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What’s in a Name? Most people give lengthy consideration to the naming of their children. It is one of the first, and certainly most permanent, gifts a parent gives to their child. Some names are given to recognize kinship or to honor someone as family legacy. Other names are chosen because the name has a…

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Some diligent bloggers will blog months in advance, giving themselves a three-to-six-month backlog of material ready to roll at any time. Others, like me, blog in real time. I usually have the coming Monday’s post completed by Wednesday. My approach is certainly a riskier approach because there are times life throws us a curve ball,…

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Alean and I are on the road this week, traveling to spend holidays with family. This week’s blog posting comes to you from Kansas. There is an obscure verse in Revelation 2 that I’ve always read past because it strikes me as such a bizarre statement. Vacation time grants us the privilege (or is it…

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