Oct 03
“I just want an escape!” “I just want a way out!” “I can’t bear it anymore, I just want it to be over!” Have you ever said or felt these words? Most likely you have experienced a time in your life where you were experiencing a great storm. You just wanted relief from the pain! …
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Sep 04
Do you know Joseph of Arimathea? He is a name that might come in handy in trivia sometime. He was the man who asked Pilate for the body of Christ. He then would proceed to bury Jesus in his own tomb. But there is more to Joseph than just a trivia answer. He was important …
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Aug 14
My wife and I got the Apple Watch for our birthdays this year. One of the key features of the watch is tracking your heart rate through the day. I have never thought much about my heart rate or had any device to track it consistently. The main thought I have observed is that the …
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Jul 31
Ever heard of “glamping?” Glamping is one of the top travel trends of 2018. Glamping is short for “glamorous camping”. Travelers are hungering for being outside in nature and participating in an immersive experience, but they don’t want to sacrifice their accustomed luxuries. Glamping is all about maintaining your comfort without missing out on the …
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Jun 05
Christianity is not a spectator sport. Sadly, many Christians can act like it is! We come sit in churches and watch the worship. We judge and discuss the performance of the preacher. We critique the singing. Then we leave only to return the next week to watch it all again. Most Christians are not actively …
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May 15
Where are you? Why are you there? You are there because of the choices you have made to get you there. If you go on a trip, you end up at your destination because you made choices to get you to that location. Where are you in your relationships? Where are you financially? Where are …
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Jan 24
The school is only 30 miles from my home. Surely such a terrible act could not happen so close to my home. This is Western Kentucky. This is rural America. We have lots of churches and strong religious values. Yet, it happened here on Tuesday, January 23rd. A school shooting that took the lives of …
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Jan 02
As we begin 2018, I want to suggest that Christians should consider their toughness. Are Christians in America softer and less tough than former generations? Many Christians have lost their convictions. We are soft in that we don’t have time for the spiritual disciplines of our fore-fathers. We are too busy to pray, read our …
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Aug 02
We admire the big-thing faithfulness. We laud it in decade anniversary celebrations, 40-year retirement parties, and in funeral eulogies about the person’s lifelong faithfulness to Christ. Big-thing faithfulness is what all of us want and desire. Christians want to be faithful until death (Rev. 2:10). People get married intending to celebrate a 50th anniversary one …
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May 02
What is faith? We hear the term faith used so very much today. From discussions about different types of faith to ones’ personal faith. The term certainly has different meanings depending upon context and usage. But a basic understanding of the term is needed to cut through the chaos. Recently, I have been studying the …
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