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Faith and God

Burning the Midnight Oil

After my middle of the night cleaning spree the other night (it was just too darn hot in our house during the day,) I realized that I may have stumbled onto a couple of very important lessons. The right thing to do may not be the same thing for you and me. “Burning the midnight oil” worked for me. So maybe that’s what I should do. For months, nay YEARS, …

Faith and God

I Challenge Mr. Murphy and His Law to a Duel

Wikipedia cites these variations for Murphy’s law: “If anything can go wrong, it will.” “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong” “Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way”. I disagree. I challenge Mr. Murphy and his “law” to a duel. Right here, right now. For if you really think about it… there’s a lot of stuff that can and …

Faith and God

Forgiveness: More Than An Uttered Apology and an Awkward Handshake

Our pastor preached about reconciliation and forgiveness today, as we studied in Genesis about how Joseph and his brothers were reconciled after Joseph revealed himself to him. One point he made was that when Joseph forgave his brothers, he didn’t shuffle his feet and kick the dirt and stare at the ground and mumble: “I, uh, um, I… forgive you.” No, instead, Joseph looked right at them, and basically said: