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UNCHARTED TERRITORY-This particular article was very nearly titled -Kruger's Nightmare- with the obvious reference of Freddy Krueger, the infamous, horribly burned and deranged character from the horror film genre whom serial kills young people, while they are in the midst of having a nightmare, with real life consequences (inside the film). Personally I do not really care for the slasher type of film, for entertainment.

I can’t watch the late night comedy shows anymore.  I used to record The Late Show(first with Letterman and then Colbert), Saturday Night Live and the Tonight Show.  Bush(both of them) got elected and I could stand the shows.  Jokes were funny and smart back in the day.  Saturday Night Live, much like Rolling Stone magazine, has always had political undertones.  It wasn’t until the shows and magazine got closer to 75-85% political that I got wary.

Following my early summer busyness, I’ve recently been catching up on reading (Finally!). I look forward to a few minutes of reading during the afternoon or evening. And some of the information I’ve encountered is worth sharing.

I don’t know about you; I’m getting’ a little too much of this bingo and alphabet says things, the TV media puts out about an important happening or even an unimportant one. It’s like they are hiding something they don’t want you to know. 

Did you see the story in the news last week, about the family who got caught in the rip current off the coast of a U.S. beach?  (I think it was a mom and her two kids.)  A quick-thinking guy rounded up people on the beach, who formed a human chain, in order to reach the family and pull them to safety.  It was inspiring.

Is there anything that makes you angry? Certainly, being angry happens to all of us. The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write to the Ephesians and tell them, “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger” (Eph. 4:26). Please read that verse carefully. Being angry is not necessarily a sin. Yet, sin can occur when one is angry! It is often the case that one sins when angry. Whether or not one sins in anger depends upon what one does with his anger. Is your anger released in constructive ways?

This is a photo I took of what I thought was just an old abandon truck. I find out years later, that it actually belonged to Katrina Sitz father. She now has it. When I did their wedding photos, we used this in some of them at her request.

 I love old cars and trucks. They bring back so many memories of my childhood. I hope Katrina and Brian follow through with their plan to fix this gem up, I’d love to see it on the road.

DON'T START NONE - How many of you have heard or said a phrase similar to this one, “don't start nothing and there won't be nothing”? Most of the time the “nothing” we are referring to, is trouble of some sort. Usually you are in a situation where trouble, often involving violence, has the potential to escalate and you are either issuing or hearing a statement which affirms that it does not have to go in that direction.

Is there anything that makes you angry? Certainly, being angry happens to all of us. The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write to the Ephesians and tell them, “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger” (Eph. 4:26). Please read that verse carefully. Being angry is not necessarily a sin. Yet, sin can occur when one is angry! It is often the case that one sins when angry. Whether or not one sins in anger depends upon what one does with his anger. Is your anger released in constructive ways?

The word anxiety was derived from the Latin word “angere” meaning to choke or strangle.  The word panic is derived from the Greek god Pan who, according to legend, could inspire overwhelming and irrational fear, especially when disturbed from his sleep.  Anxiety is defined as a fear of future events. Fear is a reaction to current events.  These feelings may cause physical symptoms such as fast heart rate and shakiness.  Those are certainly things I am familiar with from my own personal experiences, even now.