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Author Thoughts Today July 28, 2025

A cup of coffee on the deck with two cats waiting for the sun to break the horizon was my silent time this morning. One of the benefits of being unsupervised is the freedom to enjoy the peace and solitude of a new day. I listened for the still, small voice of God but only […]

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Author Thoughts Today July 27, 2025

“Silence is anything but passive waiting. It’s proactive listening. And each day, God’s voice gets a little louder in our lives until He’s all we can hear. If you want to hear the heart of God, silence is key. If you want the Spirit of God to fill you, be still.” Mark Batterson * * […]

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Author Thoughts Today July 26, 2025

During devotionals this morning, Mark Batterson and the Spirit laid this on me, and I felt compelled to share it. Peace! G. “There’s an old adage that those who dance are thought mad by those who hear not the music. That is certainly true of those who walk to the beat of God’s drum. When […]

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T.G.I.G.F – The Agony We Miss (#14)

This post is an annual event (#14) I usually post on Maundy Thursday to raise awareness of events 2,000 plus years ago that took place that night, and the torture into early morning that became Good Friday. The original posting was also a Maundy Thursday fourteen years ago. I reflect on this version of Good […]

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…because that’s how we learn…by living I’m Gary G. Wise, an unsupervised and, at times, undisciplined, free-range author of mystery and suspense thrillers with a dusting of sci-fi. Click HOME to view new posts, then scroll down to subscribe for FREE. Peace!  G.

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042824 – Author Thoughts – Hey man!

I’m unsure how these things happen, but I assure you I was attempting to mind my business until it was no longer possible. I concentrated on a glass of dry cabernet when an individual sat next to me…with the appropriate empty chair between us, of course. I knew him from previous visits, but not really. […]

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042624 – Author Thoughts – It is what it will be…

Sometimes, it’s the little things. The first meatloaf in 18 months is in the oven, and I’m mapping out how to devour 2 pounds of ground beef without freezing any of it or getting sick of it. My dad loved meatloaf sandwiches, so I might have to investigate. I’ve got at least 30 minutes before […]

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041224 – Author Thoughts –  Untethered On a Friday

A bold decision prioritized an early shopping mission at Kroger’s on 4-times fuel point Friday over sitting in the recliner and catching the news after breakfast. But I met the challenge and encountered a busy parking lot…already…on a Friday. It must be a post-apocalyptic ripple from the total eclipse last Monday. The lot felt a […]

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04/06/2024 – Author Thoughts – Cutting the Cord…

After 13 years of maintaining a professional blog that tracked with the latter third of a 35+ year corporate learning and development career, I struggled with walking away. How do you abandon thousands of hours of training content, articles, and knowledge-sharing posts on a blog that define a documented trail of who you were, what […]

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T.G.I.G.F – The Agony We Miss – 12.0

This post is an annual event I usually post on Maunday Thursday to raise awareness of some of the smaller events of hearts 2,000 plus years ago that took place that night and into early Good Friday morning and what it all now means to me. The original posting was also a Maunday Thursday twelve […]