gobeyond12
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Awe is a transcendent emotional experience. It’s an intense jumble of emotions we normally don’t find all in one place – wonder, joy, fear, surprise, and sometimes horror. At the core of it is a realization that something is far bigger and more powerful than we are. I emphatically believe that it was designed by…
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I have recently gotten hooked on the TV series starring the “little Belgian detective” Hercule Poirot, played by David Suchet. It was a long running series in the UK that eventually made it to the US, and is loved by millions. Surprisingly, I have not read a single Agatha Christie book, even though I love…
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Back in the pioneer days, oranges were a rare treat. I remember reading in the Laura Ingalls Wilder stories how they would be overjoyed if they got a single orange in their stocking for Christmas. It was hard for me to imagine what that was like. In my lifetime, oranges have been only a grocery…
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I remember hearing a story about the men in Nazi concentration camps having to dig a ditch one day and then return the day next day and fill it back in. They were forced to do this over and over again, and something about the nature of this task was cruelly efficient in breaking their…
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Most of us are in slightly less than normal circumstances right now – to put it mildly. My heart goes out to those living in small apartments in big cities that are on strict lockdown. I’m an introvert and can fill long hours with my own entertainment, but to be caged up day after day…
Beyond the Horizon 