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Where Did All These Cats Come From?
I knew a woman who did not own a cat. By itself, this statement shouldn’t make you curious. However, consider that this woman routinely had 20+ cats in her backyard every evening. The cats swarmed in the neighborhood and continued multiplying. The problem was so bad that animal control had to come to the house…
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Old Pine
I was honored this past week to officiate the funeral of my grandfather, William Obed Gillum, or as I knew him, Grampy. It was a joy-filled message celebrating his humor, his kindness, and his constancy. And over everything else, it was a privilege to point all present toward how Jesus was visible through his life.…
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Skymall
Anyone remember Skymall magazine? Man, what a trip that was. I always enjoyed picking it up and dreaming about what possible world could need a dog-tanning bed or a cola warmer or a life-size Sasquatch garden statue. There certainly was no end to their creativity in selling useless junk. And yet, the very presence of…
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David’s Last Giant
In 2 Samuel 21:15-22, we read about King David’s last expeditions against the giants at Gath. The CSB version calls them “descendants from the giant of Gath.” It is likely that these four giants described in the passage are in the lineage of Goliath. I had never considered it before, but Goliath was not the…
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Shavings and Grounds
What good are beard shavings and coffee grounds? For the Gillum family, I tend to cause irritation when I shave my face in the morning and leave little beard hairs in the sink. (To be fair, I only do it over my sink, so I fail to see the issue…lol). Another is the presence of…
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