THE LAST RIVER MILE
Thoughts near the take-out.
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Recently I listened to a newscast which understandably was dominated by the current conflict in the middle east. By the time I caught up with the broadcast it was the financial report. Wall Street was reacting with predictable volatility to the war’s impact on oil distribution and the global market. This particular day included the…
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Simple invitation can transcend a lot. I have a good friend who is an employee at a not-for-profit where my wife and I volunteer once a week. His church had a sunrise service planned for last Sunday, Easter Sunday, and he invited me to come. I thought, “If he cared enough to ask, I’m going…
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A good friend of mine is digging deeply into the letters of the New Testament of the Bible. He’s an adept contextual Bible student, and he noted that most of the “Epistles” were written around 40 to 90 A.D. The four Gospels mostly were compiled near the end of that time period. So my friend…
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I’ve tried to ignore this for most of my adult life. But sometimes it’s just too obvious. If I’m in a group or a one-on-one conversation, frequently when I begin to speak I catch people glancing at their watches or looking quickly to a nearby clock. It’s like they might be thinking, “OMG, he’s talking…
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The United States Congress currently is considering The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (“S.A.V.E.”) Act. In summary, this proposed legislation creates processes and steps designed to assure that only United States citizens vote in elections. (For the record, it is already a legal mandate that only US citizens can vote.) Proponents claim that widespread undocumented voting…
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“Humility stands alone among the virtues in that as soon as you think you have it, you probably don’t.” – John Dickson. Historian and faith leader John Dickson defines humility as follows: It is a choice to forgo status, deploy resources, or use influence to benefit others before self. Honestly, how often do we see…
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As with everything else, the current military action in the Middle East has fostered the usual polar opposite responses. Some say the action is necessary to derail Iran’s nuclear weapon capability. This thwarts an obviously oppressive regime and cripples a base of terrorism. It gives hope and a chance to Iranian opposition to the Ayatollah’s…
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I power-walk five miles three times a week. Normally I do this in the morning. I’m at the age when I must be careful with my routes: picking sidewalks or paved paths when I can, staying off of narrow roads, and avoiding high vehicle-traffic times. When I walk a roadway that has no sidewalk, I…
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Granted, I really don’t know everything about the complexities surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking process and the seemingly endless files concerning those associated with him. But the optics right now are really bad, especially for Congress, the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General. For whatever reasons, the United Kingdom was unafraid to arrest a…
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Among people of faith, a commonly heard phrase is “praise God!” Normally I notice it spoken as a result of some favorable outcome, from finding a misplaced phone to hearing that biopsy results are benign. Saying “praise God” signifies gladness that God has done something beneficial for us or for others. There’s absolutely nothing wrong…
THE LAST RIVER MILE 