Category: The Formative Path
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I Wish My Heart Would Shut up (It Won’t. Now What?)
I’ve been retired for a couple of months now, and the question I keep returning to is, “What now?” I wonder: am I asking myself, or am I asking God? I’m not sure, but the reality is that I’m probably asking both. I’ve already established that I don’t really know what I want even though…
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One Month of Being Retired
What’s it like to be retired for a month? I can’t answer for others, but here’s where retirement is sitting with me. I can now spend time watching two squirrels chasing each other, listening to the various birds, and sitting pondering whatever pops into my head without worrying that something isn’t getting done. As a…
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Uninvited Visitors
Hello, Old “Friend”: I’m sitting on the couch, minding my own business, when the doorbell rings. With a reluctant sigh, I stand up, a little disgusted that I’ll miss some of the ballgame, and open the door. “What are you doing here?” I blurt out, both surprised and annoyed. It’s been a while, but the…
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Battle Plan
In the last blog post, I wrote about an invisible foe pulling strings, keeping us from doing what we want, and causing us to do what we don’t want. It’s the battle between who we want to be and who we are. We know this battle well. The apostle Paul talked about it in Romans…
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Soul Scissors
The alarm buzzes, awaking you from your dreamy state. Your hand instinctively reaches for the snooze. Just five more minutes, you think. In that drowsy moment, you are unaware of the invisible strings attached to your fingers, slowly guiding your hand. As you grab that first cup of coffee every morning, an invisible force is…