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2025-05-12T15:37:58-07:00

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What if Jesus wasn’t Jesus?

Last updated on: May 12, 2025 at 3:37 pm By Mark Williams

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What if Jesus didn’t exist? What if, maybe he existed—since there is a historical record of him doing so, but what if he wasn’t the son of God or the Messiah? Read more

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2025-04-06T07:23:42-07:00

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What if Jesus….

Last updated on: April 6, 2025 at 7:23 am By Mark Williams

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What if most of the stuff our parents made us do, write, study in confirmation school, had to do in order to be 'found right in Jesus' eyes, what if it was, well-different? Read more

2025-03-15T07:35:52-07:00

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Empathy v. Apathy

Last updated on: March 15, 2025 at 7:35 am By Mark Williams

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Look, we don’t have to care. We could give three sh^^t’s about someone else. But here is a guy who grew up in a working household, studied and was pretty good, at the Torah. He grew to give up his life for what He believed to be true. Maybe he was the Son of God, or maybe he was not and ‘just a guy.’ But… What if…. Read more

2025-03-08T08:30:41-07:00

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I Had Another Epiphany!

Last updated on: March 8, 2025 at 8:30 am By Mark Williams

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The goal, I have learned, is instead of Happiness, can I be content in my life—right here, in this shitstorm I am in? Don’t get me wrong—again. Read more

Family, Parenting and Religion

2025-02-24T08:17:44-07:00

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Jesus Loves Me as Wide as His Arms Can Stretch

Last updated on: February 24, 2025 at 8:17 am By Mark Williams

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If you dare to believe your God, your Lord in heaven is truly God and truly took your place in sin so you can come home, Then- there is a peace, which will surpass all understanding. Believe in a love so strong, His arms were truly stretched out for you. Read more

Relationships and Religion

2025-02-07T10:02:29-07:00

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Parenting, Faith, and the Fight to Keep Going

Last updated on: February 7, 2025 at 10:02 am By Mark Williams

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

Contemplative

2025-01-05T08:09:35-07:00

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Is God in My Struggle?

Last updated on: January 5, 2025 at 8:09 am By Mark Williams

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God is funny. I think I can see him smile and simply saying-and always in a south Texas-cowboy kinda voice 'ya like that, don't-chaw?' Yeah Dad, I do. Read more

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God is in our struggles

God is with us

2024-12-22T10:55:01-07:00

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Christmas? Politics or Marketing or Dogs?

Last updated on: December 22, 2024 at 10:55 am By Mark Williams

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I wasn’t going to do a Christmas card this year. You, who have received them over the decades, might sigh and sing thank the dear lords of the Madagascar Fruit Farmers!! Read more

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Our Lord has a sense of humor

2025-01-05T08:02:11-07:00

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Thanksgiving? What is it?

Last updated on: January 5, 2025 at 8:02 am By Mark Williams

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What is it? I don’t think it’s a real secret to anyone, many people, including myself, don’t care for turkey. The stores are already looking like they’ve been raided by a pack of wolves with paper lists of things to get before they’re gone. Turkey-its dry, it doesn’t fit in your freezer, it doesn’t fit in your oven. Why do we have it as the traditional Thanksgiving meal rather than, let’s say-meat loaf?History of the First Thanksgiving – History of... Read more

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Family, Parenting and Religion

2024-11-17T07:34:37-07:00

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Are We Needed by God in this World?

Last updated on: November 17, 2024 at 7:34 am By Mark Williams

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Look, most of us, well, maybe all but four of us, will be disappointed at this point in their life. I should have done this, I should have not done that, races around in our head. We sit on our back porch, or patio, or street corner and we grieve what we haven’t done. Well, guess what? We are perfectly placed. Read more

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