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We Should Be Bearing Much Fruit
One of our daughters has several blueberry bushes in her yard. They often welcome us and others to come by and pick some of the delicious fruit when it is in season. I took them up on the offer recently, coming away with a small container full of those berries that I like to include…
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Dealing with Life’s Puzzling Questions
Recently my wife gave me a book of various types of word puzzles. I have enjoyed spending some of my leisure time working through its pages, finding some of the puzzles more challenging than others. There have been a few occasions where I have gotten stuck or simply gave up on completing one of the…
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Be More Intent on Loving Your Neighbor
During a recent late-night storm, the power went off in our neighborhood. We remained without electricity and all its benefits until close to lunchtime the next day. Early that morning I, along with other neighbors, ventured outside to assess the damage. We discovered that there were a few trees down in our area, along with…
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It Is Time to Get More Involved in the War
One of the big recent news stories has been the United States getting more directly involved in the conflict taking place in the Middle East between Israel and Iran. While our nation may have been supportive of one side, even to the point of offering assistance in various ways, the action taken to directly bomb…
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Let’s Pray for Showers of Blessing and Revival
As I was out in my garage, I saw the darkening afternoon sky and could hear the low rumbling of distant thunder. I knew that there were showers in the vicinity. It seemed like we had been receiving more than our share of those summer downpours recently. Would we get another one on this occasion?…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 