Venture It All

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Around the beginning of this year, a remarkable change happened in my life. Although I had been a Christian for about ten years, I had struggled with being consistent in reading my bible and spending time in prayer. In fact, it’s safe to say that I was consistently looking for excuses not to read and not to pray. I found …

Trust, Little Sponge

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A couple weeks ago, Tom Gee was preaching the Sunday evening service at our church. He was tackling one of “The 26 Questions You Should Be Asking,” dealing with knowing the attributes of God.

Deceptive Fruit

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This summer I’ve been blessed by the teaching of my brother as he unpacks the Word from the book of James. The themes of consistency and bearing fruit in our lives as evidence of our salvation have become more real and applicable to me than at any time in my Christian life. Now, anyone who has spent much time around …

Best. Conversation. Ever.

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This is a recap of a conversation I had with my 3 1/2 year old son, Wesley, at about 7:30 this morning. He sat with me as I finished my bible reading and prayer, then we reviewed this week’s Fighter Verse: “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not …

Lessons In Mercy From A 3 Year Old

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I’m very blessed to be a father, for a multitude of reasons. One of the greatest blessings is one that I underestimated prior to Wesley’s arrival in January ’05. Our heavenly Father teaches us much through the shepherding of the children He has entrusted into our care. One such lesson was taught me on Thursday night. It had been a …

Scared Into His Arms

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Last night at my Nana’s house (Supernana, as many know her) we gathered with family to celebrate the anniversary of my brother and sister-in-law. With kids running rampant there were some strange and entertaining reactions! One event that really made an impression on me was early in the evening as went entered the house, with outdoor play suspended for a …

Nanny or the prince?

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This morning in my devotions I was reading through Galatians 4. I have to admit, that at first read I wasn’t sure how helpful Galatians was going to be to my current situation in life. Honestly, I’ve been looking for a lot of passages that say something like:Your Your new small business will be greatly blessed and made to prosper …