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Author Archives: jesustrek
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
A Tale of Two Players
One the opening day of the 1954 baseball season, the Milwaukee Braves visited the Cincinnati Reds. Two rookies began their major league careers with that game. The Reds won 9-8 as Jim Greengrass hit four doubles in his first big … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership, Sports
Tagged finishing well, good start, Henry Aaron, illustration, Jim Greengrass, perseverance, Philippians 3:12
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Only Opinion that Counts
In Men at Work, George Will noted that baseball umpires are professional dispensers of pure justice. As an example, he wrote about a time when umpire Babe Pinelli called Babe Ruth out on strikes. Ruth made an argument that many … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Culture, Leadership, Sports
Tagged Babe Pinelli, Babe Ruth, George Will, God is the judge, God's wisdom, illustration, morality, Proverbs 8:14, public opinion
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Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day 2015 found the Ohio State Buckeyes visiting the Michigan State Spartans for a Big Ten showdown in men’s basketball. The game had a thrilling finish. With the game tied and the game clock winding down, the Spartans had … Continue reading
