Month: September 2017
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Playboys and Real Men
Hugh Hefner died yesterday. In case you don’t know, he was the founder of the Playboy™ empire. Mostly he was lauded as a ‘progressive,’ a man who spurred along the sexual revolution in America, a leader for civil rights. My opinion is less charitable, as I see a man who lived for empty pleasure, who […]
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Starting the week right!
These lines are irreverent but captivating. Rabbi Marc Gellman says that “Prayers basically come down to four –‘Gimme.’ ‘Thanks.’ ‘Oops.’ and ‘Wow!’ Think about it. We ask. We express our gratitude (or at least we should!), we confess our sins, and, hopefully, we find ourselves in awe of a holy God and pause to adore […]
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Accused! But, not convicted!
The Spiritual Realities Do you know that there is a struggle going on for your destiny? Are you aware that that a real Enemy and his demons are bent on your destruction? Yes, it is true! In our age, many of us, even Christians, dismiss the Devil as a relic of medieval superstitions. Yes, we […]
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Do I know you?
I know Tom Brady, QB of the NE Patriots. You’re right, I do not really know him. He is not going to call me to be his guest at the next game at Gillette Stadium, nor is he coming to have dinner at my house anytime soon. We are not friends or even acquaintances. I […]
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Did you not learn a thing?
The film that the Phys Ed teacher showed in the auditorium was full of mangled bodies, crushed cars, and death! It was a rite of passage for those going through Driver’s Education classes all those years ago to watch a horrific movie produced by the Ohio State Patrol about automobile accidents called Signal 30. It […]
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Sail On!
“You can tell a lot about a ship as you look at its wake. If it is in a straight line, you get the feeling that the boat is steadily on course and that the captain is not dozing at the wheel…. if it is smooth and flat you know something about the speed of […]
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Settle before you struggle!
Awakening this morning, I was instantly aware of the challenges and work that stretch out in ahead in this new week. There are the mundane chores – a lawn to be tended, bills to be paid. There are the normal responsibilities – sermons to write, calls to make, study in preparation to speak. There are […]
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Walking by faith isn’t easy!
One of the most persistent questions that Christians ask is about the apparent ‘prosperity’ of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous. We want to believe that there is a direct line of cause and effect – if we do good things and live in obedience to the Lord, that He will spare us […]
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God has a deadline
When we speak of a ‘deadline’ we are talking about a time limit. For example, a student must turn in his paper by a certain date, a deadline. A news reporter has to finish writing his article by a certain time, a deadline, in order to get his work into today’s paper. The word appears […]
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Those hard words, why must I read them?
In the revivalist tradition of my youth, I heard many sermons on the coming wrath of God! Fervent preachers with red faces, sweat on their brow, and a big black Bible on their right hand scared Hell out me, or at least they tried hard to do so. Many of those messages included a great […]
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