Sunday Musings: Roast Beef, Fireflies, and Golf Balls

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Sunday Roast BeefAs I prepared the roast beef for the oven, my thoughts wandered to my childhood.

On Sunday afternoons in what seems like a lifetime ago, we (my Dad, Mom, and siblings) often went to my paternal grandmother’s house…and we feasted.

Together as one huge family, we celebrated food and it was bountiful–roast beef, ham, potatoes, gravy-like velvet, salads of every color, Halupki, Pierogi, homemade pickles, cakes, pies, and cookies. You name it, it was a cornucopia of all the comfort food you could possibly imagine.

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Resurrecting the Forgotten: Her Name Could Have Been Gladys

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Resurrecting MemoriesIt’s Saturday.

And besides having this irresistible urge to bake a great big, juicy apple pie, there’s really little else I feel like doing.

After feeding my pooches, I sat down at my desk with a nice hot cup of Joe in hand and wondered what in the world I should blog today.

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Delivered Into the Hands of a Woman…Deborah the Great!

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Deborah the ProphetessI am reading the Book of Judges.

It’s a page-turner.

I just can’t put it down.

The more I read of the biblical personalities described, the more I want to know them.

I am particularly fascinated with the story of the fearless, wise, and courageous Deborah (2654-2694 BC).

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Up Up and Away…A Spectacular Sight!

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I was headed down the highway in the early morning and all these beautiful hot air balloons just happened to be floating by.

I just couldn’t resist.

I pulled the car over, grabbed my tablet and snapped this fabulous pic. So colorful against the deep blue Arizona sky.

Silently they floated up, up and away.

You just never know what delightful opportunities God has waiting for us each day. If only we will take the time to notice.

Very cool!

Arizona Hot Air Balloons<br /> © 2014 Vanity All is Vanity

Arizona Hot Air Balloons
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A Holy Transaction and A Treasure Delivered: The Life of Isaac J. Rosenberger

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Isaac J. Rosenberger, Church of the Brethren

Isaac J. Rosenberger

I collect dead people’s things.

Just a few months ago, a Bible was delivered to my mailbox that once belonged to a 19th century traveling Mennonite preacher.

A lady had advertised that she was going to toss the Bible in the trash if she didn’t sell it soon. What? I said. Toss God’s Holy Word in the trash? May it never be! The lady said she was moving and couldn’t be bothered with it any longer.

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Are You an Heir of Heaven or an Heir of Hell?

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Can you feel it?

It’s getting stronger by the day.

The shaking, I mean.

Because we are being shaken!

And it’s only the beginning of sorrows.

All–meaning every single created thing–that can be shaken will be shaken! It’s a profound and somber thought or at least it should be, especially among professing Christians.

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A Bloodthirsty, Supernatural Hatred…Are American Christians the Next Main Entrée on Jihad Menu?

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Ravished Armenia Movie Poster

Ravished Armenia Movie Poster

It is a dark day for America!

Just minutes ago it was reported that the Syrian City of Kobani is about to fall to the Satanically controlled forces of what is known as ISIS (or ISIL). A massacre of the Kobani people is feared.

History is repeating and Bible prophecy is being fulfilled.

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I’ll Meet Her at the Resurrection…A Song from One Who Sleeps

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Handwritten Lyrics by Thankful A. Leonard, Plymouth Mass.

The Land of Canaan, by Thankful A. Leonard, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1834

I love history, especially U.S. History. I write about it a lot.

Sadly, its a stark reminder of who we used to be as a people, and who we are are no longer.

It really wasn’t that long ago that we relied on God for our help.

We used to pray and give thanks to God for our country–the very God that brought us protection, wealth, and prosperity. And I’m not talking about the god of Islam (or any other god that people may serve in the U.S. today). I am referring to YHWH [Yahweh] the one true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

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Wake up! Look Up! The Train is Coming!

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The Four Blood Moons

Blood Moon

I have a sense of urgency.

As much as I want to go about my everyday life as if nothing is happening, I just can’t.

Many friends and relatives of mine…they just seem to blindly muddle and struggle through each day without a thought of what is coming.

They are totally and completely oblivious to the freight train that is screaming down the track toward them.

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The Truth About Hell…It’s a Very Real Place

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Whatever you may believe, your soul is eternal (this means your soul will exist forever and ever and ever). In fact, right this minute, as you read this blog post, you are, and always have been an eternal being. You have a soul and a spirit. When you die, you (all of us) will simply take our last breath in this realm of reality and our next breath in another dimension of reality. We will all live on in eternity being exactly the identity we are now. You will not be reincarnated into a frog or a turtle or a horse or into any other created thing. You will be YOU—Steve, Charlie, Susie, Mark, Bonnie, Margaret—you get the picture.

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