Monthly Archives: August 2025

How I Plan My Goals (and Why I Wish I’d Learned Sooner)

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I just finished teaching my 9th graders about goal setting for college, and while I was talking to them, I couldn’t help but think about how badly I handled this when I was their age—and even well beyond. Back then, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, August 15, 2025: Crossing the Goal Line

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read 2 Timothy 4:1-8 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Reflect As a fan of the Florida Gators, I always love a good story that pokes a … Continue reading →

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🥃 The Bourbon Cheapskate, Vol. 2: Rittenhouse Rye

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

The Rye That Drinks Like a Bourbon (and Costs Like a Steal) Sometimes the best finds happen when you’re not looking for them. During a family reunion week near Cashiers, North Carolina, I was at dinner with Daryl’s family. The … Continue reading →

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Storm-Ready Jacksonville: Your Step-by-Step Emergency Plan

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

(For Hurricanes, Flooding, and Severe Weather) Living in Jacksonville means living with the reality that severe weather isn’t a matter of if — it’s a matter of when. Hurricanes, tropical storms, flooding, and even the occasional tornado can all hit … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, August 14, 2025: Pharisee, Saducee or Hopeful?

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Acts 22:30 – 23:11 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees … Continue reading →

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The Word I Could Do Without? TikTok.

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

A lot of people would answer this by picking something like literally (because it’s used figuratively), epic (because not every sandwich is Homer’s Odyssey), or like (because, like, you know). But I’m going in a different direction. My answer? TikTok. … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 13, 2025: Speak More Than You Listen

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Job 32:1-10 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.  Job 32:4 Reflect In the story of Job, most people feel bad for him because of how much physical suffering he endures. He … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tasting: Conecuh Ridge Distillery and Clyde May’s

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

In today’s tasting, I’m diving into a blind tasting of four bourbons from Conecuh Ridge Distillery and Clyde May’s. These bottles are all from different expressions and age statements, and as I blindly mixed them, I spent a solid 15 … Continue reading →

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Finding Peace in the Everyday Moments

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Peace isn’t always about escaping the chaos of life; sometimes, it’s about finding quiet moments within it. For me, peace can be found in the soft glow of the morning sun as I sip my coffee, or in the moments … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, August 12, 2025: Pray for the Bully

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

: Read Romans 12:9-21 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.Romans 9:14 Reflect One of the hardest things that Christians are asked to do is to be nice to people who aren’t nice to us. Over … Continue reading →

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