Category: Life Lessons – Experience
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What Does the Past Tell Us About the Present?
Life Lessons Wednesday, August 12, 2026 What was your favorite subject in school? I loved history. There is something about the past that speaks to us in the present. I studied American History, Mississippi History, World History, and Ancient History. I even took a course in Church History. History tells us something about how we…
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We Stand on the Shoulders of Someone Who Believed in Us
Saturday, August 8, 2026Pull Up a Rocking Chair Pull up a rocking chair. Let me tell you something I have been thinking about. None of us becomes who we are entirely on our own. We are influenced by music we have heard, books we have read, television shows and movies we have watched, places we…
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God Redeems Our Detours
Life Lessons August 6, 2026 When I answered God’s call to ministry as a teenager, I had no idea where that journey would lead. My experience was limited to small country churches served by faithful pastors who farmed, logged timber, taught school, or worked other jobs during the week. They loved Christ and faithfully served…
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Mysterious Grace
By Roy (Will) Pearson, The Curious Pilgrim Mysterious Grace One of the primary sources of truth I follow is the sacred writings. As a follower of Jesus, I consider the books of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Apocrypha to be my primary source for understanding life. One of the principles that has…
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Every Family Has Stories Worth Remembering
There is an old saying, “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” Every family has stories they celebrate and stories they would rather keep hidden. Yet those hidden stories are just as much a part of who we are. Growing up, I never knew my grandparents. They had all died before…
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Experience Is the Best Teacher
The famous Roman general Julius Caesar once wrote, Ut est rerum omnium magister usus—”Experience is the best teacher.” Isn’t that the truth? Have you ever done something you immediately wished you hadn’t? One of those moments that seemed like a good idea at the time but ended up teaching you a lesson you never forgot?…
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Moon Pies, RC Cola, and the Grace of Change
Remember Moon Pies? Two graham crackers with a marshmallow filling in the middle, dipped in chocolate—or, if you were lucky, covered with that wonderful banana-flavored coating. And what about RC Cola? Growing up, it was a special treat whenever Daddy stopped at the little country store to fill the truck with gas and pick up…
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The Voice of the Voiceless
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.” — Luke 4:18 Tomorrow at St. James Episcopal Church, our summer study of the saints brings us to Archbishop Oscar Romero. As I have reflected on his life, I have discovered…
