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TROUBLE IS NOT FOREVER
As I watched this video, I felt my troubles shrink and my hopes expand. The beauty of the blues is that they simultaneously proclaim our despair and our hope without minimizing either. In this, blues...
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WHEREVER YOU GO
I visited a friend yesterday who is dying of cancer. Just in case you are wondering, cancer sucks, but it will one day be defeated. That day has not yet come. It was good to be with my friend. We...
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LET NOTHING KEEP YOU AWAY
I ran across a verse this morning in my Bible reading that grabbed my heart and hasn’t let go all day. Isaiah 30:18 says: The Lord waits to be gracious to you, and he exalts himself to show mercy to...
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AN OPEN-ENDED “FOLLOW ME”
If we knew up front everything Jesus meant when he said “follow me,” we probably would have run away. Imagine, for example, if Jesus had spelled everything out to Peter when he offered the “How to...
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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LIFE’S STORMS
In the world, you will have trouble. But take heart; I have overcome the world. - Jesus The Coming Storm - Winslow Homer (1901) Source: http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/elnino/index.html I was...
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LEADERSHIP, SELF-DOUBT AND HEALTHY FEAR (Repost)
I was talking with a friend the other day about a leadership situation he is facing, and I was reminded that leadership presents us with unique challenges at every turn. The conversation brought to my...
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A LOYAL LOVER, AN ADULTEROUS BRIDE, AND OTHER EASTER THOUGHTS
I recently ran across two resources that I wanted to pass along to you as you prepare your heart to mourn on Good Friday and to celebrate on Easter Sunday. It is this combination of mourning and...
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WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT YOUR FEAR
THINGS GOD DOES NOT SAY TO YOU Fear not, for you are smart. Fear not, for you are attractive. Fear not, for you are strong. Fear not, for you are moral. Fear not, for you are a leader. Fear not, for...
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IS YOUR GOD JOYFUL?
On the road with the family, we stopped at a hotel. Not a great hotel, but a recently opened and reasonably priced chain joint just off the highway. We crowded into the room–Nan and me with our two...
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ELEGANT BAPTISMS, DIRTY MANGERS, & THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS
Every now and then I run across something that so hilariously or so painfully illustrates a larger problem that I have to share it. Sometimes, it is both hilarious and painful. Give this two minutes of...
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