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  • The Musings of an Old Man

    At 64, I’m entering what I call the teenage years of old-manism. The Musings of an Old Man is a new series about looking back, looking ahead, and thinking about what really matters in faith, family, work, finances, fitness, friends, and fun.

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  • Part 3: Seeds Among the Thorns

    Part 3: Seeds Among the Thorns

    The curse of being the oldest child is that sometimes the weight of the world is on your shoulders.  I was talking with a friend…

  • Part 2: Seed on Rocky Soil

    Part 2: Seed on Rocky Soil

    Infatuation is a funny thing.  Here is a great definition- an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. Example- “he had developed…

  • Part 1: Seeds on the Road

    Part 1: Seeds on the Road

    by Tim Howington Years ago, I spent the summer in Turkey.  We were on a mission trip working with Iranian refugees who had flooded Turkey…

  • Meticulous Providence

    Meticulous Providence

    by The Howitzer Recently I have had a harrowing experience.  I had a heart attack.  My doctor said beforehand that I was in heart attack…