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What is the most beautiful thing that you have ever seen?  The grandeur of a beautiful mountain view?  A spectacular sunset over the ocean?  The skyline of the city lights at night?I've seen some pretty amazing things: the sunrise from Mt. Fujiyama; the night sky filled with millions of stars while sailing in the middle of the ocean, 1,000 miles from the nearest land; the wonders of Africa: lions, giraffes, hippos and rhinoceroses while on …
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Have you ever received a love letter? Maybe it was from someone special from long, long ago…. A love letter can hold a very special place in your heart. Even years later, stumbling onto an old love letter can evoke strong emotions and memories of love even from years ago. I am sure that I have a box of old love letters tucked away somewhere in the garage that I may need to track down.The …
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Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”  (Matt 16:24) Are you really following Jesus? Our mission at Good Shepherd is to “Love People to Jesus!”  That’s WHAT we are called to do! But just exactly HOW do we do that?  That's a good question, so here is a brief answer. To “Love People to Jesus“ at Good Shepherd we are …
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What are you doing this Labor Day weekend?  Labor Day officially became a holiday in 1894.  It was designed to “pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers!”  “Unofficially”, Labor Day marks the end of summer! For most of us Labor Day is that last chance to “squeeze” that last ounce of fun from the summer! For many Americans today is a day off from work, a chance to cook-out and hang-out in …
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I Love baseball. Of all the sports, baseball is my favorite. When I was a little boy I dreamed of someday playing in the world series. I pretended that I was Lou Brock batting in the World Series with the bases loaded. I could hear the announcer in my mind… “Two outs, bottom of the ninth inning. Down by three runs. He’s in the windup, here’s the pitch. (CRACK!) It’s a long one out to …
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As the kids head off to school for a new school year, we are reminded of all of the lessons that we have learned in the past. We can also be encouraged to strive to be lifelong learners! What is the most important thing in your life? Career? Fun? Family? Faith?  We all probably have different answers.   As my kids were growing up, one of my favorite words of wisdom was…”first things first!”  As …
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"Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us." Hebrews 12:1As we emerge from the COVID season, one thing that we all learned was sometimes life is a battle!  We ALL struggle at times! As Christians we try to set aside time to pray, but somehow …
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Have you ever been out driving in your car and... ran out of gas?  I have, a number of times!  One time I ran out of gas less than a block away from the gas station!  I had to walk to the gas station, buy a gas can, walk back to the car and put a gallon of gas and then drive one block to the gas station to fill the car up. How embarrassing! …
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Years ago as a young dad, I spent hours and hours reading stories to my kids. My kids loved to hear the same stories, over and OVER again.  I always enjoyed reading to the kids or telling them stories at bedtime. We wore books out reading them so many times!  Dr. Seuss was always a favorite.  We all remember "Green Eggs and Ham”, right?“My name is Sam, Sam I am……”  We ALL know the story!  …
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Do you want to get someone’s attention? If you find yourself in a noisy room, you might think that you need to yell to be heard, but that may just only add to the noise in the room! Growing up I had one teacher who had an even better approach. If the classroom was getting too noisy, instead of yelling over the class, to get everyone’s attention, she would simply speak in a quiet, gentle …
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