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My 26-year-old son recently adopted four abandoned kittens. Orphaned animals aren’t that unusual on a farm, but it’s a little hard to see Joseph as a caretaker. Sometimes, he can barely remember to feed himself. But as crazy as that.....
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Around the Supper Table #165 – Prized Possession
I’m not much of a fairytale guy. I didn’t play Prince Charming with my daughter and rescue her from the evil witch, godmother, scary beast, or even read the fairytales to her. But there is a story that I read.....
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Around the Supper Table #164 – Joy in the Morning
As I entered into my young adult years, I struggled with various mental health problems as I left the comfort of the scripted world of formal education and entered the work force. As a result of much love and patience.....
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Around the Supper Table #163 – Because it is Mine
”And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.” - 2 Samuel 23:11.....
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Around the Supper Table #162 – What is Your Truth?
Ok confession time. I am an emotional, sinful, fallen person. Probably no shock to most of you. I like to think of myself as an intellectual void of emotion that only rationalizes through my problems, but just below that veneer.....
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Around the Supper Table #161 – God’s Pruning: Part 2
In last week’s blog, I wrote about the verse in John 15:1-2 where Jesus said that He is the Vine, and we are the branches. I made the point that all blackberry canes need to be cut back, so they.....
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Around the Supper Table #160 – God’s Pruning
In John 15:1-2 Jesus says, “I am the true Vine and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring.....
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Around the Supper Table #159 – Yeah, I’m Fine: Part 2
Last time, I gave you a little background on how I became an insecure, raging, control freak. But I refuse to live my life in fear, in victimhood, in regret, and in shame. Through it all, I became a fighter. .....
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Around the Supper Table #158 – Yeah, I’m Fine
A few days ago, Kerah, my eleven-year-old daughter, had an emotional breakdown. I didn’t wake up that morning and know that I was going to be dealing with that on top of everything else, but dealing with the unexpected is.....
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Around the Supper Table #157 Evolving or Devolving; Progressing or Regressing
Well, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that we are devolving, going away from the high standards our forefathers set. I believe we are all slipping into the belief that our children, the next generation should have it.....
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