Category: Christian Living
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Finding Strength in Lonely Moments
Can you imagine what it was like to be Joshua? During your lifetime Moses did just about everything a leader could ever do. He had regular 1-on-1 meetings with GOD! He lead millions of people out of slavery in Egypt. He established the rule of law for those people. While they wondered the desert for 40…
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Leave the Ignoble Behind
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
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Fear is not your friend
These are scary times. If you allow these times to be scary. The reality is that when you allow fear to creep in you are in big trouble. Life is full of things that seem worthy of fear… Big decisions like where to go to college, who to go out with, who to marry, having…
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When Daddy is Away
It’s inevitable. All of the chaos happens when I leave town. On Monday afternoon Kristen dropped me off at the San Diego airport. All was calm and under control in the McLane clan. Leaving Kristen for 5 days with Megan, (10) Paul, (7) and Jackson (4 months) was hard. I really didn’t want to leave…
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I choose hope
Our culture loves despair. We ignore the facts and choose lamentation. Listen to an hour of the news and you’ll hear how dangerous our country is. (Crime is down significantly over the past 30 years) You’ll hear how horrible the economy is. (The image above shows the NASDAQ Index the past two years.) Public school…
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The Prince’s Posture
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. John…
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If Prayer is a Verb…
If prayer is a verb… You’ll knock on the door of your enemy to say you’re sorry, even if they wronged you. You’ll nail the interview because you studied up. You’ll check your friend into rehab. You’ll get an A on the test because you got a tutor. You’ll confront your boss about the things…
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How do we minister to the poor with integrity & grace?
It’s taken me nearly a year to work through the book, “When Helping Hurts.” The content and concepts weigh heavy on my heart. In my neighborhood the poor are easy to find. While not in the open, once you have eyes for it, you see poverty everywhere. We have people who squat in abandoned houses…
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Lead us to the river bank
Can you imagine what was running through Moses’ head as he stood there on the bank of the Nile waiting for Pharoah to arrive? (Exodus 7) I’m doing what God told me to do. (Kept on Repeat.) Uh, why didn’t I write that down? Did God say today or was it next week? Why didn’t God…