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March 7, 2013
March 7, 2013
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Bearing Fruit for the Kingdom of God

A couple of weeks ago Americans were treated to the Oscars (also known as the Academy Awards), the annual ceremony where awards are given to actors, directors, and other individuals who have important roles in the making of movies.  As usual, there was an area where the actors and actresses posed for pictures before walking into the auditorium where the ceremony took place.

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September 27, 2012
September 27, 2012
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Our Role In Divine Providence

Do you remember the definition of God from your childhood religion class?  The definition was simple and concise: an infinitely perfect Supreme Being who created all things and keeps them in existence.  Yes, he not only created us, but continually keeps us in existence.

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May 12, 2012
May 12, 2012
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A Mother’s Day Bill of $262,080

Earlier this month, Georgette and I attended a recital for our five-year-old granddaughter Kathryn.  The recital was at a local church in Peoria and opened with six girls who were all the same age as our granddaughter.  The girls played their tiny violins with their teacher leading them.  Their performance lasted about three minutes and consisted of playing repetitive music exercises.

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August 20, 2011
August 20, 2011
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Let’s Make A Deal

When I was boy, there was a game show on television called “Let’s Make A Deal.”  On the show, a contestant was shown three curtains to choose from.  Behind one of the curtains, there was usually a gag prize such as a live mule or a bucket of dirt.  Behind the other two curtains were expenses prizes.  The object of the game was to choose one of the curtains that had prizes behind it.  After the contestant chose a curtain, the curtain was opened to reveal what the contestant won. 

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May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
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Cafeteria Catholics

Have you ever heard of a “Cafeteria Catholic”?  The term was popularized a few years ago when Maria Shriver declared that she is a “Cafeteria Catholic.”  Shriver is the wife of former bodybuilder, actor, and governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Last week she was publicly humiliated when her husband admitted that he fathered an illegitimate child over 13 years ago.  The mother of the child is their former housekeeper.  The housekeeper only recently gave up her job of cleaning the Schwarzenegger home, after carrying on her illicit relationship with Schwarzenegger over a period of several years.

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May 2, 2011
May 2, 2011
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America’s Favorite Storyteller

You may have heard of Louis L’Amour, one of the most successful fiction writers of all time.  During his lifetime, he wrote 89 novels, 2 non-fiction books, and 14 collections of short stories.  In all, over 320 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide.  L’Amour died on June 10, 1988, at the age of 80.  During his lifetime, he was widely known as “America’s Favorite Storyteller.”

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March 5, 2011
March 5, 2011
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Is Your Life Out of Balance?

Have you ever heard of a “life coach”?  Among other things, a life coach is someone who gets paid to provide private coaching to people who are trying to achieve balance in their lives.  The areas of life in which balance is ordinarily sought include spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, social and financial (not necessarily in that order).

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December 26, 2009
December 26, 2009
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A New Kind Of Diet For 2010

ScaleLast week when I stopped at the bank to deposit a check, I noticed a stack of free newspapers on a table next to the entrance doors.  The newspapers were titled: Ladies First, Central Illinois Edition.  I had never seen the Ladies First newspaper and was curious as to whether there were any attorneys who were advertising in it, so I picked one up and started paging through it.

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