Monthly Archives: August 2005

Shaky ground

Posted on August 30, 2005 by jmort

If uncertainty makes you panic, don’t move to California. The very ground shakes beneath your feet, many times a day, according to seismologists. If ever a place proved that, as the Bible says, “Here we have no continuing city” (Hebrews … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on August 28, 2005 by jmort

Tomorrow my oldest son will carry out a task I performed 26 years ago. He will cram his firstborn’s belongings into a car and drive her to a college campus, and help her move into a dorm room she will … Continue reading →

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Lighthouses

Posted on August 21, 2005 by jmort

Lighthouses which adorn Michigan’s shoreline have little practical use anymore. As one who loves the lighthouses at Pt. Betsie, Northport, South Manitou Island, Eagle Harbor, Whitefish Point, and many other Great Lakes sites, I hate to admit it. But it’s … Continue reading →

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