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wages.
It’s a common verse. In fact, it’s part of the “Roman Road to Salvation”. Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Rewind to many...
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Bob Evans & the Bear
Our oldest daughter turned 6 this past week, and the thought that continues to light up in my head is a quote from Dr. Leman’s book “It’s Your Kid, Not A Gerbil“. Something to the effect of by the...
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re: what God can do
Kids ask amazingly complex questions that we often given very simple answers for, simply because of what their brains can comprehend. That sounds like I’m talking about my children as if they can’t...
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are you part of a faith web?
When I was almost 11, because of brokenness in our world, we ended up going from part of a large, faith-centered extended family….to becoming an island. A mother and her 5 children, disconnected from...
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and so…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an official “update”. We have so many friends and family who have given, and are joining us in prayer – I felt like I wanted to post “something”. So here it is:...
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re-pacing.
I remember college life. Staying up late talking to a certain someone until I’d lost the ability to connect my words with logical thought. (We still joke about how one night, reeaaalllly late into a...
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an elephant story.
Once upon a time, God had created a large, beautiful field. Flowers grew, animals played and raised their young, and beneath the surface lay untold mineral value. Kingdoms all around this field would...
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a walk with Jesus.
Today I took a walk with Jesus. I went with the perspective of being His child, and walking together the way I would walk with my daughters. When we walk together, I take opportunities to point...
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free.
Last week, we gathered a group of mostly senior highers together from all over Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. The goal was to take 36 young people through a few days of learning...
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it is for freedom…
There’s an incredibly powerful movie that came out recently called “Megamind”. It’s a redemptive story where someone who was originally born leaning toward sin and self eventually realizes the error of...
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consuming.
Once there was a murderer who was the best in his trade. He was so twistedly good at what he did, and enjoyed bringing death more than any could understand. Not only did he exist to bring death, he...
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If I were a Christian rock star.
There are times when studying for a message that will be praught in the future, a friend of mine will say “Well, that’s only if you think words mean something.” Sometimes in jest, and sometimes...
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Always be sexy.
There’s quite a buzz about the video of (Chris) Ashton Kutcher accepting an award recently in front of thousands of teens. As a youth pastor, and as a parent, it struck a chord in me. The kind of...
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the makers.
I remember learning about the concept of “pax” back in college. The fact that “peace” was not believed to simply be the cessation of violence, but active sharing/pursuit of right relationship. That...
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trendy witches?
A new article in “Newsweek” recently caught my attention, talking about a growing number of young people (teens through 30′s) who are interested & participate in the occult/witchcraft. I’ll be...
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everything must be captured.
It could simply be that I’ve just finished reading “The Circle” by Dave Eggers, but the new Apple holiday ad strikes me as illustrating an important question: How much is “enough”? I know it may come...
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giving God our scrapple.
We were on vacation, and Sarah had found the restaurant using one of them hip-trendy restaurant-finder Apps. It was ranked #1 in the area, so we knew anything on the menu was going to knock it out of...
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seeds.
There are plenty of things I don’t like to see. Like the receipt of expensive seeds that never took. The end of a great book. Like dirty side-walks. Or my own hands, holding a shovel. Like dirt turning...
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Valuable Kingdom
As we begin these thoughts, I want you to imagine with me. You’ve been given a large amount of money, and commissioned to find an amazing artistic masterpiece for a large wall in an important public...
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Words Spoken.
Preview of the album, called “Words Spoken” by Wick being released in the next year or so…stay tuned for more! Words are powerful things. God spoke, and creation happened. When we speak, it has the...
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