SPARKING PROGRESS JOURNAL
Thoughts, Reflections, & Ideas
Shared as they come.
What an Ice Storm Taught Me About Resilience
Feb 02, 2026
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I’m sitting in a coffee shop in South Carolina, looking out the window at a big snow pile. Rather unusual for around here! We had an ice storm three days ago, and they were expecting us to have significant power outages. That didn’t happen, while to our west, it did.
Our local news pointed out that...
My Favorite Possession and the Unknown Soldier
Jan 11, 2026
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Have you ever lost something dear to you and, years later, it still crosses your mind? I have.
My sophomore year of college, I was flying home from Tampa to Baltimore. I was a two-year-old Christian and had my favorite possession with me… my Red NIV Bible. It was the Bible I bought the day I became...