At the writing of this blog, I am fifty-four years old. In the history of my life, I cannot recall experiencing so much rain in a single year. I feel like I live in London or something, or maybe Ireland. It’s unbelievable. There is a small pond across the street in a vacant field which […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Don’t ever shortchange His grace in your life. Don’t forget the miracles in your life; and be grateful to God for them! Between Black and White– blog 3/15/24 We’ve all been given a good conscience. We’ve all been given some measure of faith, by grace. We need to respect one
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Schindler’s List, the epic movie by Steven Spielberg, was purposely filmed in black and white. By contemporary movie buff standards, this seems like an odd choice. Yet, after experiencing it, I can’t imagine it being filmed any other way. The same goes for paintings. For example, Vincent van Gogh painted Cart With Black Ox, one of the
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In the early Church, disciples of Jesus were horribly persecuted. A kneejerk reaction might be to become incensed by the fact that anyone trying to do good in this fallen world would be afflicted instead of honored. But that’s a nearsighted perspective. Allow me to explain. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority
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Some say golf is a terribly boring game. Maybe that’s the point… Don’t we have enough stimuli in this world? Might we need a little more “boring” in our lives? What is “boring” anyway? And why is it ever considered a bad thing? Might we turn the tables on this caustic perspective? Golf is awesome
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“Well, I had to talk Sally down from the wall again today.” “What’s going on with her these days?” “Well, it’s just been this rollercoaster ride lately with her. Last year she was struggling with self-esteem, this year she doesn’t even know if she likes her husband anymore, and this past week she said she
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I was so looking forward to my Fourth of July vacation. I had taken an extra day off from work just so I could spend two nights at one of my favorite New Hampshire locations. I was even planning on playing a round of golf at the course across the street from the hotel. Good times ahead, I thought.
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Benjamin Franklin once said, “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” While that’s a quippy thing to say, it’s not entirely accurate, especially for believers. “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated
When it comes to suffering, we always focus on the victim, not the perpetrator. I suppose this is understandable given the simple fact that some of the most profound circumstances we endure involve suffering in our lives. It’s difficult to comprehend the higher order benefits of searing pain when stricken by it. Usually, the only
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OUTLINE: Is 55:8-9For my thoughts are not your thoughts,neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts than your thoughts. 3 Most Recent Blogs – How Much of Our Suffering Is Due to Impatience? – 3/10/23 – What is Biblical Discipline? –
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