We live in a world that has the attention span of a gnat. Worse than that, we live in a world that pursues quick fixes. Patience has become optional, no longer a virtue; rather, something espoused by the weak. Have a problem? Google the remedy. The quickest resolution trumps the healthiest. It’s no longer what’s […]
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The Bible makes a clear distinction between evangelism and pastoring, aka shepherding. And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of
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I live in rural Massachusetts where wild animals have a habit of crossing the road at just the wrong time. Whether it’s a deer, opossum, raccoon, or whatever, I’ve seen more roadkill than I can count. The strangest thing happens whenever I encounter a dead animal on the road. I slow down and look at
Pop quiz: What do all religions except true Christianity have in common? Answer: They all promote a works program, where adherents desiring favor with their deity (or deities) must perform good works while in their natural, fallen state. In other words, all other religions besides Christianity propose a person is born naturally capable of doing good in
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I taught my boys growing up that “it’s the last five percent that matters.” Allow me to explain. Whenever you’re engaged in an endeavor that requires endurance, there’s a disproportional weight placed on how you finish that decides the outcome. All four members of my family (my wife, my two sons, and me) were runners
I’ve worked in the high-tech industry for years. As far as I can discern, most of the people I work with are unbelievers. As you might imagine, I run into a lot of people who are very concerned about their financial investments. If I were to ask most of them, they’d say that they are
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“Oh, it was like Heaven on Earth, I tell you!” Have you ever heard someone say that? I have, many times. The sentiment is that an experience may be so wonderful that it approaches the divine. In this usage, Heaven carries with it a traditional, worldly thinking that everyone can borrow from. In general, it
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Disclaimer: this blog focuses on well-intentioned people, not lazy ones. We tend to focus on things that must be done. We make lists, we share them; heck, we even name them (e.g. “honey do list”). We are industrious when motivated, which historically has been the source of much so-called progress. Look at America, for example.
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Since Christmas day falls on a Sunday this year (2022), we celebrated the previous Sunday at North Christian Church in North Dighton, MA, as family. The very next day at my secular job, there was palpable tension and even raised voices as someone threatened to quit – stress had manifest itself into an outburst through
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When I was in grade school, an award (along with a patch) was given to the top 15% of students as part of the President Physical Fitness Award Program (PPFAP) created by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Each student was put through a battery of seven physical tests: 1) Pull-ups (for boys), modified pull-ups (for girls), 2) sit-ups,
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