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Are You Still Trying to Beat the Kobayashi Maru?
Do you manage your expectations? Do you hold back from good that comes into your life because you just know the universe will find a way to balance it out with something bad just around the corner? Do you withhold all of yourself from relationships, friends, congregational involvement to protect a heart that’s been disappointed …[ read more ]
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The Faith of the Redshirts – In Honor of the Martyrs at Home and Abroad
Redshirts. If you know that reference immediately, welcome, friend. We can hang out and understand one another on a deep level. Some of you have no idea. That’s okay, too. I’ll explain. In the world of Star Trek, sometimes the ship’s captain and his first officers must leave the starship Enterprise and transport to an …[ read more ]
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Darth Vader Helped Me See the Light (for Betsy)
Some nights seem to go on forever. Some nights are darker than others. Have you ever endured one of those long, dark, endless nights? The apostle, John, faced long nights. Toward the end of his life, he was exiled to hard labor on the Island of Patmos, away from everyone he loved. But John had seen …[ read more ]