Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in he should not perish but have eternal life. For Go did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. - John 3:16-17 That is why Heather and I celebrate Christmas. I have personally anticipated Christmas more than any other day for as long as I can remember. Initially, it was all about family and presents. And it still is about that :). But the reality of the incarnation has increasingly…
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Transformational Relationships

Transformational Relationships

I am reading How To Know a Person by David Brooks for the second time. The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen is under the title. ... that idea feels like warm, gentle water easing calmly over a rusted washboard on a cold day. It doesn't much seem like seeing others deeply and being deeply seen by them has been the norm for some time, perhaps even less so in recent years. And yet, people need to be seen. To be known. To be understood. Even to be loved. And there, at least in my mind, lies…
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I love the sun in my face in the morning

I love the sun in my face in the morning

It makes me feel alive! We've all been there. Perhaps its sitting in a duck blind or a deer stand. Been there an hour or two. At first it's dark and you're there set up. And then you begin to be able to see things around you. Eventually, you can make out the muy grande that's miraculously turned into a stump. And then it's shooting time. Every breath hangs in excitement. Cold creeps in. Any minute now... The top of the sun breaks over the horizon officially signaling a new day. I like to travel. Mostly, I like to travel…
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