TODAY’S VERSE: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Summer is coming to an end, fall is approaching, and we all know what that means; it is back-to-school time! Some of you may have just groaned loudly and slumped in your chair, […]
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Yes, the title of this blog is meant to make you stop and think. It is a conundrum, in a sense, because how can a person actively be ‘busy missing something’? Allow me to explain. God the Holy Spirit’s been leaning in on the topic of “being present” lately with my congregation (e.g., Finding Peace
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Suppose you’re back in high school and the final assignment for your English Composition class is a biography you are to write about someone deceased who lived in the last century. Your neighbor’s dad was quite famous, especially overseas, where he had a smash record album that topped the charts back in 1977. You’re a
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If you fall into the “me-oh-my” trap of thinking your life is filled with problems that others cannot understand, you’ve essentially cut yourself off from one of the greatest blessings in your life – others! So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future. “set your minds” – from phroneo –
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57. That’s the new me. 57 years old, or shall I say, “57 years young?” Whatever the case may be, I’m turning 57 in about 6 hours from the writing of this blog, and the first thing I am thinking about is Heinz 57 steak sauce – LOL – no kidding! That’s how my brain
I’m not a fan of commercials, either on television or radio. Why? Because, typically, they are designed to appeal to my human flesh. They rarely are anything but a well-packaged attempt to fleece me out of a few bucks for something I’ll later regret spending my hard-earned money on. Furthermore, I find most of them
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Life can be difficult. Agreed? My congregation and I have been studying the Book of Hebrews since January of 2023. Yes, you read that correctly; we began the longest series in the history of my church over three years ago. It’s been an amazing and enlightening journey, to say the least. One topic that has
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I learned a very powerful lesson later in life that I wish I had learned earlier. If you’re younger than me and you’re reading this, then my encouragement is to listen closely – this blog may save you some recurring heartache, regret, and self-doubt. We humans live within the construct of time. This means that
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Well, it’s a new year. I suppose millions are celebrating the passing of 2025 and the advent of 2026. With so many life lessons learned behind us and untold adventures over the horizon, who can say what the future has in store! Woo hoo – I’m excited, how about you? As I think about this,
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Hypochondria (noun): excessive concern about one’s health especially when accompanied by imagined physical ailments – Merriam-Webster I used to be a huge hypochondriac! I still am a little, but it used to be really bad. For example, I got an MRI because I thought I had MS or a brain tumor because of some minor
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