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The “Blankie” Principle! Break a Bad Habit. Build a Good one.

One of the strongest addictions in the universe is the desperate need a child has for a blankie. You know, that favorite little piece of cloth that is either rubbed on the nose as they suck their thumb, or gummed into oblivion as they rub their nose? If you don’t believe it, keep a child overnight when they have left …

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Not So Fast

We live in a fast culture. We demand fast service, fast computers and fast food. Fast food, by the way, isn’t fast. It just lies there under that heat lamp waiting for slow people to pick it up. Calling it fast evidently makes us feel better. Eating it doesn’t. Imagine how healthy we could be if we ate real fast …

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A Man Without Moss

Hey Folks! It’s Lighten Up Monday again! Do you ever find yourself wondering if God has opened a door? An old missionary man who spoke at a chapel when I was in college had an interesting perspective…   [youtube id=”GaKOQYiMlPk”]   Is moss growing on you? [reminder]

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Father’s Day

What does a father post on Father’s day? In the past I have written advice on how to be a good father, which should have been titled: Things I Wish I had Done. I have also given advice on how children should honor their dad on this special day. Those posts were written as hints to my own children. This year …

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Golf and Repentance

I can hit a golf ball 200 yards. Unfortunately, it ends up where no man has ever gone before; deep into chigger infested grass, or embedded in the undergrowth of some unexplored wilderness forest. Lately my golf ball has become a water seeking missile.