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It Comes Down to This…
“LOVE.” Sometimes, genuine love is in short supply. A pastor once share with me this story… “I was traveling in the Midwest when a woman came to me with a little girl at her side. This woman had a cast on her arm and some scars on the side of her face that showed me…
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Magnetic Love
The Apostle Paul writes: “I want you to know how hard I work (am struggling niv) for you, those in Laodicea, and others who have never seen me. I want them to be strengthened and joined together (united niv knit together nkjv) with love so that they may be rich in their understanding. This leads…
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Something Old, Something New
There is an old rhyme that you may (or, may not) have heard… “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” At Mid-America Christian University, a new school year is around the corner and therefore, it might be a good time to consider doing some new things, or at least consider doing some “old” things…
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The Parable of a Pearl
“We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope and hope does not disappoint us…” ~ Romans 5:3-4 They hung like little worlds strung together and they sparkled like twinkling stars. The creamy, off-white pearls certainly added to the lady’s appearance–adding both grace and glamor, yet…
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Are You Aligned?
The bumping almost caused me to chip a tooth and the mud was flying. I had gotten off the road and was heading for the ditch. Fortunately, I didn’t overreact and I steered myself back onto the road with no significant harm done. This was all the result of something dumb that I had done……
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God Has Big Plans For You
A scripture verse that has meant a lot to me through the years is Jeremiah 29:11. It goes like this: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (NIV) When considering the meaning of…
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One Big Story
Sometimes I find something that needs to be passed on to you “as is.” Recently, I got an email from the President of Dallas Theological Seminary, Dr. Mark M. Yarbrough, and it contained a message that I want to pass along to you. Dear Brad, Someone recently asked me, What is something you see missing…
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Are You Balanced?
Is your life, like the semi above, precariously balanced? Or, possibly not balanced at all? We live in a world that worships an imbalanced lifestyle. Being a workaholic is both praised and rewarded. Yet, by his own example, Jesus teaches us about balance in Mark 6. The disciples have come back together after a important…
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Both And…
I’ve often heard Christians say “I’m not religious… I’m a follower of Jesus.” I get it. I think they are asserting that their spirituality is not characterized primarily by rituals… going to church whenever the doors are open, saying the right phrases (or prayers) over and over, giving the correct amount of money, or doing…
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Saved by the Blood
Author Robert Colman related a true story told him by Dr. Myron Morris. It seems that a little boy was told by his doctor that he could save his sister’s life by giving her some blood. The six-year-old girl was near death, a victim of a disease from which the boy had made a marvelous…
Kendall the Fire 