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A Word about Decisions

A fading 8½ x 11 photo rests on a shelf above my head in my study.  It declares what Will Buckley told us here last Sunday, that …“Pain is inevitable, misery is optional, joy is available.”  In other words, all of us get to make choices everyday about how we ...

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A Word about Loyalty…

United Airlines has bought my loyalty... with status.  It’s not much, but being called, “Premier” sounds pretty heady to me.  Though I am yet to be told that I can turn left when I get on a plane, at least for the next twelve months, I can check two pieces of luggage ...

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A Word about Alignment

One summer evening during my high school years, students from our church had an outing at Potawatomie Park on the Fox River in St. Charles, IL.  For the most part, it was a great night.  That is until someone coaxed me into going out in a rowboat with my sister. There, we attempted ...

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A Word about Rich

“We are wicked rich!”  Those were the words that burst from the lips of our preschooler moments after walking into the upper level of a giant A-framed “cabin” in Conway, N.H. for the first time.  The chalet, nestled on a large wooded lot just a quarter mile ...

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A Word about the Message...

Fault a politician for all kinds of things, but you can’t fault them when they stay on their message.  For a number of months now, our President’s message has been that of “fair share.” Whether you like the definition of his tenet or think he hasn’t ...

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