Waiting For Wings

Every step was hard work. My lungs were screaming for more oxygen. My 60 lb. pack seemed like 600. The 11,000 ft. mountain looked like … well, an 11,000 ft. mountain.
We had driven to Montana and had been hiking for two solid days in the Gallatin National Forrest. We were close to our goal. We [...]

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A New Name

John walked beside Jesus on the dusty roads of Galilee, Judea and Samaria.
He tasted the wine Jesus made from ordinary water.
He smelled the bread and fish Jesus made to feed 5,000 men and their families.
He felt the weight of a net full of fish from a lake that was fishless until Jesus showed up.
He heard [...]

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Look Ahead

(This story is true. The names were changed to protect the innocent.)
We were just walking and talking. Hand-in-hand. My little pre-school daughter was talking about whatever came to her mind. Then she dropped a bombshell.
“Daddy, I’m going to marry Jim Bob.”
I stopped. I mean everything stopped. My feet. My breathing. My heart. Married!? Why would [...]

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