Our home is like that 1970s mullet haircut, business in the front and party in the back. On our small front lawn, we have glorious flowers (thanks to my wife), hostas (wife, also), and a tulip tree. It’s a very 1950s yard and house, but the backyard is quite different. Our large backyard is full […]
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Do This for Me
Today I would like us to think about the man, Jesus. Often, we focus on Jesus, the Son of God. As the Son of God, Jesus is 100% God. And as the Son of Man, Jesus is 100% man. That’s good as the apostle Paul wrote to his “son” Timothy, “For, there is one God […]
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Help in Unexpected Ways
Even when we think we’ve dotted the ‘i’s and crossed the ‘t’s, trouble can still fall upon us. Most of the time, our prayer list is filled with other people’s needs. But there are times when we urgently need God to make a way where there is no way. When we are in need, we […]
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The Same is The Same Until It Isn’t
The Same Thing May Not Have the Same Results I know Einstien defined insanity as repeatedly doing the same thing but expecting different results. Still, the same is the same until it’s different. This is a lesson that young people rarely learn, but adults know as true. Just recently, a local Pizza Hut® closed. For […]
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Omnipotent God
After I finished reading my Bible this morning, I leaned my chair back – I have a motorized recliner – and I thought about God, about how Jesus is the Son of God, how God, Himself, came to earth as a “real-life” man. That thought staggered me. We all know this but there are times […]
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Who Am I?
It is the Holy Spirit in us that makes us helpful to others. It is our imperfections (not sin) that make us relatable to others. Consider what the Apostle Paul wrote:
Posted inHelp, Jesus, Mercy, Serving
The Luthier
Before God spoke anything into existence, He selected a purpose of each of His children. Then God crafted His intent into us.
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Someone Greater
Still, in His majesty and greatness, Jesus loves us individually. He knows us intimately. He cares for us unceasingly.
Posted inSin
Cockle Burrs
As we talked, my wife’s friend meticulously pulled each burr from the dog’s fur. Watching her, I realized that the dog required help, for the animal was unable to remove these painful burrs herself.
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Zoom It, Henry!
The dream of almost every child in America is to have a chance to play in baseball’s World Series. In the 1993 movie, “Rookie of the Year”, the lead character, a young boy named Henry Rowengartner, gets that chance. It’s a fun movie.