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Counter Cultural

Whoever abides in Him does not sin.  Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.  – 1 John 3:6 So I just watched part of a documentary about how our current young adults feel about and treat sexual activity … Continue reading

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A Whole New World

A Whole New World   For He raised us up from the dead with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms because we are united in Christ Jesus,  – Ephesians 2:7   I took my little boy … Continue reading

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Just Never Let Go

  I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.  – John 14:6   I have been stuck on Pat Barrett song “The Way” for weeks now.  It plays like an … Continue reading

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Joseph of Arimathea

  Then he took the body down from the cross – Luke 23:53   For some reason, I’ve never given much thought to the man who gave Jesus his own tomb.  Matthew 27, verse 57 says he was  “a rich … Continue reading

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As Scary as it Gets

Almost, thou persuadest me to be a Christian.  – Acts 26:28   Before the Apostle Paul died, he got the chance to stand before an Earthly king.  King Agrippa was the eighth and last ruler of the Herodian dynasty.  He … Continue reading

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Finishing Well

  The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. – Ecclesiastes 7:8   It’s hard to believe that 2018 is almost over.  Someone told me today that it was nine weeks until … Continue reading

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Honest to God

  “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “had you been here my brother would not have died.” –John 11:21   If there is one think I wish I had learned sooner in my Christian faith, it is that I can be … Continue reading

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Stirring Yourself

  And there is none that calls upon thy name; that stirs up himself to take hold of thee:  for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. – Isaiah 64:7   The easiest … Continue reading

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Cartoons and the Ryder Cup

  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God.  And the dead in Christ will rise first.  Then, we who … Continue reading

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Trash

Trash   Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered! – Psalm 32:1   This year, I’m responsible for a service-learning element in my middle school teaching job.  Mainly, I take two middle school students and we … Continue reading

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