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They move in the quiet
If you’ve been present and active in a church, you’ve probably that experience that comes at the end of the service after the pastor has finished preaching and the choir or band is preparing to lead a last song. There is a quiet shuffling as dozens of people move to and fro in the worship…
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An Unfortunate Name
If you want to give your child an unfortunate name, I’d go with “Sylvia Pamela Risk.” That way every time she’d call someone on the phone, they’d not answer due to being called by S.Pam Risk. [You may now chuckle.] This gets me thinking on the reality of names. Throughout time there have been unfortunate…
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Discipleship is returning the weights
Discipleship is returning the weights to the rack. Recently I started attending a gym, trying to get back into a rhythm of good exercise. As everyone knows, this is an uphill battle. While your mind tells you that it’s a good thing for you to be lifting weights, your heart wonders if it might be…
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Snakes!
I love looking for places where Jesus tells a joke in Scripture. Because of the language differences and the 2000 years of time passing, it can be a very difficult venture. But one area where I feel like Jesus uses humor in getting his point across is in Luke 11:9-13. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it…
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Genealogies
So what’s your family background? I always think it’s interesting when I see people doing the DNA and genealogy trees to discern aspects about their personalities today. It’s usually like 23% French, 14% Swedish, 3% etc. The funniest part is when people get thrown for a loop by some small percentage of who they are…
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Open Tabs
Ever find yourself with a zillion open tabs on your browser, or with over a thousand unread emails in your inbox? For my partially obsessive personality, I get a bit overwhelmed when I see all the open tabs. “What if I will need to access the info on that page?” “What if I forget the…
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