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Not Overtly Religious
A recent news article talked about President Obama’s love for golf. It said, “To be sure, Obama prefers playing golf as a way to release political pressure. He almost always heads out on Sunday mornings, rarely trading his nine or … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Culture, Current Events, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged 1 Timothy 2:1-2, golf, government, illustration, Jesus, Leadership, moral issues, Prayer, President Obama, religious
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How Is Your Vision?
An old Chinese proverb says: “If your vision is for a year, plant wheat. If your vision is for 10 years, plant trees. If your vision is for a lifetime, plant people.” It is good to learn from the past. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership
Tagged church, eternity, future, illustration, Jesus, John 4:35, vision
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Promise Not to Look
Job said, “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.” (Job 31:1). This is a worthy promise for a man to make to his eyes, but for most it is a difficult promise to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged beach, bikini, Jesus, Job 31:1, lust, Mark 9:47
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Do Not Touch!
A New Jersey man was bitten by a rattlesnake that he was trying to save. Around 6:30pm Thursday, a 24-year-old man was driving on Route 679 near West Stage Road in Tuckerton when he spotted a rattlesnake trying to cross … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Current Events
Tagged bitten, Galatians 6:7-8, illustration, rattlesnake, sin, sinful behavior, snake bites man
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Lowly in Spirit
LeBron James Millions of people were delighted to see the Miami Heat lose to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA finals. Even after their loss, Heat star LeBron James found it hard to be humble. He said that his … Continue reading
Leap of Faith
African Impala I read that an African Impala can jump 10 feet high and cover as much as 30 feet in a single bound. That’s some impressive leaping ability! Yet a zoo can keep an Impala enclosed with just a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:7, African Impala, faith, Hebrews 11:1, illustration, leap of faith
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Remember Who You Are
A minister once went to visit an elderly lady who was living in an assisted living facility. He was meeting this lady for the first time, and he began the conversation rather awkwardly by asking, “I’ll bet you don’t know … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged children of God, elderly, God, illustration, in Christ, Jesus, John 1:12, remember
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Passport to Heaven
Several years ago I went on a short-term mission trip to Thailand. There were several teenagers in our group, and we constantly reminded them of the importance of keeping their passports in their possession at all times. We would all … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged citizenship, faith, Heaven, illustration, Jesus, misplaced, mission trip, passport, Philippians 3:20-21, Thailand
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A Little Respect, Please!
I was disappointed with the behavior of some of the people sitting near me when I attended the local high school graduation recently. I couldn’t hear much of what was being said up front because of all the noise going … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged behavior, consideration, graduation, illustration, Philippians 2:4, respect, rude, selfish
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I Can Remember
I keep a few items in my office that remind me of certain individuals. When I look at my glass paperweight, I think of Carl, who collected these items. He gave me this one from his collection before he went … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged communion, illustration, Jesus, Luke 22:19, remember, remind
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