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Random Thoughts & Musings IV

Did you come to this blog looking for recipes?
Playing fantasy football is a good way to pass the time, especially if you're a Cleveland Browns fan
You do know a collision is a near-miss.
Current best show on TV is Gotham or The Flash
Maybe now is a good time for all of us to appreciate each other's similarities rather than our differences.
Do you have to be corrupt to get into politics? Or, does politics corrupt you?
Do you ever have a day where you wish you could reboot it like a faulty computer?
Anybody wake up in the morning with a song stuck in their head? I do, and its usually a song I don't like.
What does the M in MTV stand for nowadays?
It's a good day when you realize something you said or did makes another person's day.
I want to have such a faith that it just invites attacks from the enemy.
Do you hear the cry of the unreached?
You can find God in lots of places. You just have to pay attention and you will see.
Matthew 6:33-34 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. each day has enough trouble of its own"
The fear of failure may be the biggest fear there is.
I have collections of comic books, nutcrackers, shot glasses, and T-Shirts.
What do you do when God interrupts your plans?
A great fall weekend is when the Buckeyes and Browns win and the Steelers and that team up north lose.
Ever have an angry thought bubble to the surface and a part of you wonders where that came from?
The story of the five loaves and two fish feeding the 5,000 resonates with me.
The Westerville, Ohio Red Roof Inn has become our vacation home.
So, when is a good time to have a sensible chat about gun violence?
As a society, we see more stories pushed of bad things by people (athletes, politicians, and other famous people) than what good things people are doing for others.
Some days, I feel like giving off a Sam Kinison style scream (younger people look that up on YouTube)
Never underestimate the power of prayer - especially when you have many, many people praying for you.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd of my moments.
As a general rule, families should not have to reunite just for tragedies.
Do you hold yourself to a higher standard than God when it comes to your personal forgiveness?
Moving forward always starts with the first step.
Just heard about the restroom facilities in India. Not sure I'm liking the sound of that.
Guardians of the Galaxy was a whole lot better of a movie than I had anticipated.
If crimefighters fight crime and firefighters fight fires - what do freedom fighters fight? - George Carlin
Ever day I love God - on some days I even love His creation.
It only took Jesus some dirt and spit to cure a man's blindness. Makes one think doesn't it?
A common fear of reaching out to others with a word of God is worrying about being wrong or breaking them. How do we solve that?
Lately, I have been dealing with watching people getting stressed out and overreacting. Or as I call it, Tuesday at work.
How different would my life had turned out if I stayed in Chemical Engineering as a college major?
Why do lots of people seem so angry all the time?
Confession is good for the mind and soul.
Don't underestimate a small kind gesture.
Maybe in 2015, I will write down one thing I am thankful for each day. Seems like a good resolution.





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