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What if God.... What if the Lord and I had a band? Seriously. What...

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Standing the Watch

My coping skills as a kid reflected what I had to learn to cope with....

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What Do “I” Need To Do To Get To Heaven?

What do I need to do? 'What do I need to do to get to...

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Abba, Where Are You?

Abba, Where Are You? With the current events spinning, seemingly out of control, it is...

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Being Still With God In The Holidays

This an incredibly busy.... This is an incredibly busy time of year. It runs the...

November 2025

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The Cost of True Love: Lessons from the Heart of Jesus

It cost the Son of God to spread his arms out as wide as he...

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If you don't believe in God, then your inspiration comes from how fast, how hard,...

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The Criminal’s Redemption

Of all the Bible.... Of all the Bible stories, I like the one of...

June 2025

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Faith in Chaos, Stability in Christ

Just move my arms and legs today

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Empathy v. Apathy

Look, we don’t have to care. We could give three sh^^t’s about someone else. But...

March 08, 2025

I Had Another Epiphany!

The goal, I have learned, is instead of Happiness, can I be content in my...

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Jesus Loves Me as Wide as His Arms Can Stretch

If you dare to believe your God, your Lord in heaven is truly God and...

February 06, 2025

Parenting, Faith, and the Fight to Keep Going

Our blessings-we can miss them, even when they are staring at us in the face.

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January 05, 2025

Is God in My Struggle?

God is funny. I think I can see him smile and simply saying-and always in...

December 2024

December 20, 2024

Christmas? Politics or Marketing or Dogs?

I wasn’t going to do a Christmas card this year. You, who have received them...

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Are We Needed by God in this World?

Look, most of us, well, maybe all but four of us, will be disappointed at...

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God, How do I Identify What You Truly Desire?

And yet, Abba loves us just the way we are. The battle is won with...

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What Role Do God and Jesus Play in Political Movements?

Growing up, there was one poll. It was the Gallup poll, remember that one? It...

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When Faith Moves You: Finding God in Life’s Exhaustion

We have been bought. We have been pulled from a pile of bodies and chosen...

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God Likes Our Music! Praise the Lord!

God likes our music.

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July 27, 2024

Jesus Loves Us, Even When We Fail

IT IS JUST ME AND THE HOUNDS. I have been ‘retired’ now for—two full months....

July 13, 2024

Jesus Presents Us with Signs

I have to go to church, I need to pray more, I need to give...

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June 29, 2024

Is Jesus, our Lord, In Politics?

Is the Lord, Jesus, involved in the issues today? If he does, where is He...

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Where is This Jesus Fella?

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March 16, 2024

Choices

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Our Roots

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This Is My King

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The Power of Prayer

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