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July 2022

Lucky Stroke?
My athletic mom achieved four hole-in-ones. But my stroke wasn’t on the golf course.
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Greg Smith
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April 2022

“You are hereby ordered for induction.”
The Marines may be looking for a few good men, but God is not so fussy!
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Greg Smith
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March 2022

The Hidden Gospel in the Three Little Pigs
How vital it is to build our house, our life, on a firm, secure foundation!
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Greg Smith
Never say "Never!”
The only Americans eating raw fish in 1976 were the hapless fraternity pledges required to swallow a live goldfish. But I was in Japan, where normal…
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Greg Smith

February 2022

“He Loves a Full House!”
My dad’s joyous observation will be a dim whisper compared to God’s at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
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Greg Smith
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“God Wants You!”
“Now hear this! All hands hit the deck!” My father’s voice boomed up through the floorboards, from his ham radio shack in the basement directly under my…
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Greg Smith
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January 2022

November 2021

Are We Too Comfortable?
I was born cold. Like a heat-seeking missile, I am drawn to heaters, fireplaces, and bonfires. I not only preheat the oven for a batch of muffins, I…
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Greg Smith
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I’m Older, but not Old…
How can we, regardless of the number of laps around the sun, increase in wisdom?
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Greg Smith
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