Category Archives: Tests

What Is It?

Posted on August 10, 2019 by richrockwood

What is this feeling I have?  It came to me again last night just before I closed my eyes.  The sounds outside the tent had made me sleepy, but then the feeling came again and my eyes wouldn’t close and … Continue reading →

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Imagining the Call of Elisha the Prophet

Posted on December 1, 2016 by richrockwood

The First Meeting It is a scene played out somewhere in this agricultural land. A tanned, muscular young man, is plowing a field, just one of many laborers that day. Suddenly he stops to remove an obstacle. He notices a … Continue reading →

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It’s a Test!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by richrockwood

Do you remember dreading tests in school?  I was never fond of the cramming method and was always looking for the best way to take a test.   One fellow I met suggested having a drink beforehand because it helped … Continue reading →

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