Mediocrity is fast becoming the byword of our times. Every imaginable excuse is now used to make it acceptable, hopefully preferred. Budget cuts, time deadlines, majority opinion, and hard-nosed practicality are outshouting and outrunning excellence. Those forces seem to be winning the race. Incompetence and status quo averages are held up as all we can now expect, and the tragedy is that more and more people have virtually agreed. Why ...
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Call me weird, but sometimes I really love oxymorons. Yes, the joining together of 2 seemingly opposite words or ideas. You know, like jumbo shrimp, virtual reality, same difference, and government intelligence. I don’t know why I love them – maybe I’m a contrarian at heart, but I just love getting a good chuckle out of some of them! Something I saw in a Facebook post the other day struck ...
Read MoreJesus came to us when we couldn’t come to him. Jesus loved us when we couldn’t love him. Jesus gave us life when we couldn’t get it for ourselves.
Read MoreOver and over in Scripture, God assures His people to fear not. In the heat of battle and in moments of deep disappointment, God assures us that we have no reason to allow fear to intimidate, confuse, or defeat us.
Read MoreSome pretty “unique” people have set out to do some pretty unusual things without stopping. In this article we are looking at three things every Christian should do without stopping:
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My husband and I used to have this delightful little exchange going back and forth. He would say, "Everything has meaning" and I would playfully respond, "No it doesn't! Not EVERY thing has meaning!" I was younger then and don't want him know that he was right! I'll eventually admit it to him but right now I feel like I'll never live it down. God is Sovereign. Nothing is random. Not ...
Read MoreOne of my early memories is that of gardening with my grandpa in Minnesota. He had a large plot of land with a big vegetable garden and several honey bee colonies. He patiently let me work alongside of him, giving me advice and helping when needed. To this day, I love gardening partly because of how my grandpa took the time to pass along his knowledge, making me feel like ...
Read MoreAll the great religious leaders of history have one thing in common: they are dead. Only one man has risen from a grave never again to taste death. Jesus Christ rose again! God validated His Kingship and accepted His payment for our sins with one incredible stroke: He raised Jesus from the dead!
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Okay, I'll be brutally honest. This verse is a tough one for me: "No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus." I Thessalonians 5:18 (Living Bible) Really God, "No matter what happens?" Last I checked, in my circle of people I love, there's a lot of suffering. Illness, grief, loss, financial insecurity, infertility, I could go on... I know it's the ...
Read More3 Steps to Shake Off the Shackles of Addiction Elephants weigh up to 15,000 pounds and stand as high as 13 feet tall. Yet, they can be held captive by a single small rope or chain. No doubt, fully-grown elephants could easily break their chains. But since they are chained at such a young age, they grow up in captivity thinking there is no use struggling against their chains. Perhaps you feel helpless, ...
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