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Author Archives: jesustrek
A Loving Choice
Carrie DeKlyen chose to forgo chemotherapy to treat her brain cancer because she was pregnant with her sixth child, and the treatments most certainly would have ended her baby’s life. Carrie died Saturday, surrounded by family at University of Michigan … Continue reading
Keeping the Faith
A little boy rode the church bus to the morning worship service. In Sunday school he made a card that read, “Have Faith in God!” As he was riding home the card slipped from his hand and flew out the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged church bus, faith, funny things kids say, illustration, Luke 18:8, perseverance, Sunday School
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Facing Criticism
Practically everyone who ever tried to accomplish anything significant faced some type of criticism. We must not allow our critics to deter us from our mission to serve God and to make disciples. Here is what President Theodore Roosevelt said … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged criticism, critics, illustration, making disciples, pleasing God, pleasing people, Theodore Roosevelt
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Sacrificial Giving
Someone once pointed out that you can look at your breakfast of bacon and eggs to see a good example of the difference between commitment and sacrifice. The chicken was committed to providing for your breakfast. However, the pig was … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Leadership
Tagged commitment, giving, giving to a worthy cause, illustration, sacrifice, stewardship, widow's offering
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Beware the Little Things
I have read that termites destroy more homes than earthquakes. If this is true, then perhaps we should re-examine our priorities about what is to be feared. Maybe we should pay more attention to the little things that threaten destruction … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged gossip, illustration, immorality, marriage, moral failure, prudence, sin, termites
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High Drama!
A couple of television shows that I am currently watching have a common theme—saving the human race. Salvation is a show about a huge meteor that will collide with the earth in just a few months. The impact of this … Continue reading
Actually Helping
In these days when practically everyone has a phone with camera capabilities with them at all times, we see more recordings of rescue efforts. It is rare that some type of emergency situation unfolds without someone there to record it … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged cell phones, emergencies, good samaritan, helping people, illustration, Luke 10, rescue, taking pictures
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Reflecting the Son
The recent total eclipse of the sun reminded me of the primary purpose of the moon. Rather than block out the sun, the moon was created to reflect the sun’s light so that mankind could have at least some way … Continue reading
Tale of Two Churches
As my wife and I drove to southwestern Kentucky to view the recent total eclipse of the sun, we passed a couple of churches that had totally different ideas about how they should respond to the throng of people flooding … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Leadership
Tagged Colossians 4:5, eclipse, evangelism, hospitality, illustration, welcoming people
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