Tag Archives: sin

Covering Our Mistakes

Posted on September 19, 2013 by jesustrek

A delivery truck recently left a package on our front porch. However, the package wasn’t addressed to us. It should have been delivered to our neighbors up the street. It’s no problem for me to take the package to my neighbor. … Continue reading →

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Clean House

Posted on September 12, 2013 by jesustrek

I once received a phone call from a friend from out of town. He happened to be in the area and wondered if he could drop by for a quick visit. I said, “Sure, come on over!” Then I surveyed … Continue reading →

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Saved from the Snake

Posted on August 14, 2013 by jesustrek

A 10-pound Chihuahua/Poodle mix saved a little girl from being bitten by a rattlesnake earlier this week. Maya Delarosa was making mud pies with her little sister in Hueco Tanks, Texas, when a rattlesnake struck. Their dog, Psycho, intervened and … Continue reading →

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Unclogged

Posted on August 7, 2013 by jesustrek

A 15-ton “fatberg” was recently dislodged from the sewer system in London. The bus-sized clog was a result of people pouring fat down their drains and flushing wet wipes down their toilets. This combined to form the huge glob that … Continue reading →

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Too Close

Posted on August 5, 2013 by jesustrek

Over 1,000 spectators gathered Saturday, August 3, 2013, to watch the demolition of the decommissioned Kern Power Plant in Bakersfield, California. Many slept in their cars overnight in order to get a good view of the planned implosion of the old … Continue reading →

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Water of Life

Posted on July 26, 2013 by jesustrek

Kyle Idleman tells about the time he bought a goldfish for his young daughter. They thought that the goldfish might like to play with them, so they put him in a glass and set it on the edge of the … Continue reading →

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This One Thing

Posted on July 23, 2013 by jesustrek

I once spoke with a youth minister who had some teenage girls in his youth group who were having some homosexual desires. The group spoke openly about this subject. The girls who were struggling with these temptations knew what the … Continue reading →

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Rescued

Posted on June 20, 2013 by jesustrek

A young bear in central Pennsylvania got his head stuck in a plastic jar while looking for food. People who observed the bear say that he had the jar on his head for at least 11 days. The frightened animal … Continue reading →

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Hard to Say “I’m Sorry”

Posted on June 1, 2013 by jesustrek

Lance Armstrong made his famous confession in January in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey. The world’s best-known cyclist admitted that he had cheated, lied about it and bullied other people over a period of several years. At that time, Armstrong said … Continue reading →

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Blinded by Pride

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jesustrek

I once tried (unsuccessfully) to help a church move from their manmade democratic form of running the church to the biblical pattern of elder governance. During the teaching process, one lady claimed that she should have just as much say … Continue reading →

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