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The Patiently Persistent Program

The Patiently Persistent Program

As everyone knows, a bewildering array of choices exist today for those seeking content that appeals to their individual tastes.  Politics, news, sports, entertainment, instructional fare, it’s all there, most of it on offer 24×7, available at the consumer’s convenience or whim, which is to say, “on demand.”  Almost equally numerous are the platforms and devices for delivery of the selected subject matter.  If you want it, you most likely can get it, from legitimate or illicit sources and those in between, in…

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Celebration of Life

Celebration of Life

“I’d like to welcome all of you—relatives, friends, and co-workers of the deceased—to this celebration of life.  So glad you could be with us today!  I think we’re all familiar with the etiquette for these occasions, but out of an abundance of caution, here are a few gentle reminders of socially acceptable conduct. This is a very special time in which we consent together to avoid mention of anything that may remind us of the honoree’s moral shortcomings and ethical failings—the better…

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Failure To Yield

Failure To Yield

Many serious traffic accidents are caused by failure to yield the right-of-way to other drivers.  Such failures may result from factors such as inattention, distracted or impaired driving, and willfulness.  Willfulness is stubborn insistence on selfish priorities—a “me first” mentality. This mindset may lead some motorists to deliberately ignore signs and signals directing them to yield.  In so doing, they cast aside law, custom, the well-being of others and even, personal safety.  They drive rudely, often recklessly, in a narcissistic bid to emphasize their…

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Classified Ad

Classified Ad

If God could be frustrated, consider how He might feel that the take up rate for His offer of salvation and eternal life remains chronically low (when, by all rights, it should be 100%).  And suppose, just for fun, that the Almighty opted to address the problem by placing an ad in the classified section of the newspaper (or internet bulletin board or social media platform…)? He would not place it under “Help Wanted,” because, God being God, needs no help…

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Do You Noah Lot?

Do You Noah Lot?

There is no doubt whatever that we live in perilous times.  Many confess to a palpable sense that humanity is daily drifting deeper into uncharted waters.  Some say that ominous signs of an impending apocalypse are all around us.  But stay tuned—I’m not planning on discussing or even listing these signs today.  Nor will I cite the latest opinion polls gauging public sentiment on where this world is headed.  Neither will I enumerate the challenges confronting crisis managers around the globe or ask how many…

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No Fond Farewells

No Fond Farewells

I once read tragic accounts of an ill-fated commercial airliner that became doomed, due to an inflight mischance of some kind, which badly damaged the tail section.  As a result, the plane lost the use of its hydraulic assists—somewhat akin to losing power steering and power brakes on a car, as it barrels down the highway.  The loss of its “boosters” severely restricted the nature and scope of the maneuvers that the aircraft could perform.  Cascading mechanical failures also made the stricken airliner…

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Nightmares In The Daytime

Nightmares In The Daytime

As a child I suffered from occasional nightmares.  And for a period of time after each, I’d be anxious about falling asleep, for fear of having another.  This was not a clinical condition, but an experience common among children of a certain age.  I’m talking garden variety, “there’s a monster under my bed”-type stuff.  Problems, worries, a scary film, an encounter with a barking dog that suddenly lunges, all can manifest themselves in the visions produced in the subconscious, as we sleep. These nocturnal…

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Awaiting Your Answer

Awaiting Your Answer

We live in perilous times.  If you are a sentient being you know this and do not need it explained to you.  Evil, corruption, violence and chaos swirl around us. The rising tide of darkness, madness and hysteria threatens to overwhelm us, engulf us, drag us down.    The world is changing rapidly and radically, but definitely not for the better. All except those in deepest denial recognize that something supernatural is at work here.  The demons are industrious, laboring incessantly, to steal, kill and…

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Explaining The Inexplicable

Explaining The Inexplicable

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” (Romans 1:16) Sharing the life of Christ with young children is actually much harder than one may think.  The healings, the raisings from the dead and the other miracles are accepted readily enough.  But the rejection, the blind hatred, and the suffering—how to frame that? It’s a serious question and a vitally important one, because every youngster deserves…

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Are You Okay?

Are You Okay?

Those who have taken even a short course in first aid should be familiar with techniques for use when encountering an apparently unconscious person.  One priority is to ascertain whether the individual is responsive to stimuli.  This may be accomplished by gently shaking a shoulder (or tapping the body firmly) and asking, “Are you okay?” or words to that effect.  What to do next is dependent upon the victim.  If there is a reaction, one path is taken; if no reaction is observed, another…

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