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Do as I say, not as I do
This is an article I wrote for the Parenting Point column in Anniston/Gadsden Christian Family magazine. You can visit that site here. *** If you watch television, you may have seen the series of commercials where adults begin to act exactly like their parents. While humorous, the commercials ring true. That’s what makes them funny.…
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What we can learn from Tony Robbins
I have watched the Netflix documentary, I am not your Guru, four times now. I have a confession. I enjoy Tony Robbins. For years, I have heard Robbins as a guest on a podcast I enjoy. I have seen his books in the store but I had never watched any of his specials. When the…
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Back from the ashes
To say I have not written in a while would be understating things. I wrote two articles for this blog in all of 2017. No wonder my mind is so cluttered. A few years ago, I committed to write an article a day for each day of Lent. Some of them were posted here, some…
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Ecclesiastes: The Book of Eeyore
As we start a new study series in small group, I am resuming (hopefully) the habit of posting online more often. We’ll see how that goes. Today, we started a study of Ecclesiastes. It is an interesting book written in a much different manner than the rest of the Old Testament that surrounds it. Attributed…
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2016 in perspective
I don’t make resolutions to start the year. I can understand why people do—we all need a reboot now and then—but I take a different approach. I look at the beginning of the year as a Christmas letter to myself. If you are not familiar with the tradition, many people write letters to friends…
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Hate thy neighbor: Faith in an election cycle
If there is one scripture in the secular political bible, it is “hate thy neighbor.” The result of generations of identity politics is a nation divided—exactly as intended. For people of faith, the role we should play in the American political scene has never been more confusing and, to many, never been as important. No…
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God’s Will – part 2
If you are keeping score, you’ll notice that this is listed as “part 2” but I have not posted a “part 1.” We’ve been doing a follow along series about prayer in small group. In a previous study, I talked about God’s will and how you know you are praying in it. I may post…
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The Ex Leper
On Thursday, people around the country will gather in a feast celebration. Originally, Thanksgiving was celebrated in the United States and Canada to give thanks for the blessing of the harvest. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Other countries…
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Revelation: The Millennial Kingdom and Final Judgment
Last week, we discussed the wedding in Heaven and we talked about how the customs of a Jewish wedding compare to our relationship with Christ. At the end of chapter 19, we read about the return of Christ—the groom—and the defeat of the armies of the beast. We hear so many stories about armageddon and…
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Revelation: Babylon and The Beast
Last week, we covered the seven bowls of wrath. After the seventh bowl, which corresponds with the seventh seal and the seventh trumpet, Christ returns. As you know, Revelation is not linear. It is a series of visions showing what must take place. After the seventh seal, the voice from the throne said “it is…
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