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Before the First Note

A day goes better when the heart is tuned before life starts playing its first note. That was one of the greatest lessons my father taught me. Not through a lecture, but through the steady rhythm of his life. Dad was a praying man, but prayer was not the whole song. It was more like…
The Chapters Before Us

Father’s Day has a way of making me think about things I didn’t understand when I was younger. Not because nobody explained them to me, but because children have a limited view of the world. They see what’s directly in front of them and assume that’s the whole story. When I was little, I knew…
The Sound of a Praying Father

Scripture Focus: “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” — James 5:16 When I think of my father, many memories come to mind, but one rises above most of the others. The sound of him praying. While my dad was still living, I didn’t always fully appreciate what I was hearing. It…

Before the First Note