As I contemplate how to honor my dad this Father’s Day, I am reminded of the song about a mother written by Ray Wiley Hubbard.  It has nothing to do with Father’s Day and I am not quite sure why I am mentioning it, but the mention of it may bring an irreverent smirk to your lips.  If you do not know what I am talking about, then all the better.

I am also reminded of who a father is as we approach another Father’s Day.  Fathers are vitally important to our lives whether we recognize i...

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I embark on a perilous mission with this blog.  I have been prompted to put down in words a basic statement of faith in layman's terms.  It will follow no established order or even look like any statements of faith from the past or present.  It will involve words beginning with I.  So, the "I's" have it...

The first I stands for infallible.  Regardless of one's place on the spectrum of liberal to conservative, there are certain non-negotiables that cannot be compromised.  Their absolute nature...
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