Tag: travel
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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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Pine needles are for kids
For Thanksgiving this year, our family stayed out in the woods outside of Arkadelphia, AR. It was a beautiful spot, secluded, quiet, and with a ton of trees. My three year old (like any reasonable three year old) upon seeing the trees and the hills and the lake below, decided he’d take off at a…
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Hotels and Swamps
Ever visit a swamp? There’s kind of a creepy quality to it. While everything is green and vibrant, there can be a kind of stillness that unsettles. It’s not particularly the stillness or the quiet, but rather the fact that with all the green around we know there’s something living under that water, and that…
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Saturated
This past weekend I had a short moment to take a quick hike in Robber’s Cave State Park in OK. It was not much of a hike, so much as a jaunt and a moment for a breath. It had been torrentially raining so the entire way down I could hear rivulets turning into mini…
And yet, and yet... 