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Is Your Truth Reality?
What is truth? Much of what we see happening in our culture today that causes us to shake our heads and to wonder what in the world is going to happen next, I believe can be tied to truth’s demotion from “true” truth to relative truth in the lives of many.
Free…But At What Cost?
The search for freedom is a tricky thing. If based on faulty values/information, our search can lead us to pay a price we never expected or bargained for. How can we ensure that our search for freedom leads to true freedom with the payoff we desire?
Pleased as Punch
Whereas where they came from and who owned them are big contributors to my affection for them, the main reason is all the sweat, toil, time, and expense I expended in refurnishing each of them. My goal was to restore them as much as possible to their original condition and appearance by addressing chipped and faded finishes, loose legs and damaged drawer handles, and gouges and scrapes in the wood. After stripping off the old, discolored finish, after carefully sanding and smoothing the imperfections with sandpaper and fine steel wool, I then experienced the thrill of applying the new stain and seeing the wood grain come to life. Once I sealed the stain with a clear finish, I was not only pleased, but to be honest, very proud of how each looked and the work that I had done.

Author & Pastor Jerry Long
Jerry Long is a semi-retired minister living in metro Greenville, SC. He holds degrees from Clemson University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Purchase Ponderings of a Pastor, a collection of these inspirational thoughts, from Amazon.
Jerry may be reached at [email protected].