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WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Ever wonder where the term “boycott” came from?  I guess I just assumed it was a word that came out of protesting or some kind of free speech thing.  Well, I found out today, where the word came from.  It … Continue reading

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THE SCOURGE

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 12, 2016 – REPOSTED TODAY TO REMIND US OF WHAT OUR SAVIOR SUFFERED FOR US. 39 lashes was the limit.  More than that would have undoubtedly caused death.  The object of lashing was to inflict severe … Continue reading

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FUNNIES

I gave up drinking coffee a number of years ago, so the caffeine isn’t an issue anymore.  I don’t like having an hour taken away from my day or added to it.  It seems silly and unnecessary.  Maybe someday, someone … Continue reading

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A ONE AND A TWO AND A …

“We cater to the people who want a melody as it was originally written. Our audiences want songs that tell a story. We don’t want any song with questionable moral standards.”  LAWRENCE WELK It was the beginning of the 50s … Continue reading

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EMBRACED BY GOD

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Were you there when He placed the land and divided the waters, Did you witness the partition of night and day, Were your eyes open as each living cell was formed into a thing of … Continue reading

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I WOULD NEVER DENY HIM

The dark shadows of night filled the courtyard.  Many were gathered in the stillness.  Word was out that Jesus had been arrested and was standing trial before the high priest. Those who remained, couldn’t help wondering how this could be.  Only … Continue reading

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FUNNIES

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ONE MORE FOR JULIE

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ALL THE KING’S MEN

Well, maybe not all the king’s men, but one of them at least.  One of my favorite times in history is the Renaissance period.  Stories of Kings and Queens and castles have always piqued my interest.  As a little girl, … Continue reading

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TOUCHED BY THE SON OF GOD

A little over a year ago, a friend of ours passed away.  We got a chance to get reacquainted for a short time before he died.  We had known this man from the first church we attended when we moved … Continue reading

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FUNNIES

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FIRST HUMAN IN OUTER SPACE

Yuri Gagarin, the first man to venture into outer space in 1961, was born a few years before I was. On this day in 1934, near the town of Gzhatsk, Russia, a so-called peasant couple brought their third of four … Continue reading

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JULIE’S FRIDAY FUNNIES

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I SURRENDER FUNNIES

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BURDENS CARRIED

Jesus’ beaten and wounded body was exhausted from continuous beatings.  His flesh was a mass of blood and torn flesh, along with the spit spewing from His accusers mouths. His trek along the via dolorosa included carrying the instrument of … Continue reading

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PAPER OR PLASTIC OR …

  “I’ve had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware.”  Joan Rivers. As I was talking to a friend the other day about how we’re aging,  she asked if I had ever looked … Continue reading

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I GIVE UP – WINTER FUNNIES

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COMPASSIONATE SAVIOR

It was like most nights in the arid Garden of Gethsemane – one of Jesus’ favorite spots to go for refuge from the crowds.  This was not to be like any other night however.  Earlier that evening, Jesus spent time … Continue reading

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PEACE

Where is the quiet place that you are longing for? Is it in those empty times when waiting to do more? Can you find contentment in the solitude of living? Or does is come in simpler ways, like doing and … Continue reading

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PREMONITION?

She’s known  as Claudia Procula and had a bit part in the Passion Story.  She had a disturbing dream regarding the accused blasphemer and self-professed King of the Jews.  It was real enough in her mind to go to her husband and  plead for … Continue reading

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