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What’s in a name?

How about Ferno Tweeto?

One morning last week, I walked into the bedroom to wake Garey for work.  When he rolled over, I noticed a few objects on the sheet that he didn’t ordinarily sleep with.

                “Garey, you slept with your wallet and…fifty…seventy-five…one dollar and eleven cents in change,” I counted out loud.

            Does the title above surprise you? Would it surprise you to learn that when said in its proper context, the above statement is true? I realize some folks say this in an effort to denounce the Bible. This is obviously not my purpose. However, when we spend time reading and studying God’s word, it will not take long before we notice several lies recorded for us in the Bible. Let us study a few examples together and make some applications.

I know that everyone has heard significant discussion about the pensions systems of our state employees, teachers, state workers, and other public servants. These systems affect taxpayers and public employees alike.

Ten years flies by quickly.  I started writing for Beechtree in July 2009.  I believe the exact date was July 2, which happens to be the night I’m writing this.  Over the past decade, I’ve modified how I do things.  It’s pretty much a given that you need to evolve  or you get left behind.

What’s in a name?

How about Ferno Tweeto?

The 4^th of July reminds me of my freedom. Coretta Scott King said, “Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation” (https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/freedom). While ‘freedom’ may mean something different to each of us, I think of freedom as being able to take reasonable action without fear of punishment.

Recently, we had one of those days at work that can happen only in a small town.  A bull escaped from the nearby Heritage Animal Hospital.  It led to a sequence of events that was quite entertaining for me, but not for the bull or the people responsible for capturing him before he could cause bodily harm or property damage.

            There are two lions that figure very prominently in the Bible. In fact, not only do we read about these lions in the Bible, but we are also affected by these two lions each day. When studying the Bible, we see that these two lions are polar opposites, continually fighting against one another. Specifically, they are fighting over us. As a result of their conflict, we are also affected.