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Aha!

In his book, Aha: The God Moment That Changes Everything, Kyle Idleman talks about life transformation. While studying the story of the prodigal son, Idleman saw a pattern in the story. The son first “came to his senses”, then “he … Continue reading

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The Right Stuff

There has been a dispute lately about what ingredients are necessary to constitute real mayonnaise. Unilever, the maker of Hellmann’s, sued Hampton Creek, the maker of Just Mayo, accusing them of false advertising because its product contains no eggs and … Continue reading

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Working Together

La Salle High School near Cincinnati has a football playoff game this Friday. A nearly 5-inch snowfall Sunday night threatened to hamper the team’s ability to practice for the big game. So the call went out for fans of the … Continue reading

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Nothing to Fear

My brother Jason recently acquired a dog. We don’t know a lot about Mutt’s past, but it appears that he has been mistreated. He is afraid of everybody. It took Mutt some time to get used to Jason, and he … Continue reading

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Different Perspective Indeed!

The Kentucky Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly to sever ties with the Crescent Hill Baptist Church. The action was taken because of that congregation’s anti-biblical position on homosexual behavior. Crescent Hill’s pastor, Jason Crosby, has said that the church is open … Continue reading

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Key to Survival

A teacher asked her students who they would like to have with them if they were stranded on a deserted island. At first they named beautiful models, actors and actresses. Then someone mentioned some survival experts from reality television shows. When … Continue reading

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The Lord’s Army

A man once commented to a friend about how glad he was that he was a soldier in the Lord’s army. His friend replied, “I’m in the service for the Lord too.” The first fellow was surprised to hear this, … Continue reading

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Sacrifice for Freedom

Veterans’ Day is a time to remember those who have served, and are currently serving, in the military. It is a time to honor those who were willing to sacrifice everything in order for us to gain and to maintain … Continue reading

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Most Important Statement

Jackina Stark vividly recalls making her decision as a young girl to follow Jesus. She writes, “I remember, as a child of 10, sobbing out the Good Confession: ‘I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living … Continue reading

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Different Strokes

I was busy typing this morning when I happened to look up at the screen and noticed that I was typing nonsense. (Some people might argue that everything I type is nonsense, but that is another matter.) I happened to … Continue reading

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