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October 07, 2025

Thus Far, And No More

I have concluded that I will do things differently than I would typically do them in some areas of my life, especially pertaining to culture and obligations. I’m not looking to throw the baby with the bathwater, but if the baby’s gotta go, I won’t keep it just to save face.   I’ll probably always reference Plato’s all…
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September 30, 2025

Light Has Come

“But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him” (John 12:37).  Recently when I read this scripture, I felt it was talking to me, but I didn’t understand how that could be so. I thought about testimonies that I have, I thought of testimonies that I heard, and thought of the things …
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September 26, 2025

Bitter Work

After celebrating our church’s 20 th  year anniversary, I returned home and began reading my pastor’s memoirs of those 20 years. A few pages in, and I can scarcely believe the level of people’s selfishness. I think some levels of selfishness should make you feel embarrassed. After contemplating w…
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September 16, 2025

Love Paradox

Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.  Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utt…
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September 09, 2025

Tempted

I remember many years ago in a youth bible study, we were talking about temptation. I concluded that one can’t be tempted with what they don’t want. As I was pondering on that answer recently, it occurred to me that the response to temptation reveals one’s belief about God.   I think God’s standard of hol…
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September 05, 2025

The War, The Wreckage, The Rewrite

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.” 1 Samuel 16:1 ** A few days ago, I was in the middle of a thought, and …
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August 26, 2025

Borrowed Steps

**   I took a stroll downtown one fine evening. The sun was setting but the sky remained brightly lit, as though it was not quite ready to end the day. It was warm and comfortable, with an occasional breeze that cooled the air. I did not have a particular destination in mind.   The farther I walked, the more I was env…
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August 07, 2025

Something Borrowed

** “ I love you; I’m in love with you. You are the love of my life. My every feeling is controlled by the look on your face ” ( Fitz, Scandal ).     I tell you this all the time, but you don’t believe me. I know these are not my own words, but isn’t it enough? I should probably have better boundaries , be less detac…
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August 06, 2025

Solid Foundations

I woke up with this thought in my head: don’t put the cart before the horse. This idiom means don’t do things in the wrong order. I think of it as trying to start at step 20 without having completed steps 1-19.  The dangers of putting the cart before the horse is that you’ll waste time and resources. You’ll have to …
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July 31, 2025

Release

I ran until I felt my ankles burning, and my left calf cramped. The moment it cramped, my leg buckled beneath me and my knee barely missed the thick root jutting out of the ground; the pain of the cramp and the fall brought instant tears.     I was hot all over, sweat trickling down my face. I felt my heartbeat in m…
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July 29, 2025

Collective Cowardice

The price of apathy is to be ruled by evil men.  -Plato ** *  I recently rewatched a Korean Drama called Taxi. In particular, I rewatched the episode where one boy was being viciously and mercilessly bullied. I love the episode because the revenge is satisfying, and I wish that those who have been or are being bullied…
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July 24, 2025

Strengthen Your Brethren

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."   - Edith Wharton ******** The strong among us must awaken the strength in others. There is a strength in each and every person that needs to be awakened, so that life ceases to feel like a toss up, or a game which ha…
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July 22, 2025

Courageous Pursuits

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."   - Walt Disney ** Once upon a time I used to imagine ridiculous things – places that I wanted to go, where I’d live, what I’d drive, people I’d be around. I had a whole vision of what life would be like. I imagined that this would bring me ful…
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July 15, 2025

Death Of An Ego

I recently spoke to someone with whom I’d had a misunderstanding. It’s amazing what you can learn when you decide to listen and are also listened to. It’s funny how something simple can be ironed out and peace is restored. It’s amazing what can be achieved when you put your ego aside so that the truth can reign. It …
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July 10, 2025

Focused

I don’t have much to say today other than:     focus on what you have to do, not what is happening around you. Don’t split your attention. Don’t allow yourself to be distracted by unnecessary things.     Take back what is yours; take back your focus, and do your work without turning your head to the right or left. W…
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July 08, 2025

Restoring Broken Things

I recently read the following statement:   everyone has to give up on certain dreams in life. The more people you meet, the more you see in the way of broken dreams.  And that people are coming to terms with something they expected to happen but didn’t .   Does it sincerely have to be like this?  I know we have expect…
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