Tag: relationships
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Step, Turn, Murder
Michael James Romanoff is a private investigator with nothing left to lose except his life, which a local loan shark is currently looking to collect. When a grisly murder lands in his lap, it’s more than a case; it’s a shot at redemption.
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Song of the Week – Extra!
This is one of my favorite “old” movies; it is not a movie about gratuitous sex; it is about young people finding their way, and finding love and having fun; and I have a special place in my heart for it.
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On Abstinence
When I was a teenager and twenty-something, and not a Christian, my virginity was considered a liability. I wasn’t the only one who felt that way; many people look down on themselves and others in that category, but it occurs to me that there is value to virginity and abstinence.
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Echo Men’s Retreat
At Mount Hermon, near Santa Cruz, CA My church, Central Christian, is in San Jose, California. It is a great place for Christians and God-seekers to congregate if they are serious about their faith, but also realize they are imperfect people in progress. We men of Central, some of us, participate in an annual men’s…
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‘Spare’
Spare, by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is a triumphant and engrossing volume, and is apparently outdoing other autobiographies and memoirs by a country mile.
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The Value of Church
Now I don’t approach church with a balance sheet, and look for cost/benefit analyses, but at the end of the day, Church is the best investment of my time for edification. During the week, God blesses me with enjoyment at work helping people to buy stuff, and in the evening, I get to read and…
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Quote of the Week
Incredulous “Double Pepperoni, double cheese, “ Carp said, smiling. I froze. “Who told you that?” “Told me what?” “My favorite pizza. Double pepperoni, double cheese.” -Detective Ollie Chandler & newspaper photographer, Lynn “Carp” Carpenter in Randy Alcorn’s book, Deception My book, A Quote for All Seasons, now available for purchase on my Amazon Author Page…
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A Modicum of Peace
Walking through the park Street noises and warm sun Feeling blessed knowing that Despite life’s difficulties There’s a modicum of peace And that means a lot to me. Later in the day The game is on TV I’m reading in the kitchen The sky is brushed for action It’s good to be alive Don’t rock…
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The Crimson Crimefighter
The newscaster… … excitedly stressed the pressing situation in Kabul, and then passed the floor to the weatherman. She wasn’t glad for unfortunate events, but there was a certain pull to a story that got her blood flowing, and it was that same pull that got ratings up, capturing the attention of millions of viewers.…
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The Public
Every once in a while a film comes down the pike that reminds you what it means to be a human being. I am the son of a librarian and a scholar. I’ve worked many jobs in my life, and my current job is in sales support. I love what I do, and I watch…
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