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Last Saturday, I was shoveling out the hallway of the barn.  My horse, D’Artagnon, has trouble with his feet in the spring and fall; those are the two times during the year when the pasture grass causes founder in horses prone to grass founder, as D’Artagnon is.  I have to put him up and feed him a diet of just hay.  He hates it and I hate it for him.

Every day we learn of people who have died. Some die in their old age, some in their youth. Regardless of how long we live, or the reason for dying, our life is brief at its longest. Moses wrote that our life is “soon cut off” (Ps. 90:10). James says our life is, “even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away” (Jas. 4:14).

Oh, you didn’t know? Rochester, Central City, Morgantown are just a few of our local towns in this little part of Western Kentucky.  However, these cities are in different states.  Before you think I’m talking out of my, well you know, allow me to explain.  Rochester, Minnesota is one that most know.  Did you know there was a Rochester, New Hampshire? It’s in Strafford County, NH.  As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,752.  The city includes the villages of East Rochester and Gonic.  Rochester is home to Skyhaven Airport and the annual Rochester Fair.  What of Rochester, MN?

My oldest grandson is a high school senior this year: a time for thinking about his career choice – an important decision. I didn’t actually choose my career until I was twenty, but I had made choices supporting that pathway years beforehand.
 

“Eye see you.” 

Orby was a small man with a high-pitched voice. Much in demand, he was one of the best body-men around; he never had any problem finding a job or naming a price. Because of this he was as independent as a hog on ice and brokered no malarkey from any boss. He knew his job, did it well, and wanted to be left alone. His fuse wasn’t all that long. 

 On the Friday that was the Friday of my father’s funeral; I arrived early and sat in a chair in the foyer of Greenwell-Houghlin Funeral Home in Taylorsville, the town where I spent most of my growing-up years.  I sat across from an easel filled with pictures of Dad—with  county officials, with Congressman Natcher, with Lt.

What is your attitude toward sin? Do you consider it funny? The Bible says, “fools mock at sin” (Prov. 14:9). Is sin something that you consider “no big deal”? Perhaps you think sin is serious, but not serious enough to cause you to change your life? When we read the Bible, we are warned about sin, and told folks need to change their lives immediately! (Acts 22:16; II Cor. 6:2; etc.) Tomorrow may be too late.

I’ve become a stickler for grammar. I blame every single one of my English teachers in school.  I always took an interest in it.  When you’re in school, you especially need to know how to spell.  That sounds trivial, doesn’t it? Well, not to businesses.  If you can’t spell correctly, you probably won’t be getting the job.  Some may even tell you to learn how to spell or go back to school.

Do you fear developing a health condition? Not surprisingly, surveys show that Americans “consistently place cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes at the top of their list of health concerns” (http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20306761,00.html). But, many of us also have some other health fears.

Dress: the noun, not the verb.Men are wearing black pants more and more; on TV, and about any place you look. Women have been wearing black pants for some time now. I asked a young woman, whom I knew well, why? I thought I knew the answer; sometimes my horns pop out through my halo (dang my mean soul). She said “women think black pants make them look thinner.”