We teach children to let their “little Christian light” shine all around the neighborhood. Jesus said Christians are the “light of the world” (Mat. 5:14). I think we need to add an additional verse to the children’s hymn which currently speaks of hiding our light under a bushel or letting Satan blow out our light. …
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Jun 23
Paul’s Six Step Method for Dealing with Anxiety
Paul understood we would have worries and anxieties in this life [see my post about this]. Paul himself dealt with many (2 Cor. 11:16-29). We certainly have reasons to worry today. Our recent wave of fear, crisis, and worry should drive us to God’s word for an answer. Paul’s answer can be seen in Philippians …
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Jun 17
The Father You Try Not to Annoy
The concept of being wanted by a father was foreign to Francis Chan. His mother died while giving birth to him. His father never had a meaningful conversation with him. There was no comfort, affection, or physical touch, except for the beatings he would receive for disobeying or bothering him. His goal in the relationship …
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Jun 09
Old Wisdom for New Technology
What is the latest debate going through social media? 2020 has had so many they seem to change daily. We are living in crazy times! Spending time on social media is no longer a relaxing time of seeing pictures from friends and family, but it is an anxiety-filled experience of finding out the latest topics …
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Jun 03
Our Obsession with Who is the Greatest?
The Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” was highly successful and introduced younger fans to Michael Jordan. It reignited on sports talk shows the discussion of who is the greatest basketball player of all-time. ESPN even produced a list of the top players of all-time. This same debate happens in every sport, even sometimes between …
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May 27
Who are you mimicking?
Every child learns the annoying game–“Repeat” or “Copy Cat” at some point. They will repeat everything you say right after you say it. Parents eventually have to break into the game and make the child stop repeating everything. Adults sometimes describe this action as “mimicking” another person. It simply means “to imitate, copy, or impersonate.” …
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Apr 28
Are Average Christians Non-Essential?
Essential employees have stayed on the job through the coronavirus pandemic. There has been much discussion and debate about why some industries and businesses were deemed essential, but others non-essential. The term essential means, “absolutely necessary; extremely important”(1). While our leaders and citizens can debate about what workers are essential, I thought of a better …
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Apr 22
Who Do You Worship?
Who are you? Who do you worship? Are those questions related? I would say the second question directly shapes and creates the answer to the first! You become like what you worship! James Michener writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 …
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Apr 15
Quarantine Season
I have been working on my tiller this week. We have mowed the yard a couple of times already. Spring is here! Trees and flowers are bursting forth with new life. Gardens are being turned. Farmers are preparing fields. It is that time of year! It is also the time of year for school picnics, …
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