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Surprise! (click to comment)

Have you ever been surprised?  The greatest surprise of my life came one evening at the dinner table when my…

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The Bare Witness (click to comment)

It was bath night. A four-year-old and his younger brother were all wet. The older was constructing a bubble beard…

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Little White Lie (click to comment)

When I was 10, Miss Ida Weissmuller arrived to teach my fifth grade class. With a thick German accent and…

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Proverbs 31 Dad (click to comment)

In the book of Proverbs you’ll find 31 short chapters. Thirty chapters tell men to smarten up and guard our…

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I Used to Have Answers (click to comment)

I used to have answers, then I had kids. Three of them, in three short years. I soon discovered that parenting…

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Technology Lies (click to comment)

Nothing sucks the laughter from our lives like the busyness of life. See if this describes you: “I rise before…

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Top Five Encouraging Bible Verses (click to comment)

Could you use a little encouragement today? If so, don’t panic. You’re not alone. There are frightened, frazzled and frustrated…

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Stuffometer? (click to comment)

One morning I was noticing how green my neighbour’s grass was and my son said “Dad, look!” He showed me…

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Two Men and a Lawnmower (click to comment)

Years ago a guy named Vance moved in next door. Vance and I hit if off. I was certain that…