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Sidelined
It’s a Sunday night in June before I head out before dawn Monday morning to catch a flight to Norway…one of multiple trips I continue to make to Europe every year to work with a European organization that serves the nations with a church planting process that is actually working! It’s a work I cherish,…
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Ignitable!!!
I read a devotional recently that used this word very effectively. I had oddly thought I needed to read something radically inspirational that particular morning because I was feeling somewhat “épuisée” as the French would say – just completely spent after days and days of activity. (For some reason the French word épuisée carries more…
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Identity Defined
“I am now simply Ulysses S. Grant, and I am trying to get used to it.” (after he left the Presidency) I know we have all heard someone in our social or professional circle say something like…”he just started losing it after retirement” or “she just couldn’t find her way to enjoying her much deserved…
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Call to Alleluia Action!
“We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” I used this quote to begin a newsletter i sent out the week prior to Psalm Sunday – I find it an accurate definition for a follower of Christ, as well as a joyful challenge. Yesterday in one of the services we attended, we probably…
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Abundance or Scarcity?
Where do you want to live? What attitude do you want to have in these retirement years? We’ve all lived the majority of our years and I’m guessing most of us have experienced highs and lows in our attitude toward living every day. We’ve been tossed around by circumstances and struggled to hold on to…
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Past, Present and Future
With time on our hands as retirees, I’m sure our brains can be pushed into overdrive – in a variety of ways. Remembering the past with all its beautiful moments and difficult challenges, looking over our shoulder at all we have experienced to place us in time as we are. I’m sure we are all…
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A Sea of Possibilities
Lots of possibilities…that’s all this very poetic phrase means. A “sea” of anything means “lots.” So when I recently heard this phrase, I asked myself if I’m looking at a “sea of possibilities” during these retirement years. That’s the first thing that popped into my mind – did I have the best view of the…
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Only You
This may be an odd question, but is there something in this world that only you can do? This particular question has driven me to action at certain times, and has also caused me to pull back and let others take the lead. And it may sound egotistical to a certain extent – we know…
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Fueling Faith
Over the holidays, I had time to do things I normally don’t have time to do – relax, do some research, read articles and books I don’t usually have time for, straighten our study and desk. In the midst of all of that, I came across 2 things that I grabbed hold of and spent…
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