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Today is Tuesday, but it’s acting very “Monday,” in that way we don’t like Monday. But it is no matter, because it is always incredible to catch the small blessings along the way. My new old beater car didn’t start this morning and I was running late. I ran to catch the bus up to… Read more
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Our church youth and adults participated in something incredible last night. Feed My Starving Children is an organization that packages food to send to the neediest places on earth. They get the food to organizations on the ground and let those organizations distribute meals to kids who get no other chance to eat something nutritious.… Read more
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A scenario that occurs quite regularly throughout Revelation is a picture of rebellion. There are people so against God they don’t want to face him at all. When the world is literally falling all around them, they call out for the boulders to crush them rather than face God. Even when God is revealing himself… Read more
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I grew up thinking I would be a journalist. Lou Grant, the TV series after Mary Tyler Moore, was a favorite of mine. Print media is dying, dead, beyond dead… whatever. However, does that mean we have to kill journalism as well? The internet is a wonderful tool for me because I can access all… Read more
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Matthew 8 is bold. Jesus touches the leper. The rule of the day was to quarantine the “unclean” because if the “unclean” touched the “clean,” the “clean” would become infected. Jesus reverses the effect. The Kingdom is about reversal. As Dallas Willard points out, that’s the whole point of the Beatitudes. It is demonstrating that… Read more
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15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feastin the kingdom of God.” 16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who… Read more
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The death of Junior Seau will cause some debate on concussions again. Good. But beyond that I’ve been reflecting on athletes and entertainers and our culture of idols. I don’t want to take away from personal responsibility. Athletes and entertainers need to learn how to live life beyond the big stage. So many do it… Read more
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Before a final exam I prayed, “Lord, what is there in their memory, let it be retained. What was never there in the first place, let it stay away.” Ironically, some students did not appreciate that prayer. Read more
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It’s been a pathetic read in most media outlets regarding the obituary of Chuck Colson. Some people just will never let Watergate go. HERE is a good response. Read more
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