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What makes a man? As a father of three sons, I think about this often as we play, talk, and experience life together. Whether I like it or not, their primary understanding of manhood will come from me – what I say, how I act, what I value, etc. Yet my goal, is to continue to lead them beyond myself and to Jesus and...
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There are many common experiences that Christians all share. Typically these experiences (like cronic pain, the struggles of parenting, the difficultly of offering forgiveness or methods of coping with the abruptness of death) become the subject of conversation as prayer requests are shared.
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Occasionally as I’m reading the New Testament, I try to imagine how I would respond to various situations, teachings or events if they had taken place in our modern day. Suppose that you were at your cousin’s wedding when some unknown thirty year-old named Jesus turned water into excellent tasting wine. Or imagine being...
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Nearly every part of life within our family includes ‘preparing’ right now. (Not to be with 'prepping' which means to stockpile water bottles, rice and firewood for some post-apocalyptic world). We are preparing to send our older children back to school by purchasing supplies and meeting with their teachers. We are...
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This is a transition week between the conclusion on our series on the life of Peter [ Peter in Progress ] and our next series [ The Communion of Saints ] through Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthian church. I believe the Lord’s goal for this next series is to lead us into deeper forms of commitment with one another.
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Fear is a common theme throughout Scripture. Why shouldn’t it be? Fear appears to be a common theme in life! Whether it’s the fear between people, fear in difficult circumstances, fear of spiritual elements, fear of the natural world or a reverent fear of God, anyone of us might be able to identify a specific moment...
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What role does music play in your daily life? If you are like the majority of Americans, you would say that music is very important. Perhaps you listen to music at home, at work or while driving. Perhaps you find yourself whistling, taping your foot or humming even when the world around you is silent. Perhaps you use...
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In a few weeks, our family will be placing five candles (three purple, one pink and one white) in the center of our dining room table. Our children love to remember the hope, love, joy and peace of Jesus as they take turns lighting and blowing out the various candles during the 4-week season of advent. When we participate in this...
