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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
(Image: The Bell Tower at Harding University) The song may be better known as "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," or more simply as "I...
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Dec 18, 20235 min read


O Little Town of Bethlehem
*(See note at end of article.) This is one of my most loved Christmas songs. There are so many I truly love, that I have no idea which...
jwoods0001
Dec 11, 20234 min read


It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
It's December, and it's been cold! Music is coming out of the radio that we haven't heard in 11 months. I wonder what all of this could...
jwoods0001
Dec 4, 20235 min read


Thankful For Thanksgiving
"Let them give thanks to the LORD for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for mankind, for He satisfies the thirsty and fills the...
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Nov 27, 20234 min read


On Being God
* It is a sad reality that many Christians have a warped sense, or maybe no real sense, of who God is, what God is like. We harbor many...
jwoods0001
Nov 20, 20235 min read


Wonderful Story of Love (#2)
The previous article in Trying to Walk, Connecting with God (#1)", considered how God expects people to "find" and "connect" with Him. If...
jwoods0001
Nov 13, 20234 min read


Connecting with God (#1)
Believing there is a God, how do we connect with Him? How do we meet Him? If there is such an omniscient, all-powerful God who created...
jwoods0001
Nov 6, 20234 min read


Here is Water!
The past week has been the culmination of about two months of plumbing problems which started out not as a big deal and slowly became...
jwoods0001
Oct 30, 20236 min read


Mono Times Three
No, we're not talking about mononucleosis here. Let me end this charade as quickly as I started it. This blog is concerned with helpful...
jwoods0001
Oct 23, 20237 min read


Which “god” is God?
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' Hill, and said, "Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are [very religious.] For as I...
jwoods0001
Oct 16, 20234 min read


For the Love of God
The first four articles in “Trying to Walk” have dealt with the existence of God. There will be more such articles, but this article is...
jwoods0001
Oct 9, 20235 min read


A Rationale for Belief
In “Rational? Or Irrational?” it was shown why atheism is an irrational choice. But that’s not enough for some to assume that faith must...
jwoods0001
Oct 2, 20237 min read


I Am
Not counting "Opening Thoughts," which was exactly that, the first two articles in Trying to Walk were cohesive and headed in a specific...
jwoods0001
Sep 25, 20234 min read


Is Anything Right?Or Is Everything Right?
Historical records support the idea that all human beings from the dawn of time have lived by some kind of moral code. No matter the...
jwoods0001
Sep 18, 20235 min read


Opening Thoughts
Welcome to Trying to Walk. I'm glad you're here. This is the very first post in this effort and I want to use it to explain a little...
jwoods0001
Sep 11, 20233 min read


Rational? Or Irrational?
The American Heritage Dictionary definition of "rational" is: 1A - having reason or understanding, 1B - relating to, based on, or...
jwoods0001
Jun 3, 20234 min read
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