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Holidays
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Lent and Easter 2024 by James N. Watkins
(Faith March 1, 2024)
Jim updates his annual list of cartoons, devotionals, humor and more…
Topics:
Contemplation, Insight
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Easter
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Faith
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Holidays
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Jesus
From the South Atlantic, Blessings! by Garrison Keillor
(My World January 1, 2024)
The real education, however, is to discover how sweet Christmas is . . . standing at a ship's rail at night and looking up at Orion with your wife and daughter has more to do with Christmas than sleighs or chestnuts or even boughs of holly. Happy 2024!
Topics:
Christmas
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Contemplation, Insight
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Future
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Memories
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New Year's
Once Again, the Star, the Shepherds by Garrison Keillor
(My World December 25, 2023)
I do believe in the Christmas story, that God put his omnipotence on a shelf and became an infant child--it's in keeping with Christ telling his disciples, 'What you do for the least of these, ye do for me'…
Topics:
Bible
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Christmas
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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Inspiration
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Memories
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Optimal Aging
The Twelve Sites of Christmas by James N. Watkins
(My World December 1, 2023)
Jim updates his annual list of favorite holiday posts…
Topics:
Christmas
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Contemplation, Insight
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Faith
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Family
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Memories
Being Alone on Thanksgiving by Katja Vujic / The Cut
(Connections November 22, 2023)
It doesn't have to be miserable…
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Advice, Guidance & Mentoring
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Circumstances, Life Events
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Coping
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Gratitute
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Loneliness
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
May Your Prophets Find the Courage by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons January 14, 2023)
New hymn lyrics for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance…
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Faith
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History
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Holidays
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Inspiration
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Prayer
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Tribute, Testimony
A Season for Music by Stu Johnson
(My World December 24, 2022)
Flash Mobs, Virtual Choirs and other ways to celebrate and extend the Christmas season with music…
Topics:
Christmas
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COVID-19
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Faith
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History
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Leisure
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Music
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Technology
Have a God-Directed New Year! by James N. Watkins
(My World December 30, 2021)
Jim's annual update on thoughts for the new year…
Topics:
Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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Inspiration
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New Year's
Piece on Earth by George Garrison
(My World December 23, 2021)
Finding wholeness in the message of Christmas when the world remains in pieces from the ravages of COVID…
Topics:
Christmas
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COVID-19
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Crisis
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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Inspiration
12 Sites of Christmas 2021 by James N. Watkins
(My World December 3, 2021)
Jim's 21st annual list of cartoons, videos and columns for the Christmas season…
Topics:
Christmas
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Relationships
Giving Thanks 2021 by James N. Watkins
(My World November 5, 2021)
Despite pandemic, supply chain crisis…
Topics:
Contemplation, Insight
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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COVID-19
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Gratitute
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Welcome Aboard Flight 2021 by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons January 9, 2021)
Fasten your seat belts for an unforgettable adventure…
Topics:
COVID-19
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Faith
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Future
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God
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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Inspiration
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New Year's
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Planning
How the WHO Stole Christmas by James N. Watkins
(My World December 3, 2020)
But Christmas cannot be stopped by coronavirus . . . or the authorities…
Topics:
Christmas
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COVID-19
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Faith
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Government
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Jesus
Thankful Despite Pandemic by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(My World November 25, 2020)
The pandemic can't take away our reasons for being thankful…
Topics:
Contemplation, Insight
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COVID-19
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Faith
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Gratitute
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving Like No Other by Stu Johnson
(My World November 20, 2020)
Virtual choirs and videos to help us be grateful during a most unusual year…
Topics:
Comfort & Consolation
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Coping
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COVID-19
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Gratitute
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Music
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Racism and Inequality
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
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Voting & Elections
Our Country Needs a King by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons January 19, 2019)
Longing for Martin Luther King's influence…
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History
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Holidays
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Hopes & Dreams
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Inspiration
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Leadership
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Social Movements
A New Year Has Dawned by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons January 5, 2019)
New hymn lyrics to ring in the new year…
Topics:
Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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New Year's
A Prayer for King-size Prophets by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons January 12, 2018)
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr with a new hymn text…
Topics:
Courage
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History
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Holidays
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Hopes & Dreams
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Inspiration
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Social Movements
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Tribute, Testimony
Basking in the Glow by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons December 31, 2017)
Take time to reflect on the meaning of Christmas…
Topics:
Christmas
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
Music in the Malls 2017 compiled by Stu Johnson
(Arts & Entertainment December 20, 2017)
Videos of flash mobs and other performances to help brighten your holiday season . . . (See 2018 version for latest updates
Topics:
Christmas
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Memories
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Music
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Popular Culture
Twelve Sites of Christmas 2017 by James N. Watkins
(My World December 11, 2017)
Jim Watkins' annual list of cartoons and favorite Christmas columns…
Topics:
Christian Life
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Christmas
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Writing
60 Reasons to Give Thanks by James N. Watkins
(My World November 18, 2017)
. . . despite a string of bad news…
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
It's a Wonderful Life by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons December 31, 2016)
It's more than an an unforgettable Christmas movie…
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Faith
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Gratitute
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Movies
Been to Bethlehem? by Bill Nichols
(My World December 9, 2016)
I almost drove right by…
Topics:
Christmas
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Comfort & Consolation
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Courage
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Jesus
Life, Liberty, and . . . by Stu Johnson
(My World July 4, 2016)
Is the Declaration of Independence a relic or a prized possession?
Topics:
Faith
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Freedom
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Government
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History
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Holidays
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Inspiration
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July 4 (U.S. Independence Day)
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Politics
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Values
America the Colorful by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons July 4, 2014)
A July 4th prayer…
Topics:
Beauty
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Diversity & Pluralism
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Inspiration
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July 4 (U.S. Independence Day)
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Prayer
An Easter to Remember by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons April 19, 2009)
A ship captain's answered prayer…
Topics:
Easter
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Inspiration
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Trouble
A New Year's Prayer by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons December 31, 2006)
A month by month glimpse ahead (plus a remembrance of President Gerald Ford)…
Topics:
Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography)
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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New Year's
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Tribute, Testimony
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Valentine's Day