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I Thought I’d Know More by Now
I thought I’d know more by now. Have you ever felt that way? I mean, sometimes I know things. True things. Helpful things. Truths I learned from God’s Word and applied. Other times, the mirror fogs, and no matter how many times I swipe, I can’t get clarity, can’t see beyond the back of my …[ read more ]
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Beware the Bloggers and Other Real Dangers
I’m pretty smart. Not Albert Einstein smart or anything, but still, I’ve got game. I laugh when watching the machinations of Harold Hill in the old musical, The Music Man, especially his song “Ya Got Trouble.” I roll my eyes at the quaint gullibility of the people of River City, imagining I’d never fall as hard as they for a grifter’s schemes. But the …[ read more ]
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The Secret Power of Old People
Vickie Williams-Tillman was 57, listening to gospel music running errands before church when she spotted a police officer in a scuffle with a man. When the officer indicated he needed help, Vickie called 9-1-1. But her assistance didn’t end there. She exited her car and headed toward them, suddenly noticing both men had their hands on the …[ read more ]
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Beyond the Sermon on the Mount
Great leaders make great speeches. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address . Winston Churchill’s We Shall Never Surrender . Queen Elizabeth’s (then princess) 21st Birthday Speech . Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream . Great speeches inspire. Inform. Incite. We remember them. Study them. Quote them. But what lends the greatness to these speeches are the people behind them. Eloquence alone fades. We remember these speeches because …[ read more ]
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You Don’t Need Me. I’m Not the Good Tidings of Great Joy
It’s here! Christmas has arrived, once again, to deliver that crucial, easily forgotten message to every Christian everywhere: It’s not about you. Once, maybe twice a year, the Body of Christ stops striving long enough to remember Jesus. To be fair, many congregations press pause for a few moments weekly or monthly to do that …[ read more ]