Tag Archives: Jesus

The Games People Play

Posted on April 9, 2011 by jesustrek

Some men die in battle, Some men die in flames, But most men perish inch by inch, While playing little games.             Author Unknown   It’s sad to see people wasting their lives away, playing little games that are not … Continue reading →

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Page about Birth

Posted on April 5, 2011 by jesustrek

Clarence Page Syndicated columnist Clarence Page recently wrote a rather telling column about the “birther” movement, a group of people who question that President Obama was born in the United States. The fact that Page uses such terms as–odd, crazy, … Continue reading →

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Leading by Example: Part 2

Posted on April 3, 2011 by jesustrek

Shaka Smart Virginia Commonwealth University head coach Shaka Smart recently dove on a basketball that rolled loose on the floor while he was giving a halftime speech to his players. His attempt to convey the importance of hustle was not … Continue reading →

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Leading by Example

Posted on April 2, 2011 by jesustrek

Shaka Smart The underdog team from Virginia Commonwealth University has worked hard to make it to the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Even when they were leading highly favored Kansas by 14 points, head coach Shaka Smart … Continue reading →

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Who Did the Catching?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by jesustrek

Jason Kresse and his catch Jason Kresse recently caught an 8-foot, 375 pound mako shark. Or maybe the shark caught him. Kresse, of Freeport, Texas, was fishing for red snapper about 50 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico when … Continue reading →

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Just Close Enough for Comfort

Posted on March 29, 2011 by jesustrek

Charles Swindoll tells a story about a little girl whose playmate had recently died. The little girl reported to her family one day that she had gone to comfort the mother of her friend. “What did you say?” asked her … Continue reading →

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Smile for the Camera

Posted on March 21, 2011 by jesustrek

I attended the Kentucky state high school boys basketball tournament in Lexington last week. During timeouts, the camera crew would often zoom in on certain fans and put their face up on the big screen. They called this feature “Smile … Continue reading →

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Putting It All Together

Posted on March 19, 2011 by jesustrek

A father wanted to read a magazine, but he was continually interrupted by his young daughter. Finally, he tore out of his magazine a page that had a map of the world on it. Tearing it into small pieces, he … Continue reading →

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Do You Know About Hell?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by jesustrek

My wife had an interesting experience while playing with a 4-year-old boy the other day. He was down on the floor with his battleship. There were “people” lying on the carpet all around the ship. Keeping his eyes on his … Continue reading →

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One Solitary Life

Posted on March 17, 2011 by jesustrek

He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in still another village, where he worked in a carpenter shop until he was thirty. Then for three years he was a preacher. He … Continue reading →

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