Author Archives: Scott Ranck

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About Scott Ranck

Enjoying life with my wife Gayle and our Yorkie, Zoe boy. I've come to believe life begins when through brokenness I can embrace it fully and openly. I've learned the human drama is an adventure and all of us are made of the same stuff. The Lord is the only being who knows me fully and he has an individual educational plan of life long learning for me and I'm enrolled. This blog is all about what I'm learning.

A Long Journey!

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Scott Ranck

I just got back from my morning walk, feeling very much at peace with life, and pondering the journey I’ve been on these 60 years. I’m going to give you a quick overview of life stages and what I learned … Continue reading →

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I Wish This Moment Would Never End

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Scott Ranck

Have you ever said that? I wish this moment would never end! I remember thinking that from my early childhood till the present. On a beautiful cool summer morning in Pennsylvania running outside to play, I remember thinking, I wish … Continue reading →

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The Least of These. . .

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Scott Ranck

One benefit of getting older is being able to watch decades of time and changes that come into vogue. Reading widely and following many Christian Leadership type journals, I watch the church “Fashion Show.” The cool, young, hip conference speaker … Continue reading →

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Life is not About Your Possessions!

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Scott Ranck

I’m sitting on a porch in Pennsylvania this morning. I am here for a big family and friends picnic in the tradition of Glen and Shirley Ranck, my parents. I am also here to help my brother and sister finalize … Continue reading →

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Paradise Living

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Scott Ranck

For everyone who dreams of living in California, Florida, Hawaii or some other tropical paradise or who think, “If only I lived somewhere else, I’d be happy,” this blog is for you to ponder. Gayle and I moved to Florida … Continue reading →

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A Gunner’s View of a Bombing

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Scott Ranck

An entry my Dad wrote in 1944. Mission to Campina, Rumania We took off on our mission early in the morning and were told our mission was to Campina, 19 miles north of the Ploesti Oil Refineries and that there … Continue reading →

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Freedom’s Price Tag

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Scott Ranck

Having been 18 years old, one time, then having three children who were 18, thinking about the men and women who make the courageous choice to serve in our military is humbling. Most enlist as young people, with their entire … Continue reading →

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The Number 1 Killer of Marriages

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Scott Ranck

Our life group has been studying a book by David Clark, “Married but Lonely.” Almost no one in the group liked the writer’s approach, but it has opened some major conversation. Through the semester and gathering on all my past … Continue reading →

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Hooked on Phonics?

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Scott Ranck

I’ve had a good time the last few days diving deeply into Colossians Chapter 3 in preparation for the Men’s Group Monday Night. I’m comparing the old life to what the chapter calls new life or real life in Christ. … Continue reading →

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My Gayle

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Scott Ranck

We noticed each other around 14 years old. We talked in the halls of our Junior High School and once in a while I walked her home from school. It was on one of those walks in the ninth grade … Continue reading →

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