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Grief

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Sometimes the news comes quick. Sometimes the news comes slow. No matter how or when it comes, grief travels in the wake of the news. Grief is heavy, weighty, a burden, especially when it involves someone deeply loved. Grief is not meant to be carried alone. It’s too heavy and may last a while—and that’s ok. That’s what family and friends are for, to share the load. Jesus stood outside the tomb of his friend and wept but He did not weep alone. It was a deep, human moment. “ Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted ” (Matt 5:4). If anyone knows how we feel in grief, it’s Him. But His grief did not linger long, as at the mention of his name, Lazarus came forth. We are not meant to dwell in grief, but should leave room enough for it. Let it run its course. Like the song says, “ Every Storm Runs Out Of Rain .” Another song says, “ The storm We will dance as it breaks The storm It will give as it takes And all of our pain is washed away Don't cry or be afraid Some things...
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To my wife

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Since (you say) I am getting to be quite forgetful (I don't remember why), at least I am not like this poor bloke: Two poems on Jonathan Bing by Betrice Curtis Brown Oh, Jonathan Bing, oh, Bingathon Jon! Forgets where he's going and thinks he has gone. He wears his false teeth on the top of his head, And always stands up when he's sleeping in bed. Oh, Jonathan Bing has a curious way Of trying to walk into yesterday. "If I end with my breakfast and start with my tea, I ought to be able to do it," says he. Oh, Jonathan Bing is a miser, they say, For be likes to save trouble and put it away. "If I never get up in the morning," he said, "I shall save all the trouble of going to bed!" "Oh, Jonathan Bing, what a way to behave! And what do you do with the trouble you save'" "I wrap it up neatly and send it by post To my friends and relations who need it the most.'' *************** Poor old Jonathan Bing Went out in his carri...
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What I like about Scrooge

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I just have to post this article as it is thought provoking: In what ways is the logic right? Is Scrooge the good guy? How does the article oppose Biblical Christianity? "What I Like About Scrooge: In praise of misers." By Steven E. Landsburg Posted Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, at 11:18 AM PT Here's what I like about Ebenezer Scrooge: His meager lodgings were dark because darkness is cheap, and barely heated because coal is not free. His dinner was gruel, which he prepared himself. Scrooge paid no man to wait on him. Scrooge has been called ungenerous. I say that's a bum rap. What could be more generous than keeping your lamps unlit and your plate unfilled, leaving more fuel for others to burn and more food for others to eat? Who is a more benevolent neighbor than the man who employs no servants, freeing them to wait on someone else? Oh, it might be slightly more complicated than that. Maybe when Scrooge demands less coal for his fire, less coal ends up being mined. But th...
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