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in. Later in my military life, it was quite usual for pilots to gather at the bar to drink beer and other alcoholic drinks and have a good time talk- ing about the flying events of the day and other things. They even often had flying safety meet- ings in the bar. But the border was drawn and I could go to the bar, but cokes were my limit. As television became a popular item with more and more promiscuous shows, I found I had to set borders as to what I watched. And I do not have to tell you how those borders became even more necessary when it came to the Internet.
Back when I was a young boy, we had a paper- boy over in Augusta. The Augusta Herald ran a contest for the paperboys. Those who got a cer- tain number of new subscriptions got a free trip to Atlanta. That was a big deal in those days. They would be treated with lots of sights, a visit
to the famous Fox Theatre on Peachtree Street, and a trip to the top of Stone Mountain. It was on this trip to Stone Mountain that our paperboy lost his life. You see, Stone Mountain is a mas- sive hunk of granite protruding from the ground and visible for miles around. It is very rounded on top and in those days it did not have a fence or anything to keep you from going too close to the edge. Our paperboy, Toby, decided to go over near the edge and he went too far and he literally slid off of the mountain to his death some 825 feet below.
How often I have thought of our lives as Chris- tians. Instead of staying in the safety of the center of God’s will, we seem to want to see how close to the edge we can go without falling off. Set the borders in your life close and enjoy the peace of Christ’s fellowship.
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