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I just got back to my office after a quick stop for a soda and a snack. When the cashier gave me back my change, he rounded it to the nearest nickel. It looks like we're doing away with pennies. For some odd reason, I think that's sad. But it makes sense (pun intended). From what I hear, it costs more to make a penny than what it's worth. Not too long ago, we did away with Pluto as a planet. From what I hear, it was considered too small and had to be downgraded. I don't know why, but I think that's sad too. Just because you're not big enough, you get kicked out of the planet club? Small things just don't get the respect they used to. What kind of world do we live in that eliminates things just because they're little? My sadness is likely attributable to sentimental reasons. I can remember the day when a penny could actually buy you a piece of gum. I remember times when I would scrounge under car seats looking for a few more cents to buy a candy bar...

A Brief Devotional for Offering The Christmas season means shopping. We run out to the stores or, more likely these days, search websites for just the right gift. When they arrive, we hide them away, wrap them up, and place them under the tree. When the gift is opened on Christmas Day—not Christmas Eve—there's been a lot of work put into it, a lot of thought. However, there are times when we're caught off guard, needing a gift for someone we forgot, or maybe someone unexpectedly gives us a gift and we feel the need to reciprocate. This is the perfect scenario for the famous art of regifting. Have you ever done that? You receive a gift you didn't much like, so you stash it away for just a time like this. You run to the closet, pull it off the shelf, wrap it hastily or throw it into a gift bag, and voilà—you have a gift. But here's the thing: you never tell the recipient, "Hey, I just regifted something I didn't want!" Why not? Because part of gift-g...