Category Archives: Children

Santa Claus?

Posted on 2022/10/12 by Jim

1 Corinthians 13:11“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.” This creature of one night … Continue reading →

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Leave The Door Open

Posted on 2021/05/03 by Jim

I’ve wrestled with this over the last twelve years. Should I close the door or should I keep it open. By that, I mean my sons. I have two sons, both in the mid-forties. Both are married for several years. … Continue reading →

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Priorities

Posted on 2019/03/25 by Jim

As the off-spring of a Preacher’s Kid (PK) I have that inside view of the family of religious upbringing. My mom was one of seven girls and two boys. One of the boys was killed in an accident before ten … Continue reading →

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An Example

Posted on 2019/02/25 by Jim

I don’t normally write about blessing someone else. I’d rather share about the Father or something I see in the Word. But I make exception here only to show a principle in motion in real life from a different prospective. … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on 2018/07/20 by Jim

I’ve been out in the garage more today than usual.  I’d committed myself to helping mow the church lawn on Friday’s, but I also do volunteer work for Emerge Ministries by repairing donated bikes for the homeless or poor for … Continue reading →

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Lost Possibilities

Posted on 2017/12/16 by Jim

While watching a documentary called Anne Frank’s Holocaust on the History Channel this morning while sitting wrapped up on the couch one comment cemented itself in my mind.  “The loss of a child is the loss of possibilities”. As many … Continue reading →

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