I am known to say, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans for the future.” I get this from where the Bible says, “We can make […]
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Jun
Jun
I was doing my daily Bible reading the other day and came across Psalm 119:97, “Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long.” And I […]
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Jun
Jun
Years ago, I was a church summer camp counselor, and I was terrible at it. I just really struggle with disciplining other people’s children. I’m fine correcting my own but […]
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May
At the Passover Seder meal we know as the “Last Supper,” Jesus said an incredible and yet odd thing. In all the excitement of “this bread is my body,” “this […]
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May
May
This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is significant in both the Old and New Testaments. The word “Pentecost” is actually the Greek name for a festival known in the […]
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May
May
In Matthew 18, Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep. Then in verse 21, Simon Peter has a question that I’m guessing many of us have asked before. “Then […]
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May
May
Renée and I recently traveled down to Florida to visit my dad, stepmom, and her parents. On the way, we stopped in Charlottesville, VA, to see our son Jared and […]
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May
May
Too many people today believe that as long as they are good – do more good things than bad during their lifetime – the scales will fall in their favor, […]