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Morning Star

The last few weeks, I have been out walking in the early morning. The night sky has offered a spectacular display of God’s handiwork. The presence of Venus, the brightest planet of all, just before daybreak earns it the name “morning star”. Because it is a planet, rather than an actual star, it glows with a steady light that ancient skywatchers tracked. Venus was also referred to as “The Shepherd’s Star” because it can be found in both the eastern and the...

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Peace

Here is a peek inside a conversation in my car at school pick up on Thursday afternoon:  ME: Hey, Sawyer, how was your day? Sawyer: It was great. ME: You ok?Sawyer: I am fine, just fine. Maybe. I guess. I don’t know.   The truth is that two hours earlier, Sawyer found out that her choir teacher was offered a full ride scholarship to work on a PhD in conducting at Texas Tech.Sounds great, right? While that is great for the choir teacher, many of the...

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Good Work

I just finished a project. It had been hanging out on my to-do list for at least months, maybe even a year. Based on the time elapsed since I added the project to my list, it evidently had no urgency to it, but it was an important task, nonetheless. Also, it’s one of those behind-the-scenes projects that others won’t see. Few know about it; fewer care. But you know what? It feels good to have it completed. Recently I reviewed the Eisenhower Matrix, a...

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