Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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7 Billion Strangers
Casablanca Experience 7 Billion people in the world, and of all the Sunday School classes in all the towns in all the world, she walked into mine (said with a bad Humphrey Bogart accent). Can you imagine? I was in seventh grade at the time, and though I may not have heard about “love at…
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Sneaky Love
Me? A Spy? I wanted to be a spy. As life would have it, I had to give up that dream…but isn’t that what a spy would say? Growing up, one of my favorite book series was “Harriet the Spy.” I don’t remember much about the series. I only remember wanting to be just like…
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Love Paradox
Running from What We Need Most Scientist, researcher, and author Lynn Underwood recounts a cartoon of someone locked in a dark room as a Valentine is slid under the door. She said this is how some of us receive love. We talk about love, sing about love, and even watch movies and TV shows about…
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Triggers Everywhere
The main characters were dating, and the man was going to meet his girlfriend’s family for the first time for a family dinner. Knowing how her dad was, the woman gave her boyfriend some advice. She said, “My dad can ‘go off’ on certain topics, so don’t mention politics or religion.” Then she thought a…
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The Problem With Pharoah
Sometimes, when I’m hiking, I see a sign that says, “Stay on the Marked Trail.” It’s usually easy to do. What might have started out as someone blazing a trail in the wilderness becomes more defined after a while. When you hike on a well-worn trail, it’s not difficult to stay on it. Sometimes, it’s…
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The Desires of Eve and Me
It happens to the best of us. Something (although at times it’s someone) captures our hearts. The Bible counsels us to guard our hearts and for good reasons. What about the fruit, which she knew was off limits, caused her to throw caution to the wind and end up in such a mess? There were…