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January 14, 2026

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Outstanding in His Field

Consumers want to know

Farmers forget that most consumers are three or four generations away from the farm. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, everybody knew a

Christmas Letters

Last week we received our first 2023 Christmas letter. First thought was we didn’t do anything special this year. Second thought was it was a

Pass it on

When I was a kid going to school, history was not my best subject. At 10 years old I had a hard time getting excited

Why?

Every now and again a friend will quietly take me aside and say “I want to ask you a stupid question.” First of all, a

Square pegs

One of the first toys that a child usually gets is a container with different shaped holes in it. From before kids can talk, they

It’s the womens’ turn

Ever since the beginning, men have taken the lead position in most positions of guidance. In some countries even today, girls receive very little education,

A “warning shot!”

Ask any hunter that makes the yearly trip to hunt. The first training for a hunter is “if you are lost, fire three shots in

The twenty-fifth hour

Maybe this is what this old world needs right now, an extra hour for mankind to reflect on what’s going on. There seem to be

“Don’t” pick the scab!

Mom said ”Don’t pick the scab.” How many times did you get that warning the day after you scraped you knee or cut your shin

Consumers want to know

Farmers forget that most consumers are three or four generations away from the farm. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, everybody knew a brother, uncle, or grandfather who lived on a farm. Seventy years ago, 90 per cent

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Christmas Letters

Last week we received our first 2023 Christmas letter. First thought was we didn’t do anything special this year. Second thought was it was a pretty good year. When in the rest of the world there was out-of-control forest fires,

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Pass it on

When I was a kid going to school, history was not my best subject. At 10 years old I had a hard time getting excited about what happened thousands of years ago. I couldn’t understand why we spent many of

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Why?

Every now and again a friend will quietly take me aside and say “I want to ask you a stupid question.” First of all, a teacher of mine once told me “there is no such thing as a stupid question,

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Square pegs

One of the first toys that a child usually gets is a container with different shaped holes in it. From before kids can talk, they learn that you cannot put a square block in a round hole, or a triangular

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It’s the womens’ turn

Ever since the beginning, men have taken the lead position in most positions of guidance. In some countries even today, girls receive very little education, are never elected to a position of power, are not allowed to drive a car,

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A “warning shot!”

Ask any hunter that makes the yearly trip to hunt. The first training for a hunter is “if you are lost, fire three shots in the air.” If no response, then fire three more shots shortly after. This is a

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The twenty-fifth hour

Maybe this is what this old world needs right now, an extra hour for mankind to reflect on what’s going on. There seem to be too many people who think that they, their religion, their culture, their language are superior

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“Don’t” pick the scab!

Mom said ”Don’t pick the scab.” How many times did you get that warning the day after you scraped you knee or cut your shin bumping into the old hay mower? Mom usually put a little ointment on before covering

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