Author: Randy Grathen
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Redneck Wisdom – an Oxymoron
Story by Randy Grathen Things I’ve learned… Wisdom – There are only two ways to get it. Live long enough, or hang out with someone who’s already got it. Wisdom does not always go to the elder. I’ve met young people who are wise beyond their years. It comes from experience. The German philosopher Friedrich… Read more
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Prayer for the Orange Trees
Story by Carolyn Werly-Wilder Her grandfather’s orchard was a family treasure. Now they were in danger of losing it. “I’ve never seen cold weather last so long!” Mom said when I arrived at the family ranch near Mariposa, California. Since Dad died, she was on her own up there. Normally she was able to manage… Read more
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The Nail
Story by Laurie Grathen In a land far away, at a time that seems like long ago, Randy retired from the Air Force, and we moved to Stevens Point, Wisconsin. In retrospect, that was a good decision for us because it enabled us to help care for his dad in the last few years of… Read more
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“He is God, I’m not.”
Story by Mark Berg. I have been a believer since my early teens. I grew up in the small town of Rice Lake Wisconsin with a population of around eight thousand. Going to church back then I remember what I was being told just didn’t make sense. Things like, “You will go to hell if… Read more
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A Lesson in “Suffering”
Story by Kristine Barnes In August 2020 serious arthritis in my left thumb became really irritating. I had a friend with a similar problem who recommended her hand-doctor. I made an appointment with him, and he gave me a cortisone shot which really helped! Both the swelling in joint and the pain level decreased a… Read more
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The Habit of Solitude
By Kristine Barnes NOTE: In 2019 I wrote a note to my daughters, Myndi the one God allowed me to give birth to, and Karen the daughter-in-love God gave me when our son, West, chose her for his wife. During a Lenten study at church called “Lead Like Jesus”, there was a part on Solitude… Read more
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Everybody’s Got a Story
By: Randy Grathen Our High Places is about all of us – not just me. I shared my stories because God urged me for years to share them. Why? Because they are His stories. Who gets the glory for the miracles in my life? He does. I KNOW the family of believers who are part… Read more
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What next, human sacrifices on stage?
February 5th, 2023 Grammy awards. Story by Randy Grathen Unless you’re a card-carrying Satan worshiper, a “Luciferian” you cannot for one minute think that the Grammys song-and-dance routine, (sponsored by Pfizer no less) was merely entertainment. It was a message to America. Everyone in the audience was wearing lighted horn headbands and the actors were… Read more
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Thus Says The Lord…
Story by Don Allen Reading this from one year ago today. This was at the beginning of the worst attack I have ever been a part of as a minister. It’s awesome to look back now at how it truly worked! No, it was not easy but so worth it! God was my defender! I… Read more
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Life Changing Yarn (Part 2)
Story by Laurie Grathen (Editor’s note: if you didn’t read part 1 you can find it here) As I was knitting it, as the colors worked up, the greens reminded me of prairie fields, the tans of beach sand, the blues of oceans and skies, and the purple of mountains majesty. And it occurred to… Read more