Monthly Archives: June 2016

Airport Reunion

There is little relief greater than that of knowing that your loved one is back home after deployment. Continue reading

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Last Day of the On Course Workshop at Bon Secours

Keeping the small child within us safe and celebrated is a key part of growing old in good fashion. Continue reading

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Taking It All in Stride

Sometimes thinking about the misery of others isn’t the best way to feel better about your own situation. Doing something positive might be… Continue reading

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

To many of us Ben Schears personifies the best of Cowley College; Northwest Kansas Tech has gained a great man and a great family. Continue reading

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Beyond the Lonely Places

A middle-aged man standing in the rain gets picked up by a young shop teacher… and impacts the rest of his life… without ever knowing it. Maybe.
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A Lakeside View in the Middle of June

A seven-acre lake and a little time to take in the view on a summer day with a good breeze… this is blessing…
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A Friday Blessing

May the grace that is needed
on this good day
find its way into your work and your words. Continue reading

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More Than One Door

What happens when a great preacher turns away from a door that God had opened for him? Continue reading

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Chaplin Nature Center

A walk in the woods on a summer morning… there are certainly worse ways to start a day… Continue reading

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A Dream of Dark Waters

It was a strange dream, both disturbing and comforting. We can survive what we cannot conquer… and that’s kind of like conquering! Continue reading

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