Please, take a moment to consider these classic scenes that you might see in a movie and heed their meaning. Which is your favorite? A director is holding back the curtain, urging his little actors to run onstage for their final bow. As they tip toe past, he notices one…
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Still waiting in 2019
What are you waiting for in 2019? Waiting is hard, and as we move into a new year, I can hardly believe we’re so close to 2020. It causes me to consider the plight of the shepherds. Their hearts burned with excitement that the deliverer had come — the Messiah!…
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Are you truly glad?
Life is a mess, nationally and personally, but even in the midst of chaos, we can be truly glad. What are you waiting expectantly for? A raise? A vacation? A day of peace and quiet? New government leaders who can fix all our problems? (Ha… keep waiting.) Friends, we are…
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Take off your harness. You can’t climb that wall.
Anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.” — Jesus (John 10:1) I’m not expert in World Religions, but someone who straps bombs to their body to gain a better afterlife sure sounds like…
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What about unresolved conflict in Heaven?
Jesus is coming soon! Everyone defines “soon” differently, but we know it’s closer every day, and I think about it all the time. Most recently, I wondered: If we were whisked into Heaven tonight, what would happen to the unresolved relationships that we currently have with other Christians? I’d like…
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“You feed them.”
I recently had a mental freak out moment during the sermon. I read ahead a bit in the manuscript so I could take a break from listening in order to dump what was in my busy brain, freeing me up to focus on the rest of the message. Here’s just…
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Looking for a new house?
Thoughtful Thursday The housing market might be down, but here’s a deal worth looking into. I was talking to a friend tonight about what Jesus did for us. She just doesn’t feel worthy of that kind of amazing love. She feels like she needs to be a better person first.…