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2006 Archives: Two Minute Meditations
by Phil Ware — Dec 25th, 2006
Angels are "servants of those being saved" as defined by Scripture and messengers by the definition... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 18th, 2006
Have you noticed that the Christmas season is more like "let's get ready to rumble" than "O holy night"?... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 11th, 2006
How do you understand this mystery? How do you grasp this unfathomable conception of the Messiah in the womb... (
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by Phil Ware — Dec 4th, 2006
My wife, Donna, reminds me occasionally that we don't have autumn in Texas, just fall. One day it's 85 degrees... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 27th, 2006
We met at a coffee shop. He had said something about wanting to be baptized several days earlier, but I... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 20th, 2006
Hope your thanksgiving is great! In fact, I hope our Thanksgiving is great too! We've had some good ones, and... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 13th, 2006
When our son entered the world, he was hurt and upset, crying loudly. I said, "Zachary, this is dad, it's... (
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by Phil Ware — Nov 6th, 2006
A number of years ago, on the Monday before Thanksgiving, we awoke to a sea of stench. Raw sewage... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 31st, 2006
Halloween was horrifying that dreadful night ten years ago. However, the horror didn’t have anything to do with... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 23rd, 2006
Many years ago when I was a boy, our family would go out to eat at a cafeteria on the way to Wednesday night church. With three boys... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 16th, 2006
One of my mentors and heroes has taught for years that it is easier to act oneself into a better way of... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 9th, 2006
Two weeks ago, instead of focusing on the horrific news of two school shootings which occurred in the same week... (
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by Phil Ware — Oct 2nd, 2006
Most of us have done this at one time or another. We're reading a very familiar passage of Scripture and something... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 25th, 2006
At first glance, what Jesus did in this situation goes against everything I have been taught over the years... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 18th, 2006
If you are like me, you find it hard to imagine this word describing your life's work. For years, I had a cartoon... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 11th, 2006
Today is the fifth anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. Rather than... (
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by Phil Ware — Sep 4th, 2006
These are not wimpy words. They remind us of the grit and determination to make life happen in a fallen... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 28th, 2006
God placed great power in the beauty of our world! He chose to give us this beauty as a blessing and as a... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 14th, 2006
I began this morning like I do most: I woke up, stretched, did sit ups, took a trip to the wc, weighed (argh!)... (
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by Phil Ware — Aug 7th, 2006
I drive by it nearly every day. The smell is especially hard to take right now since I've had to cut down... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 31st, 2006
The first headline referred to an article about a prayer box we put below our electronic sign in front of... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 24th, 2006
The weather has been scorching in Texas and all across the U.S. If you travel many miles on the Texas Interstate highways... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 17th, 2006
We know that change is the one constant in our lives on this side of eternity. Donna and I have been overwhelmed... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 10th, 2006
Snap! Crackle! Pop! I'm not talking about breakfast cereal. This was the sizzling sound of anger behind the email... (
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by Phil Ware — Jul 3rd, 2006
Freedom has always been purchased at a high cost. For years, I listened to a dear friend and Elder share his experiences of Normandy and... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 26th, 2006
Unity, empowered by love, is that ever-elusive characteristic that Jesus prayed would define his... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 19th, 2006
This article is being written in an airport. I have spent most of the last two days at different... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 12th, 2006
Because the Haystack Rock is so huge, I had greatly underestimated my walk along the beach. I was taking... (
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by Phil Ware — Jun 5th, 2006
Sometimes life's important messages come together at the same time. When they do, I try to pay... (
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by Phil Ware — May 29th, 2006
We were on vacation and in an unimportant hurry — you know, one of those hurries more from habit... (
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by Phil Ware — May 22nd, 2006
The flury over
The Da Vinci Code has been going on now for several months. The frenzy has reached its... (
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by Phil Ware — May 15th, 2006
By most accounts, life is extremely busy for most of us. Productivity is the bottom line. Stress, financial... (
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by Phil Ware — May 8th, 2006
Easter weekend 2001 was supposed to be a great time in the Warehouse. Our son Zach was driving home... (
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by Phil Ware — May 1st, 2006
Many years ago on a beautiful warm spring day, my wife, Donna, was in the kitchen putting the finishing touches... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 24th, 2006
"Did you enjoy the worship service today?" Seems like a harmless question, doesn't it? However, there are... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 17th, 2006
You know you don't have to write so much when you write your blog! Just make it a few sentences... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 10th, 2006
It's that time of year again. No, I'm not talking about frilly dresses, Easter Baskets, and the celebration of... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 6th, 2006
I had just gotten back from the DFW metroplex. All around the metroplex, fires had burned uncontrollably for... (
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by Phil Ware — Apr 3rd, 2006
Wow, I can still remember the the first time I heard the word decade. I wasn't even ten years old. At that time... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 27th, 2006
Big bright orange signs were on each side of the road on our divided street. The sign on the right side... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 20th, 2006
I guess I’m not officially in the older set, but I do spend more time looking for good shoes than I do... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 13th, 2006
Thirty years ago, Dr. Neil Lightfoot, a respected professor and mentor, tried to teach me an important lesson... (
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by Phil Ware — Mar 6th, 2006
Wednesday had been a long day. I began early in the morning with a friend in ministry who had been unexpectedly... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 27th, 2006
We've all done it. We've "fallen on our face." Some of us have done it literally. My nickname through early... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 20th, 2006
Vann and I had come in early for a pre-office hours meeting. We were both exhausted from a busy weekend... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 13th, 2006
When I finished it, I knew I needed to wait to print it. It was too fresh. People were too close and might be hurt if I ran it so soon after... (
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by Phil Ware — Feb 6th, 2006
The coaches and owners of thirty NFL teams have just finished doing what I’ve been doing -- they’ve just watched the first half of... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 30th, 2006
Recently, a nearby office supply store had a major fire. Since this store was close to where I work... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 23rd, 2006
I got myself in this pickle with only two days to get ready to go to the Heartlight board meeting. The main problem in preparing for... (
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by Phil Ware — Jan 16th, 2006
The first day of the week exploded on the eastern horizon. The few clouds left in this winter sky were ablaze with the promise of a gorgeous... (
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