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Author Archives: jesustrek
Real Faith
Frank Bruni recently wrote in The New York Times: “Faith and government shouldn’t be as cozy as they are in this country. Faith is a serious matter, and an important one, but it’s trivialized when it’s toted too readily and … Continue reading
Final Frontier
Leonard Nimoy died Friday at the age of 83. The long-time entertainer was best known for his acting, particularly for playing the part of Spock in the hugely popular Star Trek franchise. The cerebral and stoic Spock became one of … Continue reading
Life at Home
A teenage girl asked her parents if she could get a nose ring. They were dead set against the idea. However, the daughter was persistent with her pleas, and eventually they reluctantly conceded and gave their permission for her to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Leadership, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, illustration, nose ring, obey your parents, parenting, raising children
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Clean Clothes
Our washing machine is not working right now, so my wife went to her Mom’s house and did a couple of loads of laundry there. When she brought it back home, she laid my clothes out on the bed so … Continue reading
Fitting Tribute
Last Saturday was the first home game for the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team since the death of their former coach, the legendary Dean Smith. Current North Carolina coach Roy Williams did something special to honor Coach Smith. … Continue reading
Aware of the Moment
James Hahn was victorious in the Northern Trust Open this past Sunday. He won the tournament with a thrilling 25-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole. It was Hahn’s first PGA Tour win. I noticed something interesting on one … Continue reading
A Father’s Love
The comic strip Baby Blues currently has a story line about how the baby of the family, Wren, needs tubes put in her ears. Every time her father hears the word “surgery”, he faints! This father’s love is so deep … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Blues, comic strip, communion meditation, illustration, Jesus Christ, love of God
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This Just In!
People of a certain age remember where they were when they first heard that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. David Lodge was in a theater watching a comical play. In one scene, a character was demonstrating his nonchalance by … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged assassination, David Lodge, illustration, President Kennedy, Psalm 46:10, worship
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Something Missing
Acts 10 begins to explain how the church learned that Gentiles were also to be included in God’s plan of salvation. This chapter starts by telling us about a soldier named Cornelius. Verse 2 says, “He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he … Continue reading
Don’t Stay Down!
Several years ago, during a Monday night football game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, one of the announcers observed that Walter Payton, the Bears’ running back, had accumulated over nine miles in career rushing yardage. The … Continue reading
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