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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ In Case of Fire…

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Chip Murray

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow (illusion) of death, I fear no evil; for though art with me; thy rod (correction) and thy staff (direction), they comfort me. ~ Psalm 23:4 In Case of Fire, Break … Continue reading →

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Happy Interdependence Day!

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Chip Murray

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. ~ Ephesians 5:2 By the God-given privileges vested in me as a clear-thinking, red-blooded, … Continue reading →

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A Very Special “Independence Day” Tune-up

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Chip Murray

Its been ten very long and painful years since I wrote “Independence Day” on July 3rd, 2009. I say long because the good times go fast, and the bad times slow. I say painful, because no American who loves his … Continue reading →

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Independence Day 2017

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Chip Murray

Yesterday when I went down to the kitchen to make coffee, I noticed two issues of Time Magazine. The first was the May 1, May 8, 2017 “100 Most Influential People” with singer John Legend on the cover. The second … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ Independence Day and “The Causes Which Impel”

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Chip Murray

The silver moon knows, when the sun goes away, tomorrow she will shine on Independence Day. Attachment is dependence…on people, places and things. Every single one of us is dependent on the somebodies we love, the some places we live, … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ July 5, 2015

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Chip Murray

…if, in administering public affairs, it [government] is wont to put God aside, and show no solicitude for the upholding of moral law, it deflects woefully from its right course and from the injunctions of nature; nor should it be … Continue reading →

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Happy Self-Delusion Day!

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Chip Murray

I realized something at the 1st Annual Murray Reunion in Syracuse, NY yesterday. Celebrating my heritage as a descendant of our 4th great grandfather Andrew Murray with cousins, aunts & uncles, nieces, nephews, grandparents and grandchildren, as my cousin Steve … Continue reading →

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They Need to Know “Independence Day”!

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Chip Murray

Independence Day ~ Chip Murray/ Lead & Backing Vocals, Guitars, Brushes on Kitchen Pot                                                     … Continue reading →

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Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Chip Murray

What does it mean to be free? I suppose that if we were to randomly stop a dozen citizens from different places and situations to ask this question it might reveal a variety of responses. For instance some might respond … Continue reading →

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Clooney Tunes

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Chip Murray

I’m not sure what “celebrity” does to a person…never having been one. But the more I hear from them these days, the more convinced I am that non-celeb status is the status worth striving for! In fact, judging from their … Continue reading →

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