I’ll be honest, I kind of hate the week or two leading up to Thanksgiving. Everyone is always talking about all the things they are thankful for: family, friends, spouses, clean water, food, jobs. That’s great and I think we should definitely be thankful for all the good things in our lives, but at some [...]
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My wife, Cassie, and I went to see My Sister’s Keeper the other night at the dollar theater. The premise of the movie centers on Anna, the younger sister of Kate. Kate has suffered from Leukemia since she was a child and Anna was conceived with the purpose of being a donor for her – [...]
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Can you imagine a life with no fear?
It is that question that lies at the heart of Max Lucado’s new book Fearless. In it he explores the possibility of a life lived without fear. At a time when the world seems in upheaval – what with the threat of terrorism, economic recessions, a climbing [...]
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When we read through the Biblical narrative we find Jesus busy at work doing all sorts of things and one of the things that we find him doing then, that he doesn’t seem to be doing much of now, is healing. Actually, that’s somewhat of a simplified statement. Often, those who travel to other cultures, [...]
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I spent most of the day today relaxing with my dad and recovering from a poker game that lasted 8 hours ending at 5:00a.m. We watched several shows on A&E about Cold Case crimes being solved decades after the crime occurred.
It goes without saying that there is considerable evil running rampant in our societies today. [...]
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