Category: Ponder
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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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“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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God Doesn’t Make Us Believe
By Randy Grathen (Thank you Wendy Rogers) Have you noticed that God doesn’t make us? You know, when something happens, and you think it might have been a God-thing but then you begin to rationalize the whole situation and start telling yourself that it would have happened that way anyway and it was really just… Read more
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How do I know you are you?
by: Randy Grathen In our modern society we need identification for all kinds of things. When we’re born we get a birth certificate – our very first form of identification. That is when your mother gives you your official name. You know, the one you’re stuck with for the REST OF YOUR LIFE! Poor Shaniqua… 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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A Look Through the Rearview Mirror
Story by Randy Grathen I was thinking about what an amazing journey my life has been. I have an awesome marriage to the love of my life for 47 of those years. My life has been blessed beyond anything I could have ever imagined or dreamed of. I have owned my own business and worked… 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