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Drawn to the Light

Several days ago—before the sub-zero deep freeze enveloped our area!—my wife and I wanted to add a few miles to our annual hiking total. At the beginning of the year, we signed up for the Hikers 365 Challenge with the goal of hiking 365 miles in 365 days. We began…

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bryan.bice January 17, 2024 January 16, 2024Eternal Life, Hiking, Light Faith, Hiking, life, Light, Nature

Another Tech Surprise!

In 1985, I attended a pastoral staff meeting that included the church’s music director. He was also responsible for the church’s small bookstore, which included several music LPs. For those under age 40, an LP is a vinyl record—used to be the only format for developing a music library, and…

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bryan.bice January 10, 2024 January 9, 2024Ministry, Technology AI, Ministry, Technology

Retreat!!!

To many, the word isn’t thought of positively, a sort of admission of failure or something. Retreating is something soldiers do when they’re getting whipped, the thinking goes. Like that scene in the movie Gettysburg when the Union army has far outgunned the Confederates, and the ragtag unit of misfit…

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bryan.bice January 4, 2024 January 3, 2024Goals, Hiking, Planning, Productivity, Refreshment Goals, Hiking, Planning, Productivity, Retreat

Anticipating Advent

Late in the evening on December 24, 1963, I was supposed to be snuggled up in my bed with visions of sugar plums dancing in my head. Well, not really; I had no idea what such things were. Nonetheless, my brother and I were standing at the large, old, single-pane…

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bryan.bice December 20, 2023 December 19, 2023Advent, Christmas, God's Grace, Jesus, Messiah, Worship Advent, Christmas, Grace, Jesus, Messiah, Savior, Worship

Greetings from Afar!

As everyone knows—and especially those reading this blog post—we have entered the digital age. I read a statistic the other day stating that 46% of smartphone users spend 5-6 hours per day on their device; 11% spend 7 hours or more! And that doesn’t include work-related smartphone use! That’s incredible….

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bryan.bice December 13, 2023 December 12, 2023Christmas, Communication, Friendships, Holidays Christmas, Communication, Friendships, Holidays

Christmas Is Coming!

What was your first clue this year that Christmas is coming? Pop into Walmart a week or so before Halloween and discover a bunch of strategically placed Christmas decorations? Or maybe you have children at home, and they let you know? I don’t get to stores much, so I don’t…

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bryan.bice December 6, 2023 December 6, 2023Advent, Christmas, Commercialism, Holidays Advent, Christmas, Commercialism, Holidays

Thanksgiving in the Woods

The stereotypical Thanksgiving celebration in America involves people—a lot of people. That’s why Thanksgiving weekend is the busiest travel season of the year—even more so than Christmas! So the vintage scene includes a large table overflowing with food with people seated all around. Through the years, many of our Thanksgiving…

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bryan.bice November 29, 2023 November 29, 2023Autumn, Hiking, Nature, Thanksgiving Hiking, Nature, Thanksgiving

A Total-Team Effort!

A football fanatic I am not, but like most boys growing up in the ‘60s, I easily gravitated to the sport. On many a fall afternoon after school as well as on Saturdays, my brothers and I gathered other kids in the neighborhood for a rousing game of football. We…

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bryan.bice November 8, 2023 November 7, 2023Football, Local Church, Sports, Team Church, Football, Minnesota_Vikings, Participation, Teamwork

A River Flows Through It

I live in river country. A few blocks from our house flows the Rock River, coming down from the north and emptying into the Mississippi River about 40 miles away. My wife and I frequently walk a path that looks over the Rock. If we head the other direction, the…

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bryan.bice October 25, 2023 October 25, 2023Childhood, Eternal Life, Faith, Future, God's Grace, Nature Eternal Life, Eternity, life, Nature, Rivers

43 Miles…43 Years

The idea came eleven years ago, and—believe it or not—it didn’t come from me! In the middle of August 2012, my wife and I had a short overnight getaway in Chicago to celebrate our 32nd anniversary. The weather forecast was ideal, so we took our bikes to ride along the…

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bryan.bice October 18, 2023 October 17, 2023Commintment, Marriage, Vows, Wedding Anniversary Commitment, Faithfulness, Hardship, Marriage, Vows
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