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Stuff From the Pond: Perception is Reality?
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Stuff From the Pond. Friday, February 25, 2011. 8226; Maybe you are asked to help replace a light socket and your helper tells you he’s pretty sure he has turned off the power to the two wires hanging from the ceiling. They don’t look energized and even look completely harmless. You reach up to connect the wires to the new light socket and instantly find out the power is still on and you get an electrical shock. 8226; Live a good life. 8226; Give to charity. 8226; Help other people all the time. There ar...
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Stuff From the Pond: June 2010
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Stuff From the Pond. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. To Speak, or Not to Speak. Again, I’m no expert/not perfect and it’s not an “I’m great, look at me” note, just some suggestions. I have a woman at work that tells me, “Unless you have something intelligent to add to the conversation, be quiet”. I tell her that if that were the case I’d never be allowed to speak. Sometimes silence is the best response to a false charge. At other times we must speak up. Are you being falsely accused? How we respond to false accu...
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Stuff From the Pond: Another New Year Already? They Sure Seem to Get Here Fast
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Stuff From the Pond. Friday, December 31, 2010. Another New Year Already? They Sure Seem to Get Here Fast. It barely seems possible but another year has passed and we are at the threshold of a new year. I remember old people telling me when I was a kid that years go by faster when you start getting older. Though I'm far from being old, it seems to be true. I am even more apathetic than I thought I was. I don’t get upset or downcast by the actions of others as much as I used to. If you have low ...OK, not...
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Stuff From the Pond: October 2010
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Stuff From the Pond. Sunday, October 31, 2010. Some of Our Decisions Have Lingering Damage. A young teen that was constantly getting into trouble always apologized when his parents confronted him. No matter how much he hurt his parents with his previous wrong-doing, he would soon turn around and do something else wrong—knowing he would be forgiven. The boy shrugged, grabbed the hammer, and yanked out the nail. Forgiveness is when you pull the nail out.”. 8220;That’s impossible! 2 Samuel 12:1-14 (English ...
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Stuff From the Pond: April 2011
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Stuff From the Pond. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Living Your Dash Minutes. To one day have to face death is an inescapable human condition, so what do we do? I’ve been doing some reflection on my life; where I’ve been, where I am, and where I’m going. I ask myself, “How can I walk a lifestyle that brings honor to God? 8221; All these things are driving this thought: I want my dash between the dates to be a legacy that honors God. What am I doing with the dash between the dates? No matter what, you won't e...
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Stuff From the Pond: December 2010
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Stuff From the Pond. Friday, December 31, 2010. Another New Year Already? They Sure Seem to Get Here Fast. It barely seems possible but another year has passed and we are at the threshold of a new year. I remember old people telling me when I was a kid that years go by faster when you start getting older. Though I'm far from being old, it seems to be true. I am even more apathetic than I thought I was. I don’t get upset or downcast by the actions of others as much as I used to. If you have low ...OK, not...
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Stuff From the Pond: November 2010
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Stuff From the Pond. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Does God Care How I Live or Act? 8226; Can we turn our lives over to God and then continue to live how we want and treat Him and His word like dirt? 8226; Are we supposed to live like we want because His standards are too high? 8226; Does God expect us to live as a Christian all the time or only when we feel like it? 8226; Are we so shallow and self absorbed with our own wants and desires that we put God on the shelf until we need Him? In I John 3, the wri...
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Stuff From the Pond: A Crutch For When Life Doesn't Make Sense
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Stuff From the Pond. Monday, January 31, 2011. A Crutch For When Life Doesn't Make Sense. I was going to cover a different topic this month but within the last couple of weeks, a friend of mine lost her 9 year old Daughter in an accident and it reminded me of a “discussion” I’ve had with several people through the years. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed. —2 Corinthians 4:8. Why can’t you do this to regular people out in the world and let bad things happen to them? Detective Allan Pinker...
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Stuff From the Pond: To Be a Friend of God, or Not
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Stuff From the Pond. Thursday, March 31, 2011. To Be a Friend of God, or Not. I had planned on a short note this month, but that fell apart so here goes. Oh well, maybe next month. That got me to thinking of a conversation I had with a couple of “pastors” several years ago about someone teaching a class that was to help people get closer to God. My part of the conversation went something along this line:. God is absolutely perfect. He cannot have imperfect things around Him. Satan is an angel that was in...
