieving process is different with Grandma Price. The timing of finding out about her cancer…the quickness of her departure….the approaching of the holiday season… I find myself……
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Passive Aggression…and it’s killing your marriage.
Passive aggressive behavior is all about one simple word: disconnect. It’s the “disconnect” between what is being said and what is being done. Unfortunately, all around us, marriages are suffering from it. There are many different ways in which passive aggressive behavior can be expressed in our marriage. What I’ve got written down here is a…
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Sucking The Joy From Your Life! 10 things I want you to know about comparison.
Anne and I have different running styles. The fact is this: We love to run, but there really is nothing similar about the WAY we run. Anne runs much greater distances but at a slower pace. I run at a much faster pace but at shorter distances. When we run together, the distance she wants to run makes me…
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Affairs and fruit.
“I do not expect that we will ever have serious problems in our marriage.” It’s one of the statements in the premarital counseling questioner that I have couples respond to. Most of the time, one person will disagree and the partner will agree. I am ALWAYS fascinated to hear the reasonings of their answers. I…
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Rust of the Soul: Preparing for our new series @kalamazoofirst
Rust. I know it well. I’ve owned a few ’86 Ford Tempo’s (owning more than one is enough) and, therefore, know about it well. My present car has a few small spots developing. When you see it you know one fact about it: Rust is hungry. Rust has an insatiable hunger and will devour the…
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What do I wish I knew before I started in ministry?
I was asked to speak to a group of soon-to-be ministers at a local Bible College. I was given a ton of freedom of what to speak on. One of the topics I was given was “What do I wish I knew before I started in ministry?” So I found myself sitting in a coffee-house…
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What my parents didn’t teach me about marriage – Part 3
Two weeks ago, we started this new blog series that focused upon the things my parents didn’t teach me based upon some of the issues we see today. Again, please don’t take any of the following blogs as a guilt trip to those who have struggled or have made mistakes. I do not elevate anyone, including…
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