Category: Ponder
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Foreigner in a Foreign Land.
Story by: Randy Grathen. I just read Acts 10 & 11. Peter was telling the Apostles why he took the message of salvation to the Gentiles. And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord,… Read more
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That Still Small Voice – Again.
Story by Shane Hale. This time it said, “Get them all”. Every time I see a flock of abandoned shopping carts in a parking lot, it takes me back to a cold night few years ago…. It was early December in 2020, and I was wrapping up an after-work trip to Costco. I placed my… Read more
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My Sweet Willow.
Story by: Priscilla Zielinski. Today is the same day that I took you to the doctor to get your 4-month shots. Before we left to go to the doctor I remember taking a picture of you in your green seat as you sat on the counter and watched me cook. It was a normal day.… Read more
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A Rude Awakening.
Story by Randy Grathen. After rebuilding our house following a tornado that destroyed it in 2003, it was time for me to go back to work. I had been out of work for 6 months. Laurie found a want ad from a woman seeking someone to run her document shredding company. Her husband had recently… Read more
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“Do you know who that was?”
Story by: Scotty Gray. On a relatively warm (for Wisconsin) sunny day back in December of 1992, I drove my wife Laura, to the Milwaukee airport so she could fly down to visit her family in Florida. We had our two preteen foster children with us, and after getting Laura to her gate, the three… Read more
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The Last Time.
Story by: Linda Schnepel. How often have we heard, “I didn’t know that was the last time I would ever see my loved one again. If only I had known, I would have hugged him/her a little longer.” Heartbreaking. But does it change our own attitudes towards those we love? Do we get so caught… Read more
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Legitimate, Honest-to-God Tragedy.
Story by Laurie Grathen. Regular visitors to my blog know I’m a voracious reader. Many also know I’m a history buff. My interest in history intensified over the last 15 years as I’ve learned to connect what’s happened in the past to current events. It puts so much in context and explains the seemingly unexplainable.… Read more
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Simply Thankful.
My wife Laurie has a webpage called “68 and Counting”. She wrote this last year and I think is worth sharing. I hope all of you had a relaxing and blessed Thanksgiving. Click HERE to read her story: Read more
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A Letter to Brian.
Choose Before It’s too Late. Story by Randy Grathen. I’ve often wondered when and what will be the cause of my death. None of us are getting out of here alive, and the older I get the more I thought about what comes after. We are told that we have a soul – our life… Read more
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Homosexuality
Story by Scotty Gray. I was just thinking…about Homosexuality. Back in 2006, I made some comments on the air about the subject, and received an email from a gentleman I’ll call Howard. Howard was married and had young adult children. However, he was living in adulterous homosexuality. He said, “a person who believes that gay… Read more