(Photo by Mike Hall)
After the wind cleared snow from branches of these pine trees at an Indianapolis apartment complex, the needles get a second dusting of snow in February.
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Rev. Paul Abernathy, a brother in the unchartered Lambda Sigma Chi fraternity, knows where he stands on certain points of view.
That’s where I draw the line
Well, I consider myself a pretty good-natured guy.
I don’t always have to get my way.
I usually try to get along with other people,
but there’s one thing I just have to say.
Sometimes someone goes too far for me,
and that’s where I draw the line.
People have a right to believe what they want,
Even if I would personally disagree.
It is this kind of bipartisan dialogue
That makes this country great and free.
I know that words have power to hurt,
And insults bring people to their knees.
If what is said is the truth, then that’s fair,
But saying lies does not work well with me.
Well, I consider myself a pretty good-natured guy.
I don’t always have to get my way.
I usually try to get along with other people,
but there’s one thing I just have to say.
Sometimes someone goes too far for me,
and that’s where I draw the line.
They say people in love are blind,
But lovers get hurt when they fight,
Each one tries prove to the other
That they are only one who is right.
The battle carries from the day,
And gets worse during the night.
By then tempers can get violent,
And results can be a deadly sight.
Well, I consider myself a pretty good-natured guy.
I don’t always have to get my way.
I usually try to get along with other people,
but there’s one thing I just have to say.
Sometimes someone goes too far for me,
and that’s where I draw the line.
When I get tired at the end of the day,
I know work I do gives me peace of mind.
There are people who depend on me,
And I try not to waste a single dime.
There are those who take advantage
Of others who labor hard into the night.
They take their money for their greed,
And stealing from them just isn’t right.
Well, I consider myself a pretty good-natured guy.
I don’t always have to get my way.
I usually try to get along with other people,
but there’s one thing I just have to say.
Sometimes someone goes too far for me,
and that’s where I draw the line.
(minor bridge)
Well, I consider myself a pretty good-natured guy.
I don’t always have to get my way.
I usually try to get along with other people,
but there’s one thing I just have to say.
Sometimes someone goes too far for me,
and that’s where I draw the line.
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Milestones
(Photo by Mike Hall) Soft light filters to the trees of the final resting place of Nancy Hank Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln, at Lincoln Boyhood, a national memorial park in Spencer, Indiana.
Milestones
Hundreds of men and women have
braved the elements, encountered
unimagined situations and tested
their personal strength to blaze
a trail into the unknown frontier,
and I hope to follow their example
into this new time so I can still
have an impact on people’s future.
The names of those have come before
may have been forgotten and are buried
in the unmarked graves that are now
the dirt that is the ground we walk on.
Although the challenges of the past
may have been conquered, from
medical miracles to transportation,
this is a new era when people like me
can create new milestones in the
different technologies, even though
most may not even remember my name.
Some problems seem to never go away,
and are part of the human character,
the attributes which defined those
who blazed the trail before me.
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Sin corona
Las tormentas del obturador de la mente de los hombres.
Puede haber cambios en esta temporada.
Creer es equivalente a la traición.
Los que están en buscar el control por una razón
Para obligar a la manada a seguir la vieja.
Las almas son fácilmente comprados o vendidos, y
Los cuerpos se ponen en el llenado veces,
Encarcelado a pensar que son elegidos
Al trabajo de los demás en el control.
Los creyentes dicen que las paredes se derrumban,
Y un salvador surgirán nuevas, una
¿Quién dirigirá sin corona.
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Pas plus
Les murs commencent à se refermer dans,
et ma vie ne fait que commencer.
La pression menaçante formes,
et ma vie ne fait que commencer.
La demande pour la vie se développe,
et ma vie ne fait que commencer.
Je vois que les gens me préavis,
et ma vie ne fait que commencer.
Je peux voir à travers les gens,
et ma vie ne fait que commencer.
Je touche mes responsabilités
et ma vie ne fait que commencer.
Je ne suis pas ce que j’étais plus.
Pour lire ce poème en anglais, cliquez ici.
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I was watching a back-to-back episodes of the Golden Girls one night when not much was on TV, and one of the elderly women seems to have a cold that last several months, and the cold got progressively worse to the point where she could not move her arm in simple motions or get out of bed. Several doctors in the area, including specialist, repeated a battery of tests to conclude that nothing was wrong with her.Not satisfied with that answers, more doctors and psychiatrists in New York City examined her and repeated some of the same tests. There was the same conclusion… nothing was wrong with her.
The last doctor, another specialist agreed that doctors don’t always have the answers and that a new disease is the problem. Further study by that doctor concluded the woman had a newly-recognized condition called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which has no cure. She was relieved to know what was wrong and how to at least deal with it.
The practice of medicine is limited to the knowledge of the field and is by no means perfect. It is always changing due to technologies or increased awareness of physical or mental problems.What bridges the gap between what doctors and science can explain and what actually happens to people?
When it comes to health, we have the faith in God, and the power of a prayerful community of believers. It has been shown that many illnesses plaguing man haven’t been around since the dinosaurs roamed the earth, and all those viruses, germs and bacteria affect all life. These medical problems are not new.
I have stated before in another column that science and religion can coexist and that science is an attempt to explain what God already knows. How we deal with these medical mysteries depends on our health care system, which has been the subject of much debate and reform recently. Regardless of the final outcome, it may not be possible for a person with an unknown medical problem, like the woman in the TV show, to go to many specialists and have repeated tests to find the answers. Even if the diagnosis is right, how do we deal with the cure? How do we bridge this gap between the known and unknown?
The answer lies in the faith that God can heal, along with the help of caring doctors. The spiritual mindset of a patient can increase recovery times and increase positive results. It was Jesus who performed several miracles healing the blind, the infirm and those with what was called Leprosy back then, and these were done through the power of God through His son.
Faith can bridge the gap between medical science and the unknown, and give us the peace of mind we have a purpose on earth. If we should depart, we will have a home in heaven next to the Father and His son.
Peace be you with always,
Rev. Paul Abernathy
“Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” -2 Peter 1:2
Contact Paul Abernathy at paulabernathy@gmail.com.
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Ice and snow cover a small pond at an apartment complex in Indianapolis in late February.
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As a lawyer, Brother Bill Kelso has certainly seem the ups and downs in other people’s lives and has experienced those of his own. When things don’t go a person’s way, he has some advice in this poem.
Don’t lose any more sleep
when the music skips a beat.
Just get back up on your feet;
put the word out on the street
you won’t admit defeat.
Find the rhythm of life.
Life’s rhythm changes in tempo,
and you really need to know
which way you want to go
when the signs begin to show
the direction winds will blow.
Keep the rhythm of life.
Listen to the music in your head,
especially what the lyrics said.
Pray often for your daily bread.
Your mistakes make your face red,
but how else do you get ahead?
Learn the rhythm of life.
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I went to this executive restaurant
For lunch one day just for fun.
And after I placed an order
I held a receipt for order 141.
The service was so quick
my order was delivered up
before I could finish putting on
the cap of my large plastic cup.
There were plenty of seats,
With booth tables clean and neat.
Old friends see each other there at a
place where the elite gather to meet.
The music in the background was
Soothing for my ears to hear,
And I felt content, rested and I
Really had nothing to fear.
The food was real good since
I went there very hungry.
I can see why others say to me
that this is the place to be.
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Feliz Cumpleaños Peter Pan
Feliz cumpleaños, Peter Pan,
Es el día a convertirse en un hombre,
Y es hora de que no deje Neverland.
El mundo te ve en los ojos diferentes,
Y el mundo nuevo valiente sorpresa
Usted, y usted podría incluso tener miedo
De los cambios que ocurrieron
Mientras usted no estaba. Ellos están aquí para quedarse.
Algunos, no mucho mayor que tú, están en guerra.
Y otros se preguntan lo que estamos luchando.
La frase de captura para la década es la “seguridad nacional”,,
Pero, ¿qué significa esto para usted y para mí?
Alimentación y la vivienda son razones para trabajar,
Una palabra en Neverland que realmente duele.
Pero cuando veo lo que has hecho,
Usted ha tenido problemas en su lado del sol,
Has luchado piratas y los animales con su personal.
Usted tenía una banda de hermanos que te hizo reír,
Y usted puede descansar al final del día.
Si yo estuviera en tu lugar, yo estaría tentado a quedarse.
Usted conquistado un mundo en la juventud,
Y como un adulto, usted tiene que tratar con esto.
Con las responsabilidades, tiene que cuidar a su esposa e hijo.
Mantenga sus pensamientos felices!
Feliz Cumpleaños Peter Pan.
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