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I am in the rehab portion of my recovering from hip replacement surgery. I had a pastor tell me years ago, that when you are put in bed it is similar to going into God’s “school house”. I sure have been experiencing the reality of being taught by God. It is not what one would…
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This monk up in the North Woods has been laid low. Last Thursday (7th) I had a hip replacement on my left hip. It was about time. Now for the recover process. So my blogs will be much shorter. It takes me time to think through what I want to say. I don’t want to…
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Men, I just have to write a blog about this story I read this morning (4/4/13), reported by Reuters about the controversy regarding Finnish toilet paper. My ancestry on both sides is Finnish, so when I read this story about Finnish toilet paper, I know that I would have do a blog. I warn you…
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“I am a pilgrim who is beginning the last part of his pilgrimage.” These were words uttered by Pope Benedict as he gave his last benediction as pope. Our national consciousness has been occupied recently by the sudden resignation of a reigning pope. This has not happened in 600 years. As an evangelical protestant, I…
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Recently I was reading the Exodus story in my devotions. I came across this passage in Exodus 13:17, where God said this about his people. “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” I took those words to heart. I thought of myself and the many men who want to…
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I am not a Luddite. I have bought into some of the new communication devices. But I am not as nearly hi-tech as the younger generation. I don’t have a smart phone, I don’t text, I don’t even have an I-pad ( I do have an I-pod), and I don’t do real well with windows…
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“You are not your thoughts and emotion.” When I first began to deal with that reality, I found that I was very resistant. After all, my thoughts and emotions seem to be what is most personal about me. Besides, I needed to be in control and have some understanding of what is going on inside…
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I want to write one more blog regarding Lance Armstrong. I am tempted to do more. In this blog I would like to focus on Armstrong’s remarks regarding his oldest son, Luke, who is 13 years old. I watched the interview. This is the way that AP described the exchange regarding his son. “Armstrong didn’t…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart I think all of us can admit we are not always on top of our game. As Minnesotans we wish the Viking would always do well and be on top of their game. I play Scrabble with several people and right now I am in 3nd place. Just a short time ago I was…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart Our son just got progressive tri-focal glasses so now he can read menus etc. I also have reading glasses even though I don’t need glasses for driving, watching t.v. etc. I have to admit that I am “blind” to reading a map, even my Bible, without my reading glasses In a…