Tag: United States
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Hot Letter Abe
I’ve heard of this practice before and have even written a “hot letter” myself, but I never would have expected to hear that good ole’ Abe (President Abraham Lincoln) made a habit of doing so! I recently finish reading Incarnate by Michael Frost, where he points out that Lincoln was a great leader primarily for his […]
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Beating a Dead Horse, Literally!
This has been a week of reading about how dead horses were handled in the American Civil War. The first case of dead horse I read about was from my boy, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, who I’ve posted from before. He mentions how 8 of their artillery horses died on the road, where an even greater […]
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Received Packages are Sweet, Even If Opened Later
I received a package today and, as usual, had to wait to open it. The surprise of discovering what lies inside excites me. Having to wait to open it just makes the anticipation grow all the more. Even if it’s a present for someone else, like today’s was (we’ve done a majority of our Christmas […]
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Prayer for a Safe Return
In reading About me, you’ll discover that I’m a pastor in the United Methodist Church. Every week, a group of church members at FUMC Monroe pray for me and the other pastors before we lead in worship, preaching, etc. on Sunday mornings. And, boy do we need those prayers! One of the people who regularly prays […]
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Story Crumbs
One of my favorite pastimes is reading about the American Civil War. I also like thinking and writing about what I read. It helps me to process through it, whether it’s from a book, a Confederate soldier’s diary, or a letter written by a Union soldier to someone back home. Each small story, every new […]
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