We tend to have a misplaced expectation of superior athletes in this country. We look at people like Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, or Serena Williams and think, “They have a great career ahead of them as a coach. After all, they’ve obviously mastered their sport and have a lot of wisdom to share, right?” While […]
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My favorite characteristic in a person (at least at the very top of the list) is authenticity. The older I get, the more I value this. I think it’s because life has taught me that people need to be themselves. I’ve often taught messages from my pulpit that pivot on the phrase, “you do you,”
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I’m hoping someday the Lord asks me to write a book on “owning it”, but for now I’ll have to be satisfied with this blog. The reason I would like to write a book is that the implications of this topic are so broad and so critical to a person’s peace and contentment in this
I can be so incredibly weird and awkward. I mean, it is truly embarrassing at times. I am not exactly sure why, either. Am I introverted? Do I have social anxiety? Am I simply immature or insecure? It may be a little bit of all these things. The point is, when I analyze my words
When I think of teamwork, I think of grace. To me, grace is the fuel that gets the job done. If we lack grace in our hearts, we fail as a team. Why is that? Well, for starters to be grace-oriented, one must possess Christ-like eyes and ears, always looking out for, and intent on,
OUTLINE:In the sphere of love there is infinite creativity.Amazing Grace – John NewtonAmazing grace! how sweet the sound,That saved a wretch; like me!I once was lost, but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.Amazing Grace – John Newton’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appearThe hour I
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OUTLINE: Jn 4:13-14Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”Jer 2:12-13Be appalled, O
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OUTLINE:Jn 4:13-14Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”Act 4:12And there is salvation
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Jesus said: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” -John 15:1-2 As is always the case when reading scripture, we must define the terms.
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I remember being on social media during one of America’s most hotly contested presidential elections and saying to myself, “Man, I can’t believe how awful people are to one another just because they have differences of opinions regarding candidates.” I saw and heard about good friends being so emotionally spun up that they parted ways.
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