Tag: Life

A Kind Word… “abortion.”

Abortion is such a kind word… it’s the annihilation of human life. Pastor Voddie Baucham talks about abortion and what it means.

Beautiful

Husbands. Fathers. How many times have we heard our wives and daughters speak of how they look in a negative way? We stop, turn, and give them a quick appraisal—confirming what we already knew—they are beautiful. Yeah, it drives us nuts because their eyes lie to them about what others see. I have been married…

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Personal best.

I was running tonight. (well, technically some might call it jogging) No music to motivate me. (I run to disco… hey, it works) No audio book to entertain me. (My headphones broke halfway through the first mile.) So instead, I spent the time praying and meditating on where I am in my life. Evaluating my…

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Grieving the Giver

A hypothetical man—let’s just call him Alan for the sake of expediency—was praying to God one day. “Father God, why is it that You never give me any really cool spiritual gifts? I do what You ask. I go to church Sundays, Wednesdays, Men’s meetings, Father/Son events, Couple’s Group. My wife and I even lead…

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Caramel Cookies (karamellkaker)

I don’t normally post recipes… …but this one is not just a delicious treat, it is a fond memory of love. If you think back on your childhood, (I’m 45, if you’re wondering) you discover that many of your happiest memories have a element of food attached to them. Every year, my late grandmother, Clara,…

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Life: Interrupted

It was… …a long day at work—ten hours. Arriving home, I discovered things in a shambles. Dinner not started. Dishes not done. And my wife still working feverishly in her office to satisfy a deadline commitment. There was a time when I would have just said, “Let’s go out for dinner.” But in today’s economy,…

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Subject : Football Practice

You worked through some pain tonight… But you saw it through to the other side. When I was running alongside you I saw that you were in pain. Tears were flowing. So what. You stuck with it. You kept going. You blew through it. You honored your coach when he disciplined you. This will only…

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