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A "Time to Choose"

"A Time to Choose" - Humility.

He grew up simply (a nice word for kinda poor) in Illinois. Among other jobs, he worked as a lifeguard to help support the family, but also participated in high school sports, including as a member of the basketball cheerleading squad. On a needs-based college scholarship, he played (and lettered in) football and ran track (also coached for two years); he acted in 14 plays, and was involved in student government. He was a well-rounded guy! After… Continue

Added by Christine on September 20, 2017 at 8:45am — No Comments

A Mind Stove and Expensive Pictures

A picture is worth a thousand words, it's been said.1 What makes for its said 'worth'? 'Think it is true? If so, why? Enables to visualize. Recall. Remember. A compelling visual or well-chosen picture

calls something forth in us.

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Added by Christine on September 18, 2017 at 7:53am — No Comments

Been accused of this

Faithful. Fanatic. announcement: please read to the end

Some of us are great starters. We crash through the gate with gusto, are full of enthusiasm and passion, and then . . . life gets busy. Like work is extra demanding or something else catches our eye, right? Or the 'new thing' becomes somewhat routine and we tire of it. Ugly truth: I am a quitter. For that reason, I have a small…

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Added by Christine on September 4, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

Can You Keep it Up? Faithfulness

Can you keep it up?

Can you keep things going?

Can you stay consistent?

I've heard it all.

'Can't you just be still?'

'Do you ever relax?'

'Does your mind ever rest?'

In the order of the questions, here are my answers-'Sometimes, for a minute,' 'sometimes, but just for a bit,' and 'No, I don't really think so.' In that vein-I was getting a manicure today, but couldn't…

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Added by Christine on August 30, 2017 at 7:03am — 1 Comment

Ineffable.

Ineffable. Holy Spirit: Who or What? #17 final. ~incapable of being expressed in words: indescribable

Love words, I do. Ineffable is a winner - some thing, action or some one you cannot aptly describe in words. …

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Added by Christine on August 28, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

YOU are a Gift!

YOU are a Gift! Holy Spirit: Who or What? #16

You are a Gift . . . a masterpiece even!

The Creator did some fine work when he knit you together

in your mother's womb1

just as you are...

She too was a…

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Added by Christine on August 25, 2017 at 11:00am — No Comments

Since Love Trumps All . . .

Since Love Trumps All, Let's Love! Holy Spirit: Who or What? #15

Hello.

This is a call for unity. Sure, it seems like our culture is splintered, but so are our churches, and worse, our personal relationships... I mean, right? Over the last couple days, I have been thinking about how people start acting in love and from a place of love toward other human beings; it brought back a few vivid…

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Added by Christine on August 24, 2017 at 7:41am — No Comments

Love Trumps.

Love Trumps. Holy Spirit: Who or What? #14

Hi.

His baby sister had finally gone to sleep, and I was ardently trying to get Bennett to follow her lead. Afternoon naps at Mimi's house mean that we all three lay down on the big bed with me usually in the middle; I sing, cajole and hope that both of my little grandchildren will fall asleep. 'Shhh, time to go to sleep now... I mean it,' I said to the four-year-old. 'But…

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Added by Christine on August 21, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

Dum Vivimus Vivamus.

Dum Vivimus Vivamus. One more piece on peace.

seems we all need to grab onto peace ... i have heard from so many of you. thank you.

Most of my family did not know she was gravely ill; that is the way she wanted it. Once she mentioned it, she was gone in three short weeks. I attended my cousin's memorial service in Tahoe on Sunday, from her favorite vantage point of North…

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Added by Christine on August 18, 2017 at 7:00am — No Comments

Re-Purpose This

Re-purpose This.

A Re-Purposed Cross. Holy Spirit: Who or What? #13

How can we explain what draws us? I mean, we have all had experiences where we felt compelled to walk toward someone, to connect or say

something . . .

Compelled. By. Something. Unexplained.

We have all had scenarios that beckon us as though long unseen tentacles have attached themselves to our very souls. That's how I felt…

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Added by Christine on August 14, 2017 at 7:37am — No Comments

Peace Rally

Peace Rally. (Holy Spirit: Who or What? #12)

Less than nine miles from my quiet home on a long tree-lined street in Alameda, 1960s peace rallies quickly got out of hand, and became anything but peaceful . . . rallies crying for America to get out of the war. (Even as a teen-ager, I was not allowed to go anywhere near Berkeley.) But I'm wondering today-why don't we gather together and cry out for inner peace in the same sort of…

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Added by Christine on August 9, 2017 at 7:32am — No Comments

Transfer Here for Peace.

"Transfer Here for Peace" (Holy Spirit: Who or What? #11)

Exiting the grocery store, there was a car pulled next to the curb... an older lady was trying to help an even older lady out of her wheelchair and into the vehicle. Their driver, a man bigger than both of them put together and much younger, looked on, without offering any assistance whatsoever. You can picture this,…

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Added by Christine on August 7, 2017 at 7:35am — No Comments

Grab on to it

Grab on to it...peace. (Holy Spirit: Who or What? #10)

You cannot wait for an untroubled world

to have an untroubled moment.

The terrible…

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Added by Christine on August 4, 2017 at 9:30am — No Comments

Peace Train

Peace Train...not just a Cat Stevens song.

A Gift from God, and a little something required. Holy Spirit: who or what? #9

The corner store on old Route 66 in Flagstaff fairly glistened and sparkled from its shelves of various shades and hues, and I finally succumbed and walked through the doors. What in the world was with all of these…

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Added by Christine on August 3, 2017 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Free gift, no purchase required

Free gift, no purchase required! (Holy Spirit: Who or What? #8)

Hi.

Point-of-sale items are placed near the check-out stands because they snag people like me. 'Gift with purchase' often attracts me to department-store…

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Added by Christine on August 1, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

Haven't seen it, but I know its there

Haven't seen it, but I know it's there! (Holy Spirit: Who or What? #7)

I have never seen the wind, but I have felt the effects of it

~blowing the hair around my face,

and drying my eyes

I have seen the effects of the wind

~bending…

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Added by Christine on July 28, 2017 at 9:30am — No Comments

But then . . . Jesus.

But then . . . Jesus. (Holy Spirit: Who or What? #6)

Dateline:San Juan Capistrano, California - (July 20) It was a strange day-a day like no other. I got called to come and pick a woman out of a lineup of individuals, just about the same height and dressed alike. There was a knot of tension in my belly, though I tried not to let on, because my selection of that woman would very possibly determine her future . .…

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Added by Christine on July 24, 2017 at 8:15am — No Comments

The Difference Maker.

The Difference Maker. (#5 - The Holy Spirit: Who or What?)

God of my forefathers, I cry unto You.

You have been the refuge of good and wise people in every generation. When history began, You were the first enlightener of minds... Through all the ages You have been the Lord and giver of life, the source of all knowledge, the fountain of all goodness.…

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Added by Christine on July 21, 2017 at 9:16am — No Comments