{Re}silient

I thought the freeze had taken out the beautiful blooms. One of the joys of living in this house is the tulip tree in our front yard. In late February it starts to bud out and usually begins blooming a couple of weeks later. It’s nothing but sticks and flowers. About a week ago a…

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{Re}hydrate

Dehydration. I read an article the other day about how dehydration tests don’t really tell the whole story. Dehydration usually presents with fatigue, headaches, and dry skin. But the only way to really tell about how dehydrated a person is through a blood test. This basically means that more people are dehydrated than are actually…

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{Re}examine

Today was my yearly dermatologist visit. With skin as fair as mine these are required. Spots that have been examined in the past were examined, again. Reexamined and removed. Examine me, and probe my thoughts!Test me, and know my concerns! See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me,and lead me in the reliable ancient path!…

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{Re}st

It is good. God said it every time He spoke something into existence. It is good. It is good, and despite whether we can see it or not it is blessed. It is good. It is whole. It is beautiful. In our hurry and worry and acquiring and working, we forget. Rest, take delight in…

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{Re} flect Light

This post was originally published on November 28, 2016 following the supermoon. During this season of Lent, reflection is what it’s all about. Enjoy a repeat. It won’t happen again until 2034. A supermoon as close as the one this year. It was unbelievably breathtaking. The predawn showing of our luminous, celestial guardian of the night…

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{Re}member

All we are is dust in the wind. It’s true. Whether Kansas penned the words or not. Dust. To dust we’ll return. By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.” Genesis 3:19 Keck’s…

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{Re}pent

As we begin Lent — I want to start here on Ash Wednesday with one of the key ideas, repentance. The word repent means: “to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life.” Yet, I would like to explore another meaning. The season of Lent gives us the opportunity to reflect…

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