Monthly Archives: February 2017

Too smart for your own britches

The last two weeks in church I have briefly mentioned Mr. Snuffleupagus and Transformers and found out that 15 year olds know about them and 8 year olds don’t. I’m guessing neither a 15 year old nor an 8 year … Continue reading

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Why, why, why…

The conclusion I dread is not, “So there’s no God after all,” but “So this is what God is really like. Deceive yourself no longer.” Continue reading

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To have a friend, be a friend

I talked to one of the people at the fire department one time about how they handle what they see when they run ambulance calls.  The person said sometimes they feel guilty because they have to deal with it by … Continue reading

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Peace, not as the world gives

I’m like a kid watching a parade through a knot-hole in the fence, and He is like a drone seeing everything… Continue reading

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Why we go to church

The point of following Jesus is not so we can go to church. We should go to church so that we can more closely follow Jesus Continue reading

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You never know how God is going to work

The other night I shared a quote from Matt Chandler, pastor of the Village Church in Texas.  He said the preacher is not responsible for the response of the hearer, but only responsible to God for preaching the truth of … Continue reading

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The joy of salvation

I had an epiphany this morning.  I love the word epiphany and I do not get to use it often enough.  I explain the meaning of the word as having a “light bulb moment” when you suddenly understand or gain … Continue reading

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A Sense of Enoughness

In her interpretation of The Rule of Benedict, Joan Chittister says we have lost a sense of “enoughness”.  We spend money chasing after the latest model phones that Apple tells us we need.  We go in debt for new vehicles … Continue reading

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