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Hospital Humor

I scheduled a routine colonoscopy at the New River Valley Outpatient Surgical Center in Christiansburg, Virginia. Walking to the entrance I became faint. Only grasping the door handle and dropping

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The ACTS Prayer

While looking through an old Bible I found this variation of the formulaic ACTS prayer that I had written perhaps 20 or so years ago: Adoration: You are the power

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Funeral Ruminations

My funeral looms on the near horizon. I’m 71. The United States male life expectancy from birth is 76. If I move to Minnesota I’d live another 2 ½ years

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Heart Secrets

We all have secrets in our hearts. I’ll tell you one of mine. I have struggled with the idea that with enough resolve I could take complete charge of my

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A Steady Rain of Benefits

A mist. That’s all. Then a few drops of rain. With a few more, a light rain falls. Add more and more drops. A downpour. Then a torrential rain. Dry

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This Too Will Pass

I woke-up feeling sad today. Not depressed. Not blue really. Not tearful. Perhaps downhearted…or melancholy might be a better word for the way I am feeling. Then I thought of

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