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When a new year arrives, it brings along with it four things for me to consider. As Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens (NIV).” This is my season to consider calendar dates, health insurance deductible, tax information and finances.

‘Goes around – Comes around:

            In 1867, then, U.S. Secretary of State, William Seward bought Alaska from Russia for 7 million dollars and some change.

When we pulled into our driveway on Sunday afternoon, I started to cry.  “What’s wrong?” Garey asked.  “I miss my Sabria,” I said.  “You just spent an entire weekend with her,” Garey said.  “I know,” I said, as I began unloading our car from our trip to Alabama.  We went to Aggie’s house (Garey’s mom) to exchange Christmas presents.

When reading the Bible, we understand that our redemption from sin is the theme of the book. Yet, it never ceases to amaze me to see how this simple theme is misunderstood and how people can so misunderstand prophecies concerning a coming Savior. People not only misunderstood the facts about Christ in “Bible days,” but He is also misunderstood today! What is it that makes Christ so misunderstood?

Effective New Years Resolutions

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD-When our youngest child was first learning how to operate a motorized vehicle he had a tendency to drive very close to and sometimes partly on, the shoulder of the road. Living in a part of the country where the shoulder is very narrow in a lot of instances and in more than a few cases, non-existent altogether, you can imagine that those in the vehicle with him, whom had a few years of driving experience, did not feel like this was a very safe practice to continue to engage in until it might become habit.

It’s time once again for the annual Big Dummy Awards. Fred Sanford has arrived and

In many ways, 2019 was a very busy year. In time, historians will likely analyze events to determine which ones were most important. However, for me, some issues stand out. 

Thoughts of things and other stuff:

I’m told one-third of the people on Earth celebrate Christmas, that’s good.

I once heard a fellow say he knew everything worth knowing, I’m not there yet.

Every year around Christmas, I get myself a present.  It’s usually a book.  I start shopping about the first week of December, and I’ve usually chosen it by the third week of December, so I can make sure it has arrived by Christmas.  This year, however, I started shopping in November, because I was shopping for a book I wasn’t sure I could find; and even if I could find it, I wasn’t sure I could afford it.