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{Re}port
It’s that time of year, again. Report is middle-English from the Anglo-French word reporter . It is used to mean “to bring back.” Reports are due to the board of directors. We have to give account for what we’ve…
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{Re}hearse
I needed to speak in front of a lot of people. Individually, one-on-one I can talk up a storm. In front of an audience, my hands tremble and I go a little numb. My brain seems to hum. I feel disconnected from myself. My…
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{Re}boot
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” Anne Lamott I’m committed to writing this column everyday. Yet, today I find myself in need of a plan for the days when I’m too…
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{Re}st
When I find myself in times of troubleMother Mary comes to meSpeaking words of wisdomLet it be John Lennon & paul MCCARTNEY It’s one of the most interesting sermons I’ve heard. I was at a Community Church in Oklahoma…
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{Re}trospective
It was only retrospective. Until today. Only memory. I saw my friend, Jamie, post of Facebook today this thing called the Wayback Machine. It’s a web archive of older websites. Years ago, I tried to build a website…
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{Re}frigerate
It’s been one of those weeks. With so much to do and so much on my mind, I find myself not sleeping well and overly tired. The overcast days and rainy weather have kept my spirits low. While it’s not been cold this year…
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{Re}equip
We’ve all seen the meme. “God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called.” Or: “God doesn’t call the equipped. He equips the called.” While I don’t know who first said this, I can recognize truth when I see it.…
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{Re}tune
I awoke this morning with the first verse of my favorite hymn playing in my head. Come, Thou Fount of every blessingTune my heart to sing Thy graceStreams of mercy, never ceasingCall for songs of loudest praiseTeach me…
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{Re}think
I’m not really a believer in my ability to change things by what I think. I do think that positivity is a definite plus in today’s negative world. Science continues to prove my belief wrong with new studies on something…