OMW! I was so blown away (i.e. truly surprised) by the responses to “Why I Think Vampires Suck!” (posted 9/22). I think I hit an artery…uh…errr…I mean a nerve. I’ve gotten nearly 500 hits on that posting thus far (over 300 the first day!) That’s the most ever in the blog’s one-year history. WOW. So, [...]

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What is it with the obsession these days with vampires? And it’s not just the “yung peeps!” It seems to be everyone, everywhere. For example, I have an acquaintance who is in a top leadership position in a major international Christian ministry. And of course he blogs–just like everybody else these days. But his blog [...]

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Is it possible to be grateful for gratitude? I think maybe I am. I was talking about this with Big D the other day and I just kept thinking, “Gratitude is a gift from God!” Thankfulness is one thing, but gratitude is a whole ‘nother country. Being grateful means recognizing the importance of the source [...]

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Thursdays are trash days around here. I love trash days. I love the idea that we can go through the house and load up all our accumulative trash, put it out at the end of the driveway and know that it’ll be picked up and taken care of. I’ve lived in countries where there is [...]

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