Dec 31
I love the date — January 1st. It has always been the start of a new year. I like new years, because they are filled with opportunity, potential, and dreams. It was a fun day when I was in college as we would often be with friends playing sports or hanging out. It was crowned …
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Dec 27
In the last post I explored mind-food. We have to manage our mind-food and it is very difficult in this world today with so many distractions. One of my friends made me laugh with this tweet over the holidays: Sid Gray @sidgray Let’s not forget what the holidays are for: gathering around the table with …
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Dec 26
It is dieting time!! I plan on cutting back after eating so much food over the holidays. Many others will start dieting in January. Sadly, far too few consider what they put into their mind like they do their body. Christians are to manage our mind-food more carefully than our physical food (Phil. 4:8, …
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Dec 18
Our nation has been in shock and unbelief since Friday when our nation witnessed the unthinkable in the mass shooting at the Newtown elementary school. Others have written well about it (Dale Jenkins has a great post on humanism and Steve Higgenbotham speaks to the anger we feel.) These shootings got me wondering, “Are the …
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Dec 04
I like good stories and hope to share meaningful stories occasionally on this blog. Each of us are writing our own story. Our story is important because it helps shape our self-identity and influences others. I like to think about it as if we are writing two stories. The first, I call the facts; …
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Nov 27
I chose the name “Life in the Kingdom” for this site, because it captures my purpose. The kingdom of God has always been an intriguing topic to me. In its essence it involves the rule or reign of God. It has reference to the dignity and power of the King. Jesus came and took …
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Nov 27
I am finally taking the plunge. I have thought about blogging and felt like I should blog for years now. In fact several years back I started a WordPress.com site, but never posted the first blog. But I have been reading blogs for years, have read some instruction on doing blogs by Michael Hyatt and …
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