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4 Lessons I Learned From Gumby (& Pokey)

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I’m a big fan of Gumby & Pokey (I know, I’m showing my age!). I used to watch the show all the time, and have had the toy characters on my shelf for years (hey, I was a children’s pastor – kids loved to play with them in the office!). Beyond being TV characters & toys, Gumby…

Up!

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Up! We all want to be “UP”.  Whether it’s in our personal, our family or career life, we break through barriers with people & projects and the idea of “UP” carries the idea of success. As the Dad of two amazing teenage boys, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to teach them to succeed in…

A New Day

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“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done…”  A quote from my good friend Joseph in Genesis 50:20. So glad God’s got our back, so to speak, and has such a grander view for our lives than we do. Using difficult circumstances to move us…

Head-first or Feet-first

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When I was a kid I loved jumping into the pool feet-first.  Shallow end, deep end – it didn’t matter. I hated diving head-first.  It scared me, even though I knew the deep end was plenty deep enough.  I always thought about diving and really wanted to, but in the end I usually just jumped….

The Silence of Battle

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This past year our family seems to have had a “battle” theme.  No, we’ve not been fighting a lot among ourselves.  I have two junior high boys who are at the age where “battle” is intriguing.  Plus my older son & I had the privilege of visiting Washington DC & the surrounding area, which is…

Sometimes Simple

The last couple of weeks I’ve taken a step back from all my cyberspace busy-ness to just enjoy what’s happening in life.  I’ve still been busy, talking with churches and running my kids around and doing some writing.  But I decided to take a break from the things that were starting to nag at me,…

The Latest Gossip

Unfortunately, many of us would click to this post because of the title – we want to hear the latest gossip.  Also unfortunately, many will click away when the realize this post is about participating in gossip. Of course, we’ve all participated in gossip – either giving or receiving it.  There’s no denying that there’s…

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