Timing is everything. Why is it that Jesus waited until He was 30 to begin His ministry? As far as we know, Jesus was still living at home with His mom until His “real” ministry began. He’d go to work, come home and play PS3 online with His buddies. Eat powdered donuts, drink Dr. Pepper, sleep [...]
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So Why Do We Fast, Dad?
That was the question Gracen asked over a dinner of brown rice. Gracen is pretty smart. She listens, connects dots and draws good conclusions. And this past Sunday, she heard the Biblical reasons for fasting. But as we join other followers of Christ at Geyer Springs in a corporate fast, Gracen still didn’t get it. [...]
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Christmas and New Years have past. The house has resumed a look it will enjoy for the next eleven months. School started back and my kids are back in their routine. I love routine. I don’t mind improvisation, but routine breeds discipline. One of the most amazing things that has happened this school year (in [...]
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Yesterday, I wrote about legends, heroes and legacies. As men, these are things we all want to be or have in life. The problem is that we get distracted. While we want to be a hero, we get bogged down at work. Our children clamor for our attention, but often it is divided between countless [...]
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There’s a lot of dumb TV on today. Particularly dumb are all the reality shows. The only one I watched (and will admit to enjoying) was the Real World, but only the very first year. That’s it. Every season afterwards was an attempt to catch lightening in a bottle again. That’s not saying The Real [...]
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