Author Archives: glenn

The Perfect Cube

Posted on March 10, 2022 by glenn

In the field of mathematics, I especially enjoy solid geometry.  There is just something fascinating about all the various shapes.  For a moment, I’d like you to consider the cube. A cube is a 6-sided object with all measurements equal.  … Continue reading →

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Just Finish

Posted on February 19, 2022 by glenn

Just finish We probably know someone who starts job after job and never finishes them.  It may be a remodel at the home or jumping from job to job.  Maybe we all have a little of this gene. The coach … Continue reading →

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Danger Ahead

Posted on January 11, 2022 by glenn

Suppose you are driving down an unfamiliar road and you come upon a sign that says, “Bridge Out Ahead”.  Do you disregard these signs and proceed as normal?  Of course not.  If you have ever walked up to the edge … Continue reading →

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Timing is Everything

Posted on December 18, 2021 by glenn

In music it is called rhythm.  One might think of it as keeping the beat. The rhythm, the beat, the timing, all refers to the same thing.  In certain genres of music, the drums do this.  In my particular music, … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Proverb

Posted on December 2, 2021 by glenn

If you have followed my writings any length of time, you surely know how much I like quotes and proverbs.  There is a Chinese proverb that says, “To know and not do is to not know.”  The saying is a … Continue reading →

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To Be or Not to Be 2.0

Posted on November 16, 2021 by glenn

The phrase is a familiar one.  It actually comes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.  The lead character is considering life with its troubles and pain but acknowledging the alternative might be worse.  And so Prince Hamlet begins a lengthy speech with the … Continue reading →

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Whiff

Posted on October 22, 2021 by glenn

A memory shared by many is that of a child picking a dandelion and blowing the gray fluffy seeds into the wind.  With a single breath all the seeds are scattered.  The stem is left barren as though the seeds … Continue reading →

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Pharaoh or John

Posted on July 31, 2021 by glenn

Life has a way of softening us.  Life has a way of hardening us.  It can do either. The same sun that hardens the clay melts the wax. The warning is given numerous times in Scripture.  Do not harden your … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home

Posted on June 9, 2021 by glenn

Lift up you basement doors. We have often said how much of a refuge we consider our home to be.  Through the years at times our days have been very stressful.  But as we turn into the drive at home, … Continue reading →

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And IF he repents, forgive

Posted on May 18, 2021 by glenn

This question is sometimes asked.  If someone wrongs me and refuses to repent, am I required to forgive them? The passage below is referenced. Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him, and if he repents, … Continue reading →

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