Monthly Archives: January 2017

January in Michigan

  The air is gently moving flurries of snow while on the ground and houses and in the trees the day’s accumulation gives a luminosity unseen in summertime.  It’s January in Michigan so this is normal and expected.  The recent … Continue reading

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The Only Thing That Counts is Faith Working Through Love

“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working through love.”  (Galatians 5:6 NRSV) I have had pride over some of my accomplishments in the past.  I was in the … Continue reading

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I am no longer a Slave to Fear, I am a Child of God

  I heard a song at church yesterday with words that jumped off the screen projection and into my mind where they exploded.  It was a giant block of truth I needed to look at more closely and share with … Continue reading

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I’m Still Me

Originally posted on Rich Rockwood, Christian Author:
Observations About Life: It still requires a few blinks to get used to the elderly man I see in the mirror.  There are only whispers of hair where massive amounts once lived, changed…

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A Tease of Your Imagination

Dear reader, whomever you are, thank you for stopping by.  For my blog today I wanted to tease your imagination away from whatever you are doing to a place in the (perhaps) not too distant future.  Even with the technological … Continue reading

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Hung Up Over “Nice”

It’s a perfect setting.  The sun’s reflection peers through the trees on the water. I can hear the sound of the fountain in the middle of a pond.  This pond is two-thirds covered by shadows.  The sun has not yet … Continue reading

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At The Gym

Men and women have dragged themselves out of bed to this place to exercise.   Obviously they believe in the benefits to their minds and bodies, but for some it goes beyond that.  For some it is the path to … Continue reading

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My Life is Passing Like a Shadow

Originally posted on Rich Rockwood, Christian Author:
“For who knows what is good for mortals while they live the few days of their vain life, which they pass like a shadow? For who can tell them what will be after…

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