Facing Hard Turns in Our Lives

January 25, 2026
 
Reflections from the Heart of Allan Redenius
Have you ever driven down the road and suddenly and unexpectedly, there is a curve you must navigate?  Instinctively you know that you have to make a hard turn in the direction of the curve.  Life often does that to us.  I'm reminded of the song, Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road.  Once you see that stinky black and white ball of fur on the road ahead, you know if you don't make that hard right or hard left, you're going to be stink’n to high heaven. 😊
 
So, it is with my reflections.  I think I need to take a hard right or hard left in my writing style.  Over the last seventeen years, most of my reflections have revolved around lifetime memories that are sometimes entertaining, maybe funny, maybe not so funny, but almost always, I somehow twist them into a life lesson about Jesus.  Seventeen years…ummm….that means I've written over 800 reflections.  Wow!  That means I've written over 800 sermons as well.  I can guarantee you that every one of those sermons were about Jesus and your salvation.
 
To be honest, with every reflection about my past life experiences, it becomes harder to recall a past episode in my life about which to write.  I think there's two reasons for that.  Number one, I'm running out of memories about which to write.  Number two, it could be that my memory dial just isn't set on “total recall” anymore.  
 
Oh yes, there will continue to be Reflections from the Heart of Allan Redenius.  However, the style in which I write may, from time to time, be more serious and intentional.  It may be a comment on current events, and as a result of my opinions about which I write, my writing may, on occasion, generate disagreement.  However, I promise that every reflection will still be prepared and presented to the glory of the Lord. 
 
Here we go on a new adventure!  All to the glory of God!
 
Love in Christ,
Pastor Allan
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