struggling with all His energy
The congregational meeting started off well enough. Prayer was said. A few announcements. However, as the evening wore on it was clear that there was unrest among the people. At a particular moment, as if choreographed beforehand, a well-known belligerent stood waving a petition of the names of others who were also displeased with the …
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Who would have thought that a Supreme Court nomination process would generate a national discussion about binge drinking? It is quite an awkward place for American culture, considering its movies have spent decades depicting drunk teens and coeds as the norm, its adults look forward to having a few too many on the weekend, and …
"My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior...for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name." -Luke 1:46-47,49 This has been my song the past week. These words more than anything else put into words the exuberance and excitement in what the Lord …
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I've seen a few videos of people burning their gear this morning after the announcement from Nike that they are going to make a controversial athlete the face of their new ad campaign and make billions of dollars and garner thousands of free ads from...well, people posting videos of them burning their Nike gear. But …
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Consider God. Consider that God is the Lord of the universe. Consider that as Lord He owes no one anything--certainly not us. Consider moreover that we were enemies of God. Consider that hostility toward God festered in our minds daily. Consider that every day we actually invented new ways to disobey Him, in effect giving …
It's ironic that I'm having writer's block as I try to start this post. I've always found the introduction (or "the lede" as they call it in the industry) to be the hardest part of the writing process. How do you hook your readers? How do you build suspense? How do you pique interest? I …
