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Better Left Unsaid

Lately I have been in a lot of situations where I sensed that what I have to say is better left unsaid. My wife said something that I understood to be a criticism of me. Immediately I thought of a good comeback, but then realized that she was right, at least partially. My retort wouldContinue reading “Better Left Unsaid”

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Praise

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Dressed for Glory

We spend an inordinate amount of time on how we look. We dress ourselves with the finest clothes we can afford, style our hair with the latest look, whiten and straighten our teeth, cover imperfections, put on gobs of makeup and even adorn ourselves with flashy jewelry. Today, it is also fashionable to decorate ourContinue reading “Dressed for Glory”

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Heavenly Bodies

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Active Mercy

What is your immediate response when someone cuts in front of you on the highway, almost sending you off the road? My immediate thought is to speed up and do the same to them. How about when someone spreads a false rumor about you? What is your response? Again, my first thought is to justifyContinue reading “Active Mercy”

Posted byJim GleasonNovember 8, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Active Mercy

Love Your Enemies

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Giants in Front of Us

Our grandson plays high school football. He is a big man at about six feet two inches tall and around 250 pounds. The team uses him as a nose tackle on defense. That means he is lined up against two other large men on every play. He has to push and shove his way throughContinue reading “Giants in Front of Us”

Posted byJim GleasonNovember 7, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Giants in Front of Us

The Battle is the Lord’s

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Spotless

Before we moved into our new home, we had to have the carpet cleaned. There was one large rust colored spot in the dining room. We couldn’t identify the source of the spot, but we were sure that we couldn’t get it out ourselves. We needed to call an expert. He was able to removeContinue reading “Spotless”

Posted byJim GleasonNovember 6, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Spotless

Blameless

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