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And a New Year Begins
Last week I wrote about the concluding of a year. As I write at this present moment, it is about 8:30 PM MST on Sunday evening, January...
Gary Loudermilk
Jan 6, 20253 min read
When a Year Concludes
There is a location in the United States where four states come together. This place has been named Four Corners and there is a monument...
Gary Loudermilk
Dec 30, 20243 min read
The Greatest Gift
During the Christmas season there is a great amount of conversation about gifts - what you want; what you got; and what you gave. Even...
Gary Loudermilk
Dec 23, 20242 min read
A Christmas Gift That Lasts
Have you ever noticed that the Christmas gifts that a child could not live without often are discarded or put aside as the child...
Gary Loudermilk
Dec 16, 20243 min read
The Next Item on My Wish List
Last week I asked the question "So What Do You Want for Christmas?" I responded with the word HOPE. In a world that is broken and where...
Gary Loudermilk
Dec 9, 20243 min read
So What Do You Want for Christmas?
That is a question that I remember my parents and grandparents asking me each year in early December. Eventually Santa Claus asked me the...
Gary Loudermilk
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Honoring Thanksgiving - Week Three
After writing about Thanksgivng and our need to give thanks, this week I am letting the words of others set the tone for Thanksgiving. A...
Gary Loudermilk
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Honoring Thanksgiving - Week Two
In 1897, Johnson Oatman Jr. wrote the lyrics to a well known hymn "Count Your Many Blessings." The first verse and the refrain from that...
Gary Loudermilk
Nov 18, 20243 min read
Honoring Thanksgiving - Week One
While many holidays and events seem to get the publicity and the retail emphasis for several weeks to a few months, one seems to find...
Gary Loudermilk
Nov 11, 20242 min read
How Far Can You Run Away?
Most of us at some point in our lives have tried to run away. It might have been as a young child trying to run away from home because...
Gary Loudermilk
Nov 4, 20244 min read
Election Words of Wisdom
Last week I was considering writing a post related to some aspect of the upcoming election. I struggled to find the appropriate way to...
Gary Loudermilk
Oct 28, 20243 min read
The Hunting Season Is Here
Since early September, where two or three men are gathered together, there is discussion about location, amunition, types of guns, proper...
Gary Loudermilk
Oct 21, 20243 min read
Who Do We Appreciate?
In the realm of churches, the month of October has traditionally been a time for Pastor Appreciation. I was blessed to pastor four...
Gary Loudermilk
Oct 14, 20242 min read
So Who Do You Think You Are?
Whether you are in a job interview, a conversation with a friend or a family member, or looking at yourself in a mirror, your answer to...
Gary Loudermilk
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Which Is Your First - Listening or Speaking?
Many years ago I heard the story of the five-year boy who came home after playing with his friend Johnny and asked his mother, "Where did...
Gary Loudermilk
Sep 30, 20243 min read
If God Gave You a Nickname
Nicknames are rabid in sports. In fact, many of us would say with certainty that the nickname of some sports figures was actually their...
Gary Loudermilk
Sep 23, 20243 min read
Fairy Tales and Horror Movies
If you were to write a story about your present life, would it begin with "Once Upon a Time" or "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night?" In...
Gary Loudermilk
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Is It Time for a Heart Checkup?
Keeping one's heart in good shape is a major key in continuing to live. My primary care physician refers me to a cardiologist for an...
Gary Loudermilk
Sep 9, 20243 min read
Passing Along a Good Work Ethic
As I post this week's article, it is Labor Day. There is a reason that our nation established a national holiday related to work and...
Gary Loudermilk
Sep 2, 20243 min read
Marriage - Casual or Committed?
What did these two couples have in common - David and Sarah Hiller and Philipose and Sosamma Thomas? Both couples were married for 88...
Gary Loudermilk
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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