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A scepter is an object unknown to most of us in the United States. A scepter is an object used by the monarch of a country. The Holman Bible Dictionary defines “scepter” as: “The official staff or baton of a king, symbolic of his authority .... ” The term “scepter” is used several times in the Bible. We will use this article to focus on how the term “scepter” applies to the Lord.

The year was 1980.  The location: Lake Placid, New York.  It was during the greatest moment in U.S. Winter Olympics history, in the final seconds of this country’s improbable victory over the Soviet Union 4-3.  I was two months away from being one year old, so obviously I don’t remember this except from the video clip. 

My oldest daughter gave me a journal entitled Mom, Share Your Life with Me… It has a page for each day of the year and at the top of the page is a question – usually related to my childhood – to which I respond. One question recently said, “Did you have any superstitions?”

Seven naked Barbies and one naked Ken are soaking in the kitchen sink.  Their clothes have been washed and are currently in the dryer.

When discussing the subject of the church of Christ, we sometimes hear the comment made that the church of Christ was started by Alexander Campbell. Mr. Campbell was a well-known preacher in America in the 1800’s; but did he start the church of Christ, or any other church for that matter? The answer is no. Yet, the teaching that Mr. Campbell established a church is made because people do not know the simple teaching of the New Testament concerning the church.

The Kentucky House stood together this week to honor one of its own, who guided Kentucky’s response to HIV and AIDS education, testing, and patient rights from the late 1980s to the present day.

Normally I listen to the State of the Union address. The address gives the president an opportunity to outline his national priorities. And, last week, President Obama gave his address.

More thoughts and cogitations (SEE-VOO-PLAY)
-We can’t always say “yep” or “maybe” to the answer to a question.  Sometimes a short discourse wouldn’t hurt anything, if it’s short:
“You sure you know how to handle dynamite?”
A short metaphor in reply would hurt nothing here:
“Well, I’ve still got all my fingers and I don’t sing alto in the choir.”
-There is a restaurant in Louisville called WILD EGGS.  They are not from wild birds; it means you can have ‘em anyway you can cook an egg.

I will never forget my family’s first color TV.  It was far from the monstrosity that sits in my living room today, but it was a modern marvel for our little group on Ashes Creek.