{Re}generation

A dolphin sheds it’s entire skin every two hours. Twelve times per day, an entire new outer skin. Regeneration. Totally new every two hours. Just as if you’ve never sinned is how I learned it in Sunday School. The concept of knowing Jesus the Christ makes you brand new. It’s a mystery beyond understanding. ❤

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{Re}st

I’ve likely talked about this before. This scripture in Mark where Jesus takes on the Pharisees, yet again. Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 It’s the story where Jesus and the disciples were munching on wheat…

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{Re}purpose

I thought that I had dredged up everything that I’ve ever written or created. Then, I found a box in the closet and went spelunking in our network-attached storage device. I found several Sunday School lessons, poems, musings, full on rants, and many other pieces that will be serving as fodder for this blog. I’ve…

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{Re}group

The verb regroup means “to stop for a short time and prepare yourself before you continue doing something that is difficult, to stop and think, reorganize, etc., before continuing.” I needed to do that today. Take some time, reorganize myself, start again. It resulted in a lot of work. But taking time to talk to…

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{Re}condite

I’ve wrestled with whether or not this is a real “re” word, because it doesn’t really have anything to do with “back” or “again.” Recondite actually means “difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend.”  But it reminded me of The One who is truly recondite. “Indeed, my plans are not…

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{Re}versely

Reversely is basicly the adverb form of the word reverse. Reversely. We all want to do it. Especially when it comes to aging. You should have heard us. Exchanging anti-aging treatments like stock brokers in a bear market. Try collagen, crepe cream, black cohosh, beet extract. A litany of new science to help us age…

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{Re}st

On hot August days, there’s nothing more refreshing then looking at beautiful pieces of art. The Kimball Art Museum’s exhibit features works from Claude Monet. These works completed in his 70s showcase a wealth of emotions. Breathe-taking movement in these later paintings showcased different shadows and light on Monet’s lily pond. Painting and keeping up…

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