Tag: eternal life
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Camping is nice, but it’s not like home.
Camping is nice, but it’s never like home. Growing up, I didn’t go camping much, maybe once or twice. Oh sure, us kids played tent in the dining room a few times; draping an old sheet over the table. I camped a couple of nights in Rocky Mountain National Park, up around Manitou Lake, when…
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Puppets and People
Have you ever watched a puppet show? The shows where the puppets are worked by strings? Marionettes, I believe they’re called. Marionettes are quite fascinating to watch. Especially when you’re far enough away that you can’t see the strings. It appears the puppets are acting on their own; dancing, twirling, bowing, and skipping. I see…
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The Gambler
He calmly walked into the room; just a slight hint of swagger recognizable. Dressed in casual fit jeans, scuffed Tony Lama’s, and a denim shirt one size larger than needed, he was dressed for the role right down to his dark shades and Chicago Bears ball cap. Gambler. The game didn’t matter; not as long…
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If I Was To Die Tomorrow
I’m not intending to sound morbid or morose, but I’d like to talk a little about mortality. Specifically, my mortality. And yours. No, I’m not sick. I’m not sick of living, either. I have a great life, a wonderful wife, and I’m blessed beyond what I deserve. I love our son and his wife, as…
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Exchange
A word came to my heart. A word of action, and requiring action. A word of liberty, and yet a word allowing someone to own you. To be owned by love; overwhelmed by love. The word? Exchange. Exchange one life for another. Is it possible? Can it be done? What if one life is practically…
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Rick Stratton – Alive Forever!
I’ve been thinking about something lately; well, for the last couple of days. A friend of ours, a preacher named Rick Stratton, went to Heaven when his body just wouldn’t function any longer. Rick is quite a guy. We met him when he was a traveling evangelist. He was preaching for a pastor friend of…
Jan Grace 