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My dad has always been a very physically strong guy. He’s 80 now, but in his younger days was an offensive lineman and played in college, a big guy with legs like tree trunks and just thick everywhere from his shoulders to the tips of his fingers. His old teammates have told me many times that “No one ever made Charles take a step backwards.”

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The Rev. Tim Nunez
Do not fear, for God is with you.

Some years ago I was putting on a jacket – a tweed sports coat I had not worn in a long time. As I put the jacket on, I felt something crinkle in the left breast pocket.  Isn’t that a great feeling, a little mystery, a riddle?  What will it be? A $20 dollar bill? A bill that needs to be paid?

But this wasn’t money and it wasn’t a bill.  It was much better.

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The Rev. Tim Nunez
Jesus is the light of the world; see it and shine it

Years ago I was a Cub Scout leader and we used to take our kids out to Camp Flaming Arrow for campouts. One of the things I liked to do with them was night hikes. The kids loved it, but one of the rules I would impose was no flashlights. They could bring them in case we really needed them, but I insisted they remain off. The problem with a flashlight is you can only see what it is illuminating.

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The Rev. Tim Nunez