Month: May 2007
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Grow up!
Three men sat at the table for Bible study at the county jail. One was about 35, another in his early 40’s, and the third, around 55 years of age. They are just average guys, not career criminals. They have jobs, families, and mortgages. They were all in jail for the first time, locked up…
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Home Safe!
Around 1:30 pm yesterday the world learned that the Rev. Jerry Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church, had died. In later reports, comments on Falwell’s political activism, his work in founding a mega-church and a Christian university, as well as replays of a couple of his more outrageous comments summed up his life. ABC…
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A little padding in the story?
I was reading the resume of an acquaintance recently. He made some claims that- well, let’s say, didn’t exactly reflect reality. If I had not known the person, his resume would have led me to believe he was much more experienced and accomplished than he actually is. So, everybody does it, right? Maybe, but “should…
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All for a buck!
“Don’t do it, Dreamz.” Irrationally, I was talking to a person on the TV, to a situation recorded months prior, trying to get him to be honorable, to do the right thing, which was so obvious to everyone outside the pressure of the Game. The show is “Survivor.” Dreamz is a young, ‘up the from…
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Let it get to you!
The woman on the phone was beyond heartbreak. The pain in her marriage was ‘unbearable,’ as her husband visited his anger on her repeatedly and subjected her to his sexual perversions. The family with the child with severe disabilities learned that any help they might receive with her care is years away and the prospect…
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Give it up!
The controversial billboard that went up recently in Chicago displayed provocative body shots and this text line – “Life is short. Get a divorce.” It was to draw business to a legal firm, and it worked! The appeal of the ad was to self-centeredness, to the idea that a person’s happiness trumps all other concerns…
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Christ as Lord?
Christian Century magazine (1/9/2007) reports that Americans ‘have difficulty putting their remotes where their mouths are.’ A poll commissioned by the American Bible Society and conducted by the reputable Zogby firm found that 85% of people say that they want less sex and violence on TV. They also said that they would like to see…
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Learning to Lean
A Gospel song says, “I’m learning to lean on Jesus! Finding more power than I’d ever dreamed; I’m learning to lean on Jesus.” (Brentwood Music, 1976, John Stallings) That is not a position most people would aspire to, is it? We work to be self-sufficient, to feel ‘in control’ of our circumstances, don’t we? But,…
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Insurance or Investment?
An astute person buys insurance and makes investments. We purchase insurance coverage to assure our fiscal situation in the event of unforeseen situations – accidents, fires, or floods. We want to buy enough insurance, but we are foolish to buy too much. There is no need for me to pay for a $million policy on…
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Really loving?
A few years ago there was a bumper sticker with this sentiment- “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty!” Jesus has a much better idea. He calls on all of us who have been invested in by His love, to be deliberately and consciously loving, in a calculated attempt to share His beauty with…
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