Keeping Our Word

For the third year, I am attending a GrandCamp at the YMCA in Estes Park. Riley and Caed are both here, because “Gramps” [Mark] Land from Ohio has joined us. Josh Mulvihill is one of the foremost researchers on grandparenting, even though he his a young dad. It was an honor today to have in(…)

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Being Good

This weekend is my high school 45th reunion. The last one took place just before our move to Fort Collins and my health crisis. It was good to reconnect with many and to find those who have followed my illness and some who didn’t realize what had happened. There were even a handful of us(…)

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Overcoming the World

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY….  “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” 1 John 5:4 ESV The “world” can be a dangerous place. This is not in reference to health and environmental threats, but to the priorities, values and practices around that(…)

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Worse Before Better

Yesterday was like working the “swing shift.” I started with meetings at city hall at 3 p.m. and returned home at 10:30 p.m. Yesterday afternoon I received a text message from Kathy Underhill, who I had worked with on hunger issues at the capitol. She said, “it was four years ago today that I received(…)

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First Things First

We have had a busy few days. We returned to Denver from Palm Desert on Friday and traveled to downtown Denver for the Western Conservative Summit. On Saturday we attended a birthday party for Carolyn Wilson who attended the church we pastored in Lakewood. Then on Sunday we attended the 50th Wedding Anniversary for our(…)

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Relationship Guidelines

We bring our vacation in Palm Desert to a close today. Early in the morning we will travel back to Denver and attend the Western Conservative Summit before returning home on Sunday. BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY…..  “Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be(…)

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