Category: 3 || God and His Plan
1 || Spiritual Growth (8) 1a || Christian Character (33) 1b || Disciplines and Habits (26) 1c || Hope and Hardships (6) 1d || Walking in Freedom (13) 2 || Society and Culture (8) 2a || Citizenship and Government (9) 2b || Outreach and Evangelism (16) 3 || God and His Plan (25) 4 || Relationships (15) 5 || Stories and Poetry (33)
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Journey to Resolve
Resolution 15: Complete the Work God Has for MeAngels Landing stands 1,488 feet above the valley floor at Zion National Park in Utah, United States. It is perched behind me in the…
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Journey to Resolve
Resolution 13: Rely on the Wisdom of GodThe Parthenon. Not the famous one in Greece, but “the world’s only exact-size replica of the original Parthenon in Athens” (https://www.nashvilleparthenon.com/). You can visit…
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Journey to Resolve
Resolution 10: Trust God’s WaysTell my feet not to falter Tell my lips what to say Tell me walk on these waters Tell my hands what to pray…
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Journey to Resolve
Resolution 6: Stand for God’s GovernmentThis intro is a disclaimer: I recognize there is significant dissatisfaction with governments across the globe. It is not uncommon for citizens to distrust…
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Journey to Resolve
Resolution 1: Worship God AloneIt’s July,a little late for resolutions,but it’s summer when many of us try to do something different,so here we go. Come with me on…
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Boarding and Deboarding Noah’s Ark
The Ride of Your Life!
(Episode 8: Jesus’ Return)A new day is coming. Just like with Noah aboard the Ark who knew he would someday step onto dry land, everyday life will…
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Boarding and Deboarding Noah’s Ark
The Ride of Your Life!
(Episode 7: Victory Over Death)No survivors. If you weren’t on the ark, you didn’t survive. It’s the unfortunate truth. We have an ark today. Jesus built it with…
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Boarding and Deboarding Noah’s Ark
The Ride of Your Life!
(Episode 5: God’s Compassion)(image borrowed from my 1st blog post: Even on Garbage Day, God Loves Us) Finally!The episode where we talk about: Rainbows There may be…
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Boarding and Deboarding Noah’s Ark
The Ride of Your Life!
(Episode 3: Islands & Lifelines)Floodwaters came in two ways. They rose from the ground, creeping through every crack and crevice as water filled the earth; they also fell…
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Boarding and Deboarding Noah’s Ark
The Ride of Your Life!
(Episode 2: A Desperate Situation)Life went on as Noah built the ark. There was probably ridicule, a cold shoulder from time to time, and disbelief, but since the…
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Boarding and Deboarding Noah’s Ark
The Ride of Your Life!
(Episode 1: The Story of Our Lives)Come with me for a ride on the world’s most famous ark: “Noah’s Ark.” The story of Noah’s Ark may seem fantastical, but it…
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It Is Finished!
A darkness fell upon the land. It was noontime. Three hours later, a cry: “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” No…
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Jesus
Jesus. A name that represents different things to different people. It’s spoken softly and also exclaimed. It’s used to call upon and it’s used…
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Trust Jesus. It’s Time.
(Post 5 of 5)When I was 8 years old, I knew enough to know that someday I would “get saved.” At the time, I didn’t know how…
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Live Justified
Last week I wrote about injustice and anger that boils within. Today, I share a story about justification that was framed from injustice. It’s…
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Jesus Died on the Cross. It Matters.
I recently heard about heretical teaching from an evangelical pulpit. The preacher taught that Jesus didn’t really die on the cross. He declared that…
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Own the Road. It Was Paved for You.
Sometimes I get distracted in my service to God. He placed me in some clearly-defined ministries during this phase in my life, but I…
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Details Beg Us to Go Deeper
God didn’t simply create water. He created water that expands and contracts when the temperature changes, and sometimes it boils and freezes. He created…
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The Narrow Gate Is Worth the Cost of Admission
I took a few major road trips with family this year which included visits to 21 different National Parks in 8 different states. That’s…
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He Put the Ocean in the Shells
We’ve all listened. We put our ears to a sea shell so we could hear the ocean. Of course, what we really heard is…