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THE NON-STANDARD MINI-BLINDS
THE NON-STANDARD MINI-BLINDS

No big deal, right? I am not going to bother the trustees with this simple task - I have enough handyman experience from being raised by an engineer straight out of the Inspector Gadget mold that I know how to hang some blinds…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverSeptember 18, 2019Comment
PROOFREADING AND THE LIFE OF FAITH
PROOFREADING AND THE LIFE OF FAITH

We need people to whom we have given permission to 'proofread' our lives not only for our sake but the sake of others.

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverAugust 21, 2019Faith, Memory, Spirituality, ChristianityComment
BUD SELIG AND THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH
BUD SELIG AND THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH

Would we want Jesus to hold us to the highest and strictest standards to which we hold others with whom we virulently disagree? This is not to say there is…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverAugust 14, 2019Faith, Memory, Spirituality, ChristianityComment
ALEXA HAS GOTTEN IT WRONG FOR OVER A WEEK
ALEXA HAS GOTTEN IT WRONG FOR OVER A WEEK

My Alexa challenge has gotten me thinking a little about our Christian faith in that it is essential for us to engage in the continual life of being a disciple of Jesus….

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverAugust 7, 2019Faith, Memory, Spirituality, ChristianityComment
MELVYN'S & CHRISTIAN FAITH
MELVYN'S & CHRISTIAN FAITH

As Chuck and I visited on the way back to the church, I realized there was something deeply profound in our journey, something that I believe gets more than a few of us in trouble with our Lord and our church. I wonder how much of the Christian faith and life in the church we miss because we are not looking to encounter…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverJuly 31, 2019Faith, Memory, Spirituality, ChristianityComment
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? PROBABLY NOT.
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? PROBABLY NOT.

While well-intentioned, I do believe that one of the more unintended consequences of the printing press and all offspring of the same over the last 500 or so years…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverJuly 24, 2019Faith, Memory, Spirituality, ChristianityComment
IF WE DARE GO TO THE MOON...
IF WE DARE GO TO THE MOON...

As our world looks today at the 50th anniversary of Michael Collins', Buzz Aldrin's, and Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon, my mind keeps going to what is it that we might glean from this experience to influence our journey of life and fait …

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverJuly 20, 2019Faith, Memory, Spirituality, ChristianityComment
THE COMFORT OF DINING WITH FAMILY
THE COMFORT OF DINING WITH FAMILY

Let us never forget that the Lord's table, by its very existence, is a beacon that welcomes us all into…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverJuly 17, 2019Faith, Memory, Spirituality, ChristianityComment
HOW MOVING HELPS FIGHT AMNESIA
HOW MOVING HELPS FIGHT AMNESIA

This whole idea of moving also got me to thinking about what is it that we are missing with respect to our faith when we do not take…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverJuly 1, 2019Faith, Memory, Moving, Spirituality, ChristianityComment
PACKING UP AND THE EASTER SEASON
PACKING UP AND THE EASTER SEASON

What is it to which you have so desperately clung for so many years that needs to be set free in order to…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverMay 8, 2019
PAGING DR. RORSCHACH...
PAGING DR. RORSCHACH...

[They] both point to the presence of the same thing that works to destroy so much that is good in our lives. They point to the corrosive nature of… 

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverMay 1, 2019
A LESSON FROM EASTER'S AFTERMATH
A LESSON FROM EASTER'S AFTERMATH

If I’m not someone who can change and adapt, what hope do I have of embracing the reality of…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar OliverApril 22, 2019
JUST, WOW.
JUST, WOW.

As much as we like to tell ourselves and our children that, “The church is not a steeple…” (which is ABSOLUTELY true), I would make the case that if your heart did not…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar C. OliverApril 15, 2019
49 YEARS TO UNLOCK AN IPAD???
49 YEARS TO UNLOCK AN IPAD???

After all, who could have imagined that leaving your toddler alone with an iPad would result it in being locked for 49 years?

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar C. OliverApril 11, 2019
YOUR PHONE CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE
YOUR PHONE CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE

Reading about this incident brought to mind a reminder of our calling as Christians to be open to the reality we worship a God who…

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GRIST FOR THE MILLLamar C. OliverApril 3, 2019Comment
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