Anyone who says that they never lie is probably lying. Â This skill often presents itself first in childhood and, oddly, without much training beforehand in doing it. Â The only positive about this is that little kids are notoriously bad at it and are quickly found out in their lies. Â Yet, for a thing we associate…
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We have all been the subject of gossip at one point or another. Â We find out people have been talking about us for a prolonged period of time. Â Having heard what they we saying about us, we walk away dejected. Â We feel hurt and dejected knowing that our “friends” would talk about in that way…
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One of the things that I like the best about my dog is that she is still a little bit wild.  Sure, I have taught her how to sit, stay, and a few other standard dog commands.  But she still keeps that untamed nature.  I have tried my hardest to train her out of things, like…
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Growing up with a speech impediment, I grew to understand the power of words. Â I have a speech impediment, a stutter, that doesn’t inhibit my ability to think but merely inhibits my mouth’s ability to keep up with my brain. Â Stuttering, especially during the formative years of middle and high school, tended to serve as…
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This past week has been a week that was marked by tragedy. First we saw the shooting at Pulse Nightclub where 50 people were gunned down for their lifestyle choice. Â Shortly following that, a 2 year old was attacked and killed by an alligator. Both of these are horrific events and both for very different…
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When you are born, you don’t stop growing.  You typically grow leaps and bounds.  Even as you move into childhood you are still growing. Yet for our faith, we see evident in many cases where a person was willing to die to themselves but never came alive in Jesus Christ.  We died to ourselves sure, but…
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When I started this series “Follow” I had a clear direction I wanted to go in.  Actually, honestly speaking, I wrote the last one first.  The idea was going to be to build to that moment where we are Following Jesus to get to this final point.  Yet, the more I kicked the idea around in…
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White water rafting guides always seem crazy when you first meet them. Â I mean no offense by that either. Â Their dress and appearance are those who are looking for an exciting thrilling adventure, all without sleeves and sometimes without shoes. Â For a guy like me who doesn’t frequently go down white water rafting, this can…
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I never have an answer to the question “What is your 10 year plan.” Â I do have directions and things I am interested in doing, but a 10 year plan, I don’t have a mapped out plan of “success” as it were. Â Usually these are plans to survive and thrive financially and secure yourself in…
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Jesus is not content with a person praying a prayer one time.  Jesus wants us to Follow Him. At the core of love is a Savior who wants to be in relationship with us and to have us be with him, always. While no one ever said this would be easy or painless, it will…
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