THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

One of the number one movies of all times is the Wizard of Oz. It’s no wonder why so many love this movie, the characters and the plot are captivating. The lead character, Dorthy, is far from home and and desperately longs to get home. Her infamous line is “There...

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Read Your Bible; Hug a Tree Every Day

I’ve been immersed all this week in thinking about the importance of daily devotional Bible reading.  Thom Rainer, president of Lifeway Publishers, does a good job of pointing out the importance of Bible reading to discipleship.  Now comes empirical evidence that the more you read your Bible, the more you...

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Casey Anthony: Modern Day Tax-Collector

I’m reading in Mark 2.15 this morning where Christ is reclining at the table with “tax-collectors and sinners.” The tax-collectors were part of the native population hired by someone who had won a government contract to collect taxes in that particular location. They were universally despised because, according to NIDNTT, “The...

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His Name (Alone) is Excellent

His Name (Alone) is Excellent I like how the psalmist strains to find words to proclaim the praise of the Lord in Ps. 148.7-13. He calls for anything and everything that he can think of to praise the name of the Lord. Dragons, deeps, fire, hail, snow, vapour, stormy wind...

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Breath-taking Awesomeness of God

Strolling down the sidewalk, walking away from our hotel in Colorado, we turn around to go back and there in front of us is a snow-covered Pike’s Peak, one of the tallest mountains in Colorado, surrounded by blue skies and little white puffs of clouds. The view takes my breath...

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Let’s Pray for Each Other

I confess that one of my life-long struggles in the Christain faith is a consistent prayer life.  My progress might be compared to automobile traffic in Los Angeles.  Sometimes everything is going along smoothly at posted speeds, but all too often I’m stuck in what appears to be a gigantic...

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Devastation in Joplin and Minneapolis

What to make of these terrible pictures of tornado destruction in Joplin and Minneapolis.  Spend some time reading through the comments ranging from the promise to pray for the cities and the mocking of those who pray and the God to whom they pray.  Unsurprising I suppose.  What do we,...

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