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How To Live With And Enjoy The Extroverts In Your Life

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Having healthy relationships means learning to relate to lots of different kinds of people. This can be tough sometimes, because most of us generally assume that the things that work for me will work when relating to others. That’s not always the case. In fact, more times than not we are drawn to people who […]

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When The Challenges Are Too Big

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One of the most important lessons I have ever learned about God, I learned sitting in the waiting room at my optometrist’s office. I was sitting there, probably with a book, waiting my turn to be seen. Across from me in the corner of the waiting room were sitting two people. One was a young […]

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20 Albums In 20 Weeks: B.B. King’s Live at the Regal

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For the second album in my quest to fully listen to 20 albums in 20 weeks I chose B.B. King’s Live at the Regal. Recorded live in Chicago in 1964, I chose it to honor King’s recent passing. What Others Think Live at the Regal was given 5 stars by Rolling Stone, and was named […]

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Why Teaching The Gospel Isn’t Enough

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Teaching the Gospel doesn’t change lives, implementing the Gospel does.  It seems like a small point, but many churches are struggling because they haven’t embraced this truth. As products of the Enlightenment, we have all been taught that education changes lives.  It’s true that education is very important. In the realm of Christianity, or even […]

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2015 Blog Survey

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I’m looking to make some changes in the blog in the upcoming months in an attempt to do a better job connecting to my readers. In order to do this, I need your help! I’ve put together a 3 question survey that will take only 5 minutes to complete. Your time will help me improve […]

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The Art of Remembering

Thoughts For Memorial Day

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For most of us Memorial Day means two wonderful words: MONDAY OFF! For others it’s a day to gather folks around and fire up the grill. For still others it’s your chance to torture your family by watching every war movie in the history of film. (I enjoy all three actually). At it’s core, Memorial […]

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Grief In Motion

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This past Sunday was Senior Adult Sunday at our church. I always look forward to this day on the calendar. It’s when our Senior Adults, many in their 70’s and 80’s fill the choir, make the announcements, play piano pieces, and pray. For people like me with no parents or grandparents living, this day makes […]

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20 Albums In 20 Weeks: Beck’s Morning Phase

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Thanks to the feedback from many of you, I have completed my list of 20 albums in 20 weeks and will begin leaving feedback as I listen. This week was the first week and it turned out to be a mellow one. This week’s album was Morning Phase by Beck. What Others Think: Morning Phase […]