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I once worked with a young man who had some serious sin in his life.  If I am honest with you, I was a part of those sins from time to time.  His life had turned into one great big party that truly stemmed from a depression at the stateContinue Reading

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When I was a child I used to love going fishing with my dad.   I remember one particular trip in which we used a net to gather shad to use as ‘live’ bait.  My dad would stand on the front of the boat working patiently to get the netContinue Reading

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It’s hard to trust when things are difficult.  As a child I was blessed with a good home.  We had more than we needed and parents who loved us.  Spanking and other forms of punishment were rare but respect was held in high esteem.  When things got rough we wereContinue Reading

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People do change.   Their base personality and faculties define who they are, not their behavior.  Behavior is something we do, not who we are.  The man I was in my twenties is not the man I am now, nor am I the man I hope to be ten  yearsContinue Reading

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There is this overwhelmingly powerful scene in the Fellowship of the Rings in which Galadriel is tempted.  Galadriel is already a powerful figure with great magic and power.   The ring though would make her even stronger, so powerful in fact she could control the entire realm.  She has thisContinue Reading

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One of the worst mistakes we can do in a serious relationship is to compare the one we love with the past.  “I wish you were more like your (brother/father/mother/sister/cousin)….”    “When we were dating you would…”   “All you ever want to do is sleep, when I first metContinue Reading

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When I first got out on my own life was pretty good.   I was working a job at minimum wage.  I had my own place.  My own car.  I had a phone, internet, and food in the fridge.  Then I got a job making twenty five dollars a dayContinue Reading