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How Memories Are Triggered

It is interesting how an insignificant sight or sound can trigger all kinds of memories. 

How memories are triggered

I don’t know if it happens to you but it happens to me all the time. 

It can happen for me as easily as someone mentioning a word, and that word triggers a song in my head. I may not have heard that song for years, but the memory of it, the tune and all the words come back fully loaded into my brain.

The hard part is then trying to get that song off the playlist in my head.

The other day I was alone at work when it started raining. It was not just raining, it was like the heavens opened up and water was let loose.

You could hear the rain loud on the roof, and it just kept getting louder. 

As I listened, I remembered an event back when I was a youth pastor, directing a junior high camp at which a lot of the kids from my church were attending.

That week the girls had been pulling all kinds of pranks on my guys. The strange thing was my guys had just been taking it all. No retaliation. 

So half way through the week my assistant and I stormed into the cabin where my students were staying. We yelled, “What’s wrong with you guys?” The boys replied, “We’re just trying to be good.” 

We shook our heads and said, “Well, don’t just take it from those girls; stand up for yourselves.” 

They looked at each other, gave me that mischievous look, and we knew our work was done. 

The next day at dinner time, the girls were all lined up, waiting outside the dining hall until the cooks let them in. They were in a line along the side of the building, talking and giggling.  

I was chatting with the girls when I looked up at the top of the roof of the dining hall. There, on the crest of the roof, were five or six of my guys with buckets of water. 

The cooks called me inside and insisted I get the boys off the roof. I told them the boys would be down in a minute. Then I went outside to see the show. 

As my guys poured their buckets out on the roof, I watched the silent flow of water quickly moving down the shingles … until the water got to the edge of the roof which, by the way, had no eavestrough. 

When the silent flow of water hit the edge it broke into a loud waterfall that came crashing down on the unsuspecting girls in line. 

Dinner was delayed that night because of a needed clothing change. 

The girls got it good.

… Isn’t that funny? That whole memory came back with just the sound of rain beating down on a roof. 

Here’s the thing: Little things can trigger a thought about God. It might be a view of the lake or the sound of thunder. When that thought comes to your mind, don’t dismiss it or refocus on what you were doing. Take a moment to let your memory recall when God stood out to you in that context. Replay that tape. It will remind you of the character of God, who He is and help you feel closer to Him.

That’s Life!

Paul

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A Name Contains A Lot More Information

A Name contains a lot more information

There are times when you see a name or title and you know exactly what it refers to.

There are company names that do this very well. In the US there is a store named “Stop and Shop”. There is no question about what that store is all about. You stop your car and then you shop – it’s easy.

There are, however, store names that can leave us puzzled, like “Giant Food Stores”. I’m not sure if the food comes in giant packages or if the food they sell is so large that only giants would shop there. 

Another store is “Piggly Wiggly” – that’s a grocery store name. You would never know it … or maybe you would. … I think I’ll leave that one alone.

There are some people who don’t look like their name. I’ve met people for the first time and, when I’m told their name, I think, “No way. They look more like a Jim or a John.” 

Sheryl Crow sang about that once in a song called, “All I Wanna Do”. She sang, “He says his name is William, but I’m sure it’s Bill or Billy or Mack or Buddy.”

It’s good when a name matches, isn’t it? 

But if a product’s name describes a function of the product, it better live up to its name.

This week I was back to work after being on vacation for a while. You always hope that things will go smoothly your first week back in the office.  

Well, I was working away and I often make notes on a white board and then scan them to my phone. I then wipe off the board and make more notes and scan another page when the board is full.

I had two days of note taken on my phone – about five pages. When I went to save those pages to my computer, the app on my phone started up like it was the first time I used it. 

And yes, you guessed it: all my notes were gone. 

There was a button to restore old notes but, when I clicked it, there were no recent documents. 

I had five pages on that app less than 24 hours ago!  

The app said it stores files on the phone for 30 days. There was nothing. 

You know who makes the app? A company called “Evernote”.

Did you get that? “Ever” means it never ends; it will always be there. My notes should be around for ever. That’s what the company name means and I think, if I’m not mistaken, that is what they are trying to describe with their name.

My first week back in the office and my Evernotes are like never notes, like I never made them at all.

Maybe a better name for the company would be “Some Notes”. Then you’d have a heads up that only some of your notes will last while others will disappear … for ever.

I’ll still use Evernote but I’m not going to treat it like it’s name suggests.

Here’s the thing: The Bible describes God as being the same yesterday, today and forever. So you can count on God to be faithful, to act with a loving heart and to act with the end in mind. God can not go against His nature. He will live up to His name.

That’s Life!

Paul

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Being Proficient Over Just Learning Something

Learning to do something new is exciting, but it doesn’t take long before being proficient at that new thing is what’s really exciting.

Being Proficient Over Just Learning Something

I remember when I first learned three chords on the guitar – I was thrilled. I could strum out a song – many songs – with three chords.

The problem was, though I knew those three chords, it took me too long to contort my fingers into position for those chords.

Sure I could play three chords, and sure I could play a song, but the pauses in between the chords, while I maneuvered my fingers to the next chord, made singing along to the song an agonizing experience.

I needed to become more proficient with my chord progressions. 

It’s like that with most things. We are thrilled when we can do something but we are more thrilled when we can do that something quickly, or without hesitation, or even without thinking. 

We want to be able to do that new thing in less steps or with less effort. There is a desire to cut down on the time it takes or the space it takes up.

I’ve watched YouTube videos of people doing some amazing tricks. The trick is often jaw-dropping, but it’s probably near impossible to repeat. You can’t become proficient at tricks.

The other day I picked up a computer mag and started going through it. It had some tips and tricks to make working on my computer faster and easier. There was one that caught my eye and I started looking into how I could use it with my work.

I’ve been using a Mac Book Pro for many, many years. … After a while you think you know your way around your computer pretty well. You think you’re doing things on your computer the best way possible. 

But then you read about a process that you didn’t know or never really considered to be useful to you.

It’s sort of like always putting Ikea furniture together without instructions.  

You become very acquainted with the way they engineer things and how to insert and use their fasteners. And then, after building 10 to 20 different items over the years, you discover that the piece of paper with the pictures that came in the box wasn’t a comic strip for your children. It was actually the instructions on how to put the item together. 

Now you’ve discovered a way to be more proficient in building that table or storage unit. You don’t have to undue that one leg because you put it on upside down and backwards.

Well, that’s what I found in this magazine. I’ve been setting up the study apps on my computer the same way for years. It’s worked well for me. 

I realize now that I could have been working more efficiently if I had become proficient at using this new-found study set up. 

One little article later and I have a more efficient way to study than I did last week.  

Here’s the thing: We often use the same method to discover and apply personal application of God’s word, the Bible. In fact, you probably have been using the same method for so long you think you are going about it the best way possible. But it’s more like a comfortable path you’ve found. You can become more proficient in applying God’s word to your life if you are willing to seek new methods. Be open and alert to new ways.

That’s Life!

Paul

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Some Hot Tips That Will Really Pay Off

In the last two weeks I’ve received a couple of hot tips that have really paid off for me.

Some hot tips that will really pay off

If you’re wondering if I’ve started going to the track and betting on my favourite horse, you’d be wrong … though when one hears the words, “hot tip”, it would be pretty natural to let your mind drift to the horse track or the stock market. 

And just so we are clear, I didn’t cash in big on the stock market with these tips either.

Both my hot tips have to do with our property … nope, we’re not selling either.

A couple of weeks ago, my wife was bemoaning the fact that our grass was looking horrible. In fact, our lawn looked more like an Israeli desert where sheep would have to scrounge for something green to eat.

I suggested that Lily talk to our sister-in-law because she knows how to grow green grass. … I used the word “green” just so you didn’t think I was talking about some other kind of grass.

Some people just have a knack for growing things, and I thought advice from Anna would go a long way to helping us get our lawn back in shape. Anna told us to scuff up the ground with a rigid rake, liberally throw down grass seed, and then cover it with a thin layer of dark earth. When we were done all that, we were to water it really well. 

The payoff? – You should see how green the grass is that has sprung up! It’s amazing that two people like Lily and I, who do not have half a green thumb between us, could see results like this. 

What a tip; we really cashed in on it. 

The other hot tip came as a result of a blog post I wrote (you can read that one here), bemoaning that our gravel driveway was filling up with weeds and that the extreme measures we took the year before did nothing.

Well, two people commented on my post with suggestions about dealing with the weed problems in the gravel. The solutions were almost identical with using white cleaning vinegar as the central ingredient to the formula.

I was definitely not expecting the results we got. After all, we weren’t putting Round-Up on the driveway. But it was amazing – in one day all the weeds had dried up and died. You can’t buy a commercial product that would work any quicker.

What an amazing tip! 

Two problems, two hot tips producing payoffs that were truly remarkable. 

Like with any hot tip, there is always a little part of you that is sceptical. You think, “if this is true, then why isn’t everyone getting in on it?”

Sometimes the scepticism wins and you ignore the hot tip. Sometimes that’s good because the tip might not work out. But you kick yourself when you find out the tip you received was a true hot tip that paid dividends.

I’m glad we tried both these tips because they paid off ten to one.

Here’s the thing: The greatest hot tip there has ever been is that Jesus died on the cross to pay for your sins. The payoff is a real and close relationship with Him and a future eternity in heaven. But like any hot tip, some people will take it and some will be too sceptical. My recommendation: take the tip. It will pay out more than you can imagine.

That’s Life!

Paul

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My Story Just Might Be Your Story Too

I’ve been thinking today that maybe my story is the same as your story.

My story just might be your story too

I’ve noticed something about myself over the last several months, and I can honestly say I don’t like it. I wonder if there are others who feel the same. 

There are significant changes that I’ve seen since we first started isolating and social distancing. I’ve also noticed that some things have fallen through the cracks.

I worked hard at maintaining my work effort and, in many ways, had to learn new skills to do it. I’ve had to find new ways to connect, new ways to meet, new ways to communicate. 

… And that has taken lots of time and effort. 

I guess I can be satisfied with what I’ve accomplished and provided so far for my congregation during this time. 

But there is something that I’ve really failed at. I’ve even made excuses for it. I’ve justified my failure and even have taken comfort in it. 

It’s possible that I’m not the only one and that you, to some degree, have failed in the same way I have.

Even great people who we look up to still have failure in their lives – the business guru who has built companies and made fortunes but has failed as a husband and father; the talented athlete who has conquered his or her sport but failed personally; the musician who has garnered the fame and awe of millions but become consumed by alcohol and drugs. 

They all had aspects of great success, but also great failure. 

I’ve been thinking about my failure during this time of isolation. I’ve been okay with it too because I need a break, an outlet. I need some kind of escape from all the effort I’m directing to new things. 

Do you see this in yourself as well?

My story, my area of failure is in my personal disciplines. Over the last five months, I’ve eaten way too much of the wrong things and put aside consistent exercise.

The crazy thing is that if I had not failed in this area I would have been better prepared to handle all the new things I’ve had to do.

In the spring when the weather wasn’t so great, my home gym got dusty. I just felt too drained each day to use my equipment in any kind of a consistent way. Even when the weather turned warm, I had excuses for not getting out there to mountain bike or play golf regularly.

I’ve looked for comfort food to easy the burden of the new work I’ve taken on … and comfort food for me is junk food and candy. I’ve told myself I deserve the break, but I’ve been too tired to break what has become a pattern for me. 

I know what I need to do, and that is to break the pattern, fight off the weariness and get back to my discipline.

This is my story and it’s not going to be easy to change – like going against gravity – but I need to do it … and maybe you need to do it too.

Here’s the thing: Maybe you’ve slacked off spiritually as well. Is it possible that you had questions about God, things you wanted to investigate, but haven’t moved on to finding answers? Maybe you have been lazy in spending time with God. Maybe God’s taken a back seat over the last several months. It’s time to break the pattern and go against gravity. Work at that spiritual part of your life.

That’s Life!

Paul

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Our Emotions Need Checks And Balances

Our emotions are such a powerful part of us, but they need to know their place in our lives.

our emotions need checks and balances

Sure, a world with little or no emotion would be a world without crying, sadness and loneliness, but it would also be a world with no joy, happiness and laughter. 

Our emotions are essential. Imagine going to a sporting event where no one cheered, no one shouted. Instead, people just watched randomly, talking amongst themselves in the stands. There would only be a constant low level noise, the sound you might hear when you get close to a bee hive. 

Or think of going to the movies and watching a new blockbuster show that starred most of Hollywood, and the highest paid actors at that. There would be silence in the theatre, no “oohs”, no sighs, no laughter, just blank faces staring at the changing colours and intensities of light emanating from the screen. 

To be honest, without emotion there would not be sports to watch or movies to go to. No one would be passionate enough to do them.

But emotions have their place and they need to stay in their place.

When we exalt our emotions to have greater influence on us than they should, it is as harmful to our lives as no emotion would be.

In the past we have designated our emotions to be subservient to our thought process. Our thinking, the use of our mind, has always just been tempered by our emotions. 

Our society has been driven by facts and reasoning and order and good judgement.

But over the last years, we have been moving from a society that is guided by mindful understanding to one that is lead more by emotional responses. Now our mind, our thinking, takes a back seat to our emotions when making decisions and determining actions. 

Case in point, this week the chief medical officer for Kingston announced that everyone had to wear a mask when inside a public space: grocery stores, convenient stores, malls, halls and churches. 

The reason for this was based on one manicure shop in Kingston. There was a breakout of 18 COVID cases from this shop. The shop had broken cleanliness rules, distancing rules, and probably a few other rules as well. 

People got the virus in an overcrowded establishment where people are kept stationary in close quarters for extended periods of time. 

The logical thing to do was to treat the sick, trace the source and reaffirm commitment to proper social distancing and hand washing, etc. 

But that was not what happened. Our medical officer took the emotional approach. 

Now it doesn’t matter what the conditions are, if you are inside a public building you have to wear a mask. There might be two of you, thirty feet from each other, but you have to wear a mask. Your business could have signs and space and sanitizers available – you still need a mask.

Wearing a mask will not ensure safety to those who are already practicing proper distancing and cleanliness. It’s an emotional decision and I’m concerned that this is becoming a trend. 

Here’s the thing: There is a belief by many that faith is nothing more than an emotional decision, that it is a comfort to believe in a god. But the truth is that faith is a mindful decision that is tempered by emotion. I first believed in God because the compelling evidence in the Bible, science and nature made sense to me. Then when I got to know God more, my emotions were drawn to Him. True faith has the right combination of thought tempered by emotion. Be sure to keep emotion in its rightful place. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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Normal Is Going To Be Different From Now On

Things are opening up in Ontario, but that doesn’t mean we are getting back to normal.

Normal Is Going to be different

Normal would be making sense of things. Normal would be going back to the way things were just a few months ago. 

With the province opening up, we are entering a wide spectrum of twists to things we would normally be doing. 

I realize that there are things that have changed for good. We won’t do some things the same any more. There are other things we will continue to do because we have experienced them and found them to be a good thing. 

An example would be at my church. We didn’t do online services or group meetings before, but we will most likely continue to do them, even after the province has completely opened up. 

But there are things that we can go back to doing now that are not exactly like they were before.

An example is what we do at the beach. Two weeks ago we couldn’t even go on the beach by our cottage. Someone was fined $800 for flying a kite on the beach!  

Now we can walk on the beach again and also go in the water, but – and this is a big “BUT” – you can’t stop on the beach. 

That’s right, you can walk along the beach and go in the water, but you can’t stand on the beach and watch a sunset. You can’t spread your towel out on the beach and lie on it, nor can your children play in the sand on the beach. That would technically be stopping on the beach.

So if a family goes down to the lake and their kids are in the water, Mom and Dad also have to be in the water. They can’t be watching from the beach … because that would mean they are stopped. 

I’m pretty sure that in no one’s books would that be considered normal. 

Let’s remember that we are Canadians. We have a pretty large personal space circle around us. When people lie on the beach, they don’t put their towels closer than six feet to the group beside them … ever! That would be weird, and so un-Canadian!

I liked a facebook post I saw. It was a picture of an empty prairie road and the caption read, “Saskatchewan: social distancing since 1920”.

We are getting back to doing activities that we normally do when the weather is nice, but we are now doing them in a weird way. 

I wonder if walking in circles, small circles, around a towel on the beach, like you would if you were playing musical chairs … or towels, would count as moving. 

… The provinces may be opening up again but there is a weirdness to what we can do. It’s not really like getting back to normal. 

Here’s the thing: As things open up and we can slowly return to our old ways of worshipping God, there have been some new ways of worship that we have been introduced to. “Normal” going forward may include some new expressions and avenues of worship and study, so learn to embrace the new, the weird, and keep moving forward. 

That’s Life!

Paul

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A New Study On COVID-19 Would Prove Interesting

I’m wondering if a new study could correlate the level of anxiety people have about the coronavirus with how much mainline media they watch.

a new study on COVID-19 would prove interesting

A study might prove that we are way more likely to believe what we hear, see or read in the news than we were years ago … I mean from when I was growing up.

If something is said on the news today, we accept it and grapple with it from the standpoint that it is 100% correct. 

Here’s why I think that. 

I don’t remember ever having a snow day when I was in school. Surely we don’t receive more snow, heavier snow, deeper snow and freezing rain now with global warming than we did when I was growing up.

I remember days that the snow would be over our boots with a layer of ice on top. We didn’t get to stay home. Our walk to school was just more of an adventure.

I remember skating up and down my street because it was so icy, but I don’t remember my dad staying home from work.

When I grew up, the weatherman was the comedy section of the newscast. He was wrong more than he was right.

Today we believe the weatherman. Granted he is more right now than years ago but, along with believing him, I bet a study would show we have become more anxious about going out in what we might have years ago called, “weather”.

When we hear something on the news, facts are used to create an emotional response in us. That means facts are presented in such a way as to get us to feel something. Some facts may not be presented, and sometimes facts may be skewed a little to steer us in the way the news station wants us to think. 

I believe more and more people don’t think for themselves but rather form their opinions, ideas and arguments based on what they are given by mainstream news.  

For instance, our prime minister has been holed up in his home for over three months. He has suspended the government from meeting, and given daily press conferences, urging us to social distance, stay home, stay safe. 

But then he showed up at a protest, having his picture taken surrounded by people pressing in on him, none of whom were practicing any kind of social distancing. 

So what is right? Should we stay home? Should we social distance? 

Should the prime minister be torched by the media for disregarding his own mantra and that of the medical community? Should he be crucified in the news for setting a horrible example and a double standard for all of Canada? Should he be held to a higher standard? 

Well, he is not. In fact, that wasn’t even the subject of the news. They focused on how aligned he was with the protest. 

Why could he not show his support and comment from his little tent outside his home? 

There is no logic, no consistency, no integrity in what he says about COVID.  

The news wants you to be moved by the topic, regardless of how ludicrous it was for him to do what he did. 

… And we buy into it.  

Here’s the thing: Friends, truth matters and where you go to find truth matters. We must check our sources and apply good logic and wisdom to what we believe. God has given us His Word. I encourage you to check it out, investigate it and study it. I know if you do you will find it to be true – the Truth. 

That’s Life!

Paul 

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Report Cards Are Out – What About Our Prime Minister?

Well, school is finished in Ontario for this academic year and report cards are being sent out. 

Report Cards Are Out - What About Our Prime Minister?

Report cards simply tell us how we are doing. … I wonder what kind of marks our Prime Minister should get. 

Justin Trudeau has been at the helm throughout this whole pandemic, holed up in his home, the Rideau Cottage.

Three plus months is a long time to be living in a cottage!

I’m just thinking that my cottage is under 500 square feet. It’s fine for us because we spend a lot of time outside. But our Prime Minister only comes out once a day to give a press conference. Mind you, he does have to completely dress for it … which is something that should be noted. 

If he did these news sound bites via video, he would only have to put on the top half of his suit. He could be in boxers for all anyone would know.

And he has been faithful at coming out of his cottage every day. I’m thinking though that he must be getting good at COD (call of duty). 

On second thought, he would not be playing that game – way too much violence for him. He’s most likely more of a Mario Kart gamer. 

He’s probably rocking his Nintendo Wii.  

Though his cottage is not really a cottage, still it must be boring not venturing farther than just beyond his front porch to place his latest money offering before the public.

We don’t really know what he is doing, though he is asking the leaders of the world to pull together during this time. 

But he won’t even leave his property. He won’t even take the drive to show up at work. 

I go into the office every day, and there is no one else there. Trudeau could sit in the House of Commons and answer his own questions, from the echo off all the empty seats.

He’s doing that already with the news reporters. He controls our eager news force (who insist they give Canadians the real news) as to who can ask questions. That means our news agencies are reporting what the Prime Minister wants us to hear and not what we really need to know.

From his cottage, sprawled out on his couch, the Prime Minister is leading the country, making decisions without any challenges. 

Canada is the only G7 country that presently doesn’t have a functioning parliament. All these other countries are managing to have their governments meet. 

Justin likes it this way. He doesn’t have to answer any questions he hasn’t scripted. He only has to face friendly faces once a day. 

Our Prime Minister is doing as he pleases and cares less if he bankrupts our country as long as he gains political points among the globalists. 

Justin Trudeau has fallen into a perfect storm for himself. We all might be suffering through this pandemic but, for him, he couldn’t have asked for a better screenplay to act in. 

The report card for our leader should show a “F” for Fear in facing the opposition, “F” for Fake in creating his own news, and “F” for Failure in leading our country. 

Here’s the thing: There is not much we can do with our present leader other than to speak up more and to seek God who will lead us well. God is a leader who has no fear of opposition, He is all truth and He will lead your life with integrity. Trust Him.

That’s Life!

Paul 

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Face Masks May Become The New Fashion Statement

There is a time and a place for face masks, but some people haven’t figured out that place.

face masks may become the new fashion statement

… It’s crazy that I just wrote that sentence! Three months ago I would never have thought about writing about face masks.

But now, in the midst of COVID, face masks are even becoming fashionable. A whole cottage industry is rising up, making these accessories that used to be set aside for kids pretending to be cowboys or for biker gangs.

I know those masks look a little different, but apparently I may have to dig out a bandit scarf from our kids’ old tickle trunk if I want to go to Costco.

There have been times when I have worn a face mask and a couple of times when I wore a goalie mask. When I was doing some home construction I wore one because of all the dust and debris.  

There is a time and a place for face masks, but the other day I saw a whole lot of wrong places for these facial protective devices.

We were traveling from Kingston to Toronto on the highway, where we saw several people driving – some probably for hundreds of kilometres – wearing a mask … wait for it … ALONE in their vehicles! 

That’s right, they were protecting themselves from themselves.

It’s possible they had the coronavirus and they were making sure that they didn’t give it to themselves again. Maybe they thought they needed to filter the air that was circulating through the car, which happened to be the same air they were breathing into the car’s ventilation system.

I figure that wearing a mask for a long trip would get all hot and sweaty. They were probably incubating a new form of the virus or the next virus that will send us into a second wave of the pandemic. As soon as they open their car door at a gas station, the virus will be unlocked and spread to all those unsuspecting people innocently pumping gas into their tanks. 

Or that guy who was driving a van wearing a mask, can you imagine how many germs he would release into the atmosphere after being stored up for a few hours in that rolling container?

Now I’m not saying that people should not be wearing face masks. They’re fine if you are in a crowded area, or if you want to protect others. 

The bottom line is a face mask is appropriate when other people are around. 

If you are walking alone through a park – wait, can we do that yet? – you don’t need a mask.

If you’re outside suntanning in your backyard by yourself, you don’t need to wear a mask. But if you do, afterwards you’ll look like you have a permanent mask on your face.

During this time, there is a place for wearing a face mask. You just have to pick the right place to wear it. 

Here’s the thing: There is a time and a place for everything. But in this age of COVID, the time and place for things can become muddled. We can find ourselves doing things that we wouldn’t normally do during this time or place. For instance, with not having to get ready and go to church on Sundays, it would be easy to fill that time with something else. So, during this pandemic, make sure you keep a time and place for meeting with God and your church family.

That’s Life!

Paul

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