Category Archives: Maturity

Children Are Our Heritage

Posted on 2023/09/23 by JimR, Chaplain

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. – Psalm 127:3 I have had something that has shifted in my life of late. I drove a school bus when I was … Continue reading →

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Retrospect – There Is No Future In The Past

Posted on 2023/09/04 by JimR, Chaplain

I happen to live in the moment sometimes not thinking about the past or future. Today I woke up from a dream I still have on my mind. It was about my first real love. It was real, but it … Continue reading →

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The Deck

Posted on 2023/08/14 by JimR, Chaplain

Some days I stay just one step ahead of depression. It’s such an annoying part of my life. I’m Christian and you would think I would not have issues, but to be honest no one is without something that dogs … Continue reading →

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Paradymn Shift

Posted on 2023/08/11 by JimR, Chaplain

While talking with my pastor yesterday I was able to grasp something I’ve already realized yet had not verbalized. I’ve considered myself as OCD for many years. That is not something I self-identified so much as what some who know … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on 2023/08/03 by JimR, Chaplain

I’ve dropped the ball on writing. I’m busy with so many other things. Driving a school bus for the summer reading program finished up last Thursday. My wife and I are building a huge deck. It is a major project. … Continue reading →

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An Appointment

Posted on 2023/03/19 by JimR, Chaplain

All things aside, once you reach a certain age, and you will, you will consider where you’re going after you shed your shell. Death is not the loss of the body. It is the loss of your soul. Only acceptance … Continue reading →

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Book of Enoch

Posted on 2023/02/14 by JimR, Chaplain

Of all books to delve into I have decided I would take a dive into the Book of Enoch. It was declared not worthy to be kept together with what is described as the Holy inspired Word of God. So … Continue reading →

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The Question of Cheating

Posted on 2022/12/05 by JimR, Chaplain

The question arose by a friend asking which was worse. Was emotional involvement or having physical sex worse when it comes to cheating? Emotions and hormones start the process. The act is the culmination of the thoughts being processed to … Continue reading →

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Christian Bible Study

Posted on 2022/11/27 by JimR, Chaplain

Being a long-time student of the Bible I have to be vigilant still since I question all things. The KJV is foundational to me only because the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance is keyed to it. I use it as a base … Continue reading →

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The Thread of Relationship

Posted on 2022/11/12 by JimR, Chaplain

These last few weeks I’ve discovered something new. Don’t ever say you have arrived with the end of knowledge. That’s like saying you’ve finally seen everything to the end of the internet. I’ve been constantly evolving in knowledge of what … Continue reading →

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