Monthly Archives: June 2025

The Long Road to the Classroom: What My Detours Taught Me About Teaching

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

People sometimes ask me what I think makes a teacher great. After years in the classroom and a lifetime of detours that led me here, I’ve come to believe it has very little to do with textbooks or lesson plans … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, June 30, 2025: It Will Be Different With Me

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Hebrews 12:4-17 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 Reflect Raccoons are adorable. People tend to love the raccoon’s mask-like facial features and their ability to use their paws … Continue reading →

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Capnpen’s Ultimate Sip Challenge 2025: Round 2, Part 2

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

After completing one section of the second round, it’s clear that this is going to be a lot more difficult than the first round. Every bourbon in this round has already won one head-to-head blind and is good enough to … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, June 29, 2025: What’s in Your Brownies?

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Titus 2 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age… Titus 2:11-12 Reflect Years ago, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, June 28, 2025: Enter His Gates

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 100 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,     and his courts with praise!     Give thanks to him; bless his name! Psalm 100:4 Reflect I’m sure you’ve heard the stories about Moses and Pharaoh and the children of Israel. God saved his people … Continue reading →

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Forget ‘Sustainable.’ I’m Just Being Practical.

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Daily Question: Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? You hear the term “sustainable lifestyle” everywhere these days. It often brings to mind images of people who compost everything, wear hemp clothing, and … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, June 27, 2025: Godly Behavior = Standards and Ethics

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 4:20-27 Ponder the path of your feet;     then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left;     turn your foot away from evil. Proverbs 4:26-27 Reflect Each year, a group called … Continue reading →

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Capnpen’s Ultimate Sip Challenge 2025: Round 2, Part 1

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

The first round is complete and we’ve cut our field in half from 64 to 32. Some excellent bourbons have been relegated to the sidelines, and I have to say that I’m surprised and disappointed to see some of them … Continue reading →

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Unforgettable meal

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Daily question: What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? It’s been long time, but I still think the best meal I’ve ever eaten was on New Year’s Eve 1996. Oddly, I remember the date mainly because Army was playing … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, June 26, 2025: Sinking Sand vs. Firm Foundation

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 7:24-27 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24 Reflect Four years ago, one of the biggest stories of the … Continue reading →

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