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Marvin Repinski: My average is getting better
“From the rising of the sun to its setting, my Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place, incense shall be offered ...
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Marvin Repinski: On this side of the cemetery
“We finish our years like a sigh.” (The Bible, Psalm 90:9) “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, July 15, 2022 5:48 pm
Columnists
Marvin Repinski: Hold on — the rope is strong
A rope is made of intertwined strands of various fibers, pieces of plastic, wire, or even human hair. The purpose of creating a thick cord, ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, July 8, 2022 4:43 pm
Columnists
Marvin Repinski: Patriotism — A lost art
Several areas of reflection guide my convictions as we move toward the Fourth of July. These seven thoughts are where I am in our country’s ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, July 1, 2022 5:48 pm
Columnists
Trombones, guns and fathers
The primary events and news that I have observed, read and listened to in recent months have to do with the topics of which I’ve ...
by Marv Repinski, Saturday, June 25, 2022 9:26 am
Columnists
Marvin Repinski: Death: Facing a part of life
“Each of us has a different way of expressing our thoughts and feelings with our children — different words and actions that seem to suit ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, June 17, 2022 6:13 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Satisfaction in completing the task
A story. A woman was asked to put up a sign for her rental property. She said to her sister, “I’d like to tidy up ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, June 10, 2022 5:44 pm
Columnists
Marvin Repinski: When griping and venting become our friends
The Salvation Army store in Austin has something for everyone. Out of the hundreds — over time — thousands of usable donations, the store has ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, June 3, 2022 4:56 pm
Columnists
Marvin Repinski: War, veterans and Bonhoeffer
“Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.” “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, May 27, 2022 5:32 pm
Columnists
Marvin Repinski: Self-help books: Wisdom or limits or nonsense?
The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree, and the ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, May 20, 2022 5:26 pm
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Marvin Repinski: A word that keeps us going: Curiosity
If you don’t have it, don’t ask what it is. The mark of progress is curiosity. The definition of seeking is curiosity. The virtue of ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, May 13, 2022 6:36 pm
Opinion
Marvin Repinski: They can’t take away memories
“I am the root and offspring of David; the bright and morning star. (the Bible, Revelation 22:6). One item in our lives that we cannot ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, May 6, 2022 5:12 pm
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Marvin Repinski: In our times, can we still have expectations
“The people were filled with expectation.” (The Bible, Luke 3:15) “Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord will ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, April 29, 2022 6:09 pm
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Marvin Repinski: When a little is all we need
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” (The Bible, John 6:9) ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, April 22, 2022 5:39 pm
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Marvin Repinski: When we are called to be Easter people
There are several ways of picturing the stories of Holy Week. Some of us may have been taught in our young years, “the stone was ...