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A Psalm You Should Live By

There is a scene that always strikes me and reminds me of a favorite Psalm. I’ve seen it many times on my travels. You can see it on many arid plains around the world. As the barren landscape stretches before you, the grass is brown and rocky ground is plentiful. In the distance, you see…
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February 26, 2021 0

Can You Thrive Spiritually on Just One Verse?

I’ve heard stories of Christians living under persecution having just a small fragment of scripture, perhaps a page or less, as their only Bible! This picture of a single page of the King James Version of the Bible reminds me of the reality that even a single page or a single verse is still the…
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February 12, 2021 1

What Did We Just Do? Elect the Right President?

The election was trivial and meaningless. Did I get your attention? Before I unpack that statement, please allow me to share some reflections and observations from this election season. Observations As followers of Jesus and citizens of the United States, we have the privilege of voting for our elected leaders and the obligation to pray…
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November 9, 2020 1

Here’s What Faith Is

This is a story of faith. “Let’s go out into the middle of the lake and drown.” No one would ever make such a statement. And no one would follow anyone who did make that statement. On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”…
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August 17, 2020 0