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Out For a Walk
When I was a teenager, I think that I owned the title from Willie Nelson’s song, “my heroes have always been cowboys.” Besides liking the Dallas Cowboys football team, I worked on a cattle ranch. I loved riding horses and tried (not too successfully) to rope calves. But, that’s not really what this story is…
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Caught Up in a Scandal
Occasionally, I come across something that is so well expressed that I decide to share it “as is.” This is one of those times. The article was written by Michael H. Burer, PhD of Dallas Theological Seminary. Losing weight is hard because I like food. I am particularly partial to potato chips. And by partial,…
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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…
Kendall the Fire 