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Making a List? Make it Advent.
Are you ready for the big day—Christmas? I bet you’ve made your list and checked it twice—maybe more. Tree? (check). Black Friday, Cyber...

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Dec 7, 20246 min read
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Thanksgiving Leftovers: It’s not what, but how you come back to the table.
“Oh no! not leftovers again!” complained an older sister when she saw the leftover thanksgiving turkey from Thursday’s meal for a whole...

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Nov 30, 20243 min read
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THANKSGIVING: Before you throw down, throw Yadah.
One of the many traditions of Thanksgiving is the Thankful Round Table. You know it. Before the turkey throw down, everyone around the...

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Nov 23, 20243 min read
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How do you forgive the unforgivable: When enough is enough
Fill in the blank: I love(d) _________________ more than anyone else on earth. Instructions: You cannot fill in the blank with the answer...

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Nov 15, 20245 min read
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Good news for a bad week: “Butt Dust”
Psalms in the Key of Life Series I don’t know about you, but I could sure use some good news after the week I had. The Proverbist writes...

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Nov 9, 20244 min read
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How to bring back the good old days of "good-doing"—Psalm 34
“Psalms in the Key of Life Series…” Every day, no matter the weather, 20-year-old Justin Korva walked to work. Did we mention he lived...

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Oct 19, 20243 min read
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The Right One according to Psalm 1
Psalms in the Key of Life Series Jennifer Lopez found him three times. Liz Taylor found him eight times. Mickey Rooney found her eight...

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Oct 12, 20245 min read
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Psalm 23: The Lord is your Shepherd. (Cast your ballot today.)
Psalms in the Key of Life Series In less than thirty days, Americans will be deciding on the top office of leadership of the land for...

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Oct 5, 20243 min read
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How to Fight Your Fears (Psalm 27-Part 2)
"Psalms in the Key of Life Series…” In a fearful time in America, Franklin D. Roosevelt at his first inaugural speech said, "The only...

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Sep 30, 20244 min read
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How to Fight Your Fears (Psalm 27-Part 1)
Psalms in the Key of Life Series Two of my favorite movies are Coach Carter and Akeelah and the Bee . Both movies have one central...

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Sep 20, 20244 min read
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Where was God on 9/11—in the stewardship of men?
This week we observed the 23rd anniversary of 9/11. We saw again in our remembrances, planes taking down the twin towers; a plane...

olinfregia
Sep 13, 20246 min read
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The Secret to Being Rich is No Secret: Generosity adds up.
When Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson of St. Mary’s Academy, a Catholic school in New Orleans, Louisiana, made history with finding a...

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Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Celebrate Majesty; don’t mock it.
In 1968, America needed Earth Rising. On April 4, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. Three months later, presidential candidate...

olinfregia
Aug 31, 20243 min read
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How to stay out of God’s Doghouse
Consider this poignant cartoon that gave me pause to think about the doghouse—that metaphorical bastion of banishment. A man with pillow...

olinfregia
Aug 24, 20243 min read
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How “R” you, today?
I bet at least once a day you are asked: How are you, today? Depending on how you are actually feeling and whose asking, the response...

olinfregia
Aug 17, 20244 min read
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Who Does God favor, my little hummingbird?
We are in the heat of Olympic fervor. The final days of Gold Medal moments are a upon us. Fans aren’t holding back who back they...

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Aug 10, 20243 min read
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How to Disagree without Destroying
“You say potato, I say po-TAH-to. You say tomato, I say to-MAH-to. Let’s call the whole thing off.” These clever lyrics worked on the big...

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Aug 3, 20243 min read
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Love- 100, Autism-0. Love wins again.
As the first week of the Summer Olympics in Paris are underway, all eyes are glued on the medal count score board as the best athletes in...

olinfregia
Jul 27, 20243 min read
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What Do You Do When You (and Your God) are Being Bullied
A police officer jumped into his squad car and called the station. “I have an interesting case here,” he said. “A woman shot her husband...

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Jul 20, 20244 min read
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Patience: “Kaboom” or “Kool like that!”
“Welcome to church. May I take your order, please. Yes, I would like: one prayer, one song, one sermon. How would you like that? Short,...

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Jul 13, 20244 min read
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