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To Boldly Believe

As I read the news this morning I saw that Stephen Hawking died. The renowned physicist was an amazing man. Now only did he have a brilliant mind, but he


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Making A Difference

Some times remind us more than others just how much we need to share the love of Christ. In the weeks since the school shooting in Florida that’s been weighing on my mind. It’s not just that


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On Life Change

In his book Mere Christianity, (If you have not read it you should) C. S. Lewis writes:

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Caring About The Job

Recently Christi and I joined one of those big discount warehouse clubs. When we stepped up to the customer service counter to pay and get our membership cards, we were assisted by a young lady wearing a sweatshirt that read,


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Making Shade

Warren Buffet said, “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
 
One of the things we all need to recognize is that we are

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Missing What’s Right In Front Of You

I’ve always been a packrat. I admit it. You’d think as many times as I moved in my first quarter century of life that I would’ve learned to pack light. But I have trouble

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Ready For The Harvest

A lot of my friends and I are going through some similar situations. Some of you have already been there and the rest of you


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True Toughness

I recently met one of the toughest people I’ve encountered. Her name is Violet. I know, not a name that inspires fear


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Take Some Time To Relax

We are now a couple of weeks into our  
“Everything I ever Needed to Know in Life I learned from the Andy Griffith Show” message series. This is a great series because

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The Power of Plodding

One of the childhood stories that made an impact on my life was

the story of the Tortoise and the hare. Everyone knows the story

– the hare


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Living For Christ in an Upside Down World

I have to admit having had to fight some very un-Christlike feelings over the last few weeks. After the Orlando shooting I heard several people actually blaming Christians for the horrendous act of terror. A few weeks ago

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Graduation

Graduation
 
Very shortly I will be the father of a high school graduate. That doesn’t seem possible. It seems like last month


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Lasting Faith

Faith-that-lastsAccording to Christianitytoday.com, 70% of young adults are leaving the church. Also, 80% of those same young adults said

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Don’t Meet… Let Your Light Shine

lightshineSeth Godin put in one of his blogs a graphic that said: Are you Lonely? Tired of working alone? Do you hate


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The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

The Hand that Rocks the CradleBetween the time I write this and when you read it TIME will have released its annual “TIME 100,” their list of the 100 most influential people in the world. One media outlet

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