Category Archives: Religion

Every Life Matters (08/31/2020)

Posted on August 31, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

With all this attention on BLM, I thought I’d use the FBI’s statistics on murder to make a point. In 2018 (the latest stats): 15% of all white people murdered were killed by black people (514 persons); 8% of all … Continue reading →

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We Interrupt the Closing for an Interruption (8/29/2020)

Posted on August 29, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

With the PET Scan in hand, and the oncologists recommendation in hand, I was ready to die trying to live and was focused on giving family and physicians 100% of my undivided attention.  Then life happened. The oncologist wants a … Continue reading →

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My Last Thought (08/27/2020)

Posted on August 27, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

There comes a time in everyone’s life when the end has become all too evident.  Today, that became my time.  I got the PET Scan results which indicated that the cancer in my right lung, which was discovered on the … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (08/20/2020)

Posted on August 20, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

I sit here another day awaiting my lab results to find out what type of cancer I have so we can devise a plan to fight it.  Anxiety levels a bit higher than normal due to the wait. God grant … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (08/16/2020)

Posted on August 16, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

With the recent derecho that started in Western Iowa and proceeded to speed towards the east coast wreaking devastation with 100 mile winds, five people died here, hundreds of thousands were left without utilities, and hundreds were left homeless. Each … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (07/29/2020)

Posted on July 29, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

This can be touchy, but if we avoid touchy subjects nothing will change. Tonight, while watching the news (why in the hell I broke down and watched the local news, I have no idea), there was an associate professor from … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (07/21/2020)

Posted on July 21, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

This is my 8th anniversary with WordPress.  Seems like more than that! Anyway These numbers are for the USA and those without exact numbers for this year were figured at last year’s reported rates divided by 365 and then multiplied … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (07/15/2020)

Posted on July 15, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

Today, I watched a few videos.  One was a little boy who had lost not only his father when he was 4, but his mother when he was 6.  He then went to live with his aunt.  While living with … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (07/12/2020)

Posted on July 12, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

It’s easy to sit somewhere and talk about life.  But if you don’t go out and experience it, what do you really have to talk about? My vocation right now is to teach my grandchildren in areas they want to … Continue reading →

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Lesson Within a Thought for Today (06/20/20)

Posted on June 20, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

This old Rural Iowegian is getting pretty sanctimonious today, so hang on to your tushies!!! Today, I had an appointment to show a logger around my property in Southern Iowa.  We met at the appointed time and I noticed he … Continue reading →

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