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Are You Looking More like Jesus?
After our newest grandchild was born last week, I was asked a common question by several curious individuals – “Who does he look like?” When newborns arrive, we often try to discern who he resembles the most. Is it his dad? Mom? One of his siblings? Maybe even a grandparent? As is often the case,…
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Tell a Friend about Jesus
As another birthday approaches next month, over the past weeks I have discovered one of the consequences of this event marking my sixty-fifth year. Since it means that I will now be eligible for Medicare, I have been inundated with daily mailings and phone calls soliciting my participation in various group’s healthcare plans. The barrage…
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Have a Positive Impact on the Children
Last week I received a phone call from my former college roommate letting me know that he was a grandfather now. His first grandchild had been born the previous day. After congratulating him on this joyous event, I decided to share my perspective as a longtime grandparent of more than 18 years, as well as…
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Jesus Takes Away Your Spiritual Trash
It was garbage pick-up day for my elderly parents. My dad had wheeled his trash receptacle down to the curb as usual. However, later he noticed someone in a truck taking their neighbor’s garbage while ignoring my parent’s trash. Thinking they had been forgotten, they called the waste service. They were informed that their workers…
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Remember Your Heavenly Citizenship
As I write this, our country is still reeling from the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate. Meanwhile, political conventions are going on as part of the process during a tumultuous election year. There are deep divisions in the nation over its direction and future. In the midst of all the political fervor, let’s be…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 