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Are All Christians Hypocrites?
Christians can get a bad rap. The word hypocrite is thrown around quite liberally at believers nowadays. Sometimes it is well-deserved. But the truth is, sometimes it’s not. Having high ideals and...
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No Kids Allowed…
I saw a news report this morning that told of a restaurant which no longer allowed children under the age of 6. In the report they spoke of an airline that no longer allowed children in 1st class (this...
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Life, Part 2
Life Part 2 Just 2 weeks ago I experienced one of those life-changing experiences. It was an unexpected double-bypass surgery. when I rehearse with family and friends, I see the hand of God’s...
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A Word for Today…
Be Still and Know that I Am God On September 11th, 2011 at the New York City memorial service, our President read these words: 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2...
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Let me save you 40 years of misery.
I don’t often sit long enough to watch a whole movie at home, but last Friday was different. On TV I watched a movie called “Get Low”. It’s a film starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray. That alone...
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Why the Big Deal Over a Little Ash?
It was dark on my side of the room. The pastor had just announced how to receive your “ash mark.” I was in the front row. It was a bit uncomfortable because I had never done this before. As I sat,...
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How to Preach through Personal Crisis
This has been a year for me! I’ve had a serious car accident, had heart bypass surgery and now have a parent who is in the last days of battling a terminal illness. All of these have impacted me and...
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How to Find Confidence When It’s Your Time to Die
This last week our family celebrated my Dad’s homegoing. I call it that because, while his death was a difficult process, he left this earth with hope of something better ahead. Life and death are...
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When a Wish Isn’t Enough
In our church calendar year, this is the time all teams fill out their “Team Planning” forms. We use them for the purpose of setting budget priorities for the new year and making sure that our...
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Calming My Soul With God
How are you handling the stress of life right now? It seems we go through moments and seasons when life’s questions become overwhelming. Have you ever felt like just living life must be above your...
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An Open Letter to Mr. Donald Trump
July 27, 2015 Dear Mr. Trump, As I’ve watched and read a bit of the news coverage of your campaign this week, I came across a headline that disturbed me to my core. On CNNPolitics.com, it read...
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Who Will You Look Like?
Have you seen how some people look like their pets? There are really some funny pictures online that seem to prove the point quite well. I’ve owned bulldogs and boxers, hmmm. That makes me take...
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Where does our hope come from?
As we approach this Advent season, we can be encouraged about what Christ has done and we can look forward to what will happen. The word advent means simply, “a coming into being, or use.” In the...
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Who’s Carrying Whom?
Sometimes we Christians talk about God like he is a burden to be carried. We list the things we “have to do for God.” We have to go to church on Sunday, or we should tithe, or we need to pray. We...
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since the beginning
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him and without him was not anything made that was made. In...
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Suffering Makes Space for God pt.3
This is my last installment in this little series about “how suffering has helped make room for God in my life.” Like most people, my life has come with its ups and downs. And some of the downs have...
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Joy In the Morning
Note: This devotional was written for the “Wherever” Devotional book, published for Village Creek Bible Camp in Lansing, IA. Available Here. I am posting it today in honor of #AMCawarenessday, and...
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A Rose By Any Other Name…
Look at these two News Headlines and ask, “What’s the difference?” Both stories show governments reaching beyond their God-given responsibility to control the church and limit the work of the gospel of...
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I Need Saving Today
I was having a fitful night and often when I do, I have some pretty powerful dreams. Sometimes they make no sense at all. Many make me wonder what must be rattling around inside my head?...
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What Difference Does the Old Testament Make?
I’ve been reading through the Old Testament again. I just started the book of Joshua. That means I’ve gotten through the toughies, Leviticus and Deuteronomy. As I read, there are many questions that...
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