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Brett Maragni

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Summer Vacation

We got back last night from our summer vacation. Everyone has been saying, “We hope you had a restful vacation.” I think to myself, “Have you ever traveled far with four children ages 5 and under?” Restful is a pipe dream. We don’t go for restful; we keep our goals realistic. Fun, meaningful,
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Golfing in Michigan

The Midwest in the summer can be beautiful - lush green, rolling hills, multiple kinds of trees and flowers, sunshine, and cool breezes. A wonderful respite from the suffocating heat of the Northeast Florida summer. But any envy on my part was easily dispelled by the reminder that just a couple
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Camp Harvest

A few years ago a family generously donated some beautiful wooded land to Harvest Bible Chapel of Rolling Meadows. Camp Harvest, about 45 minutes north of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is located out in the middle of nowhere. Seriously. Cell phone coverage? If you stand in just the right place you
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Through my college years, seminary years, and years as a doctoral student, no city name was typed more frequently on my keyboard than Grand Rapids, Michigan. I would be shocked to find out that any of the dozens and dozens of papers I wrote in theology and ministry classes lacked the name of
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Waiting for Fruit

A little over three years ago my dear wife decided we needed a lemon tree. Cool idea, I thought. I like lemons. Makes my water taste better. Makes my tea taste better. Have many other useful purposes, lemons do. So we planted the lemon tree in our backyard.

That Spring we saw some small
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