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Posted on January 22, 2021January 20, 2021

Bob Ross

I have a Bob Ross bobblehead on my bookcase in my office. If you push the button, he says some of his famous lines: "You…

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Posted on January 21, 2021January 19, 2021

Licensed friends

Friendships level up when we give each other permission to call each other out. I once heard this called "Giving your buddy a hunting license."…

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Posted on January 20, 2021January 19, 2021

Stages of fishing

When you're a little kid, fishing isn't fun unless you catch a fish. As you grow, at some point, something changes, and fishing is fun…

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Posted on January 19, 2021January 18, 2021

Greenhorn

I used to train operating room (OR) nurses who were fresh out of their internship. I had a special affinity for them because I could…

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Posted on January 18, 2021January 14, 2021

Simplify, Owl.

Every January our family participates in a Read-Aloud Challenge. Each person is supposed to read aloud for 10 minutes to someone else. If each person…

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Posted on January 16, 2021January 14, 2021

Antiseptic

No one likes cleaning out a wound with antiseptic. It stings. Little kids learn pretty quickly that they don't love it when grown-ups want to…

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Posted on January 15, 2021January 13, 2021

JTB

There's an important character in the Bible called John the Baptist. He's not "the Baptist" because be belonged to any Baptist denomination or church. He…

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Posted on January 14, 2021January 12, 2021

Watchful dragons

Professor and author, C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) grew up in church. During his schooling, he became an atheist. He converted to Christianity at the age of…

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Posted on January 13, 2021January 12, 2021

Zoom out

Water all over the garage floor. At first I thought it was melted snow from the trash can (one's optimism initially resists the possibility of…

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Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Emotional expectations

Diedra and I went on a three-week study tour of Israel while I was in seminary. It was fascinating--and of lifelong value to a professional…

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