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For most, the Christian experience is not one that includes the learning of all the documents collected into the Bible in its various versions. Rather, it involves adopting a convenient overview of it all, even without exhaustive study of the … Continue reading →

If I were told that I had but a month to remain here on EarthSurely I would reflect on many things in my waning daysAs I said my goodbyes to this place and its people.

When I chance upon a good ideaThat God had firstAnd I repeat it to my fellowsAnd get no reply,I should keep in mind That they probably aren’t Replying to God about it, either. And that is the greater matter.

Many will find fault With what you sayAnd some of that fault Will be actual.

In my youthWhen I thought I was cleverTo see truth as a one-linerI did not well understandThat there are indeed some truths—And worthy ones at that—That cannot be well stated In but a single line.

I walk for exercise in a local cemetery and yesterday I was taking a nap in my car with the windows open. I was awakened by a ruckus in a tree not ten feet outside my window.

It would seem thatAfter all this timeMan is still eatingWhat he knowsHe ought not eat.

ITEMS NEEDED: Large table, printer, paper, trash can. Sorting through the multitude of gun control memes can be overwhelming. So I suggest culling out the ones that cheat, so that you can focus on the best ones. Here are 13 … Continue reading →

Not wanting to disappoint me,He decides to stay away,Disappointing me even furtherAnd doubling down on the very thingHe tells himself he doesn’t want to do. He commits himself to the quicksandAnd will not be free, it seemsUnless someone else pulls … Continue reading →

It is a failure Common to man That he does not Seek out enough information Before deciding.