Tag: Religion
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Fill In The Blank
Anyone else tired of the ordinary? Anyone else feel like you are stuck in the mundane? Have you ever sat down and just pondered what your purpose is on this […]
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What are YOU waiting for?
I swear this song is haunting me. Then again, it might not be the song, it might be the waiting that is actually haunting me. The song is just incredibly […]
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The Remedy
What a week it has been. I have always had a rule to leave politics out of my blog. I’m not going to change any of that now. Yet I […]
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Day Eight – Persecuted
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven –Matthew 5:10 Well here we are at the end of this eight day series. […]
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Day Seven – Peacemakers
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. – Matthew 5:9 In this high charged political season it is hard to imagine being a “peacemaker”. The […]
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Day Six – Pure in Heart
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. –Matthew 5:8 In order to best understand pure in heart, I think I needed to set a baseline to […]
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Day Five – Merciful
Blessed are the Merciful, for they will be shown mercy – Matthew 5:7 A little different approach for Day Five. My study pointed out several very interesting points regarding mercy. […]
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Day Four – Hunger and Thirst
“Blessed are they those that hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. -Matthew 5:6 What is the hungriest you have ever been? How about thirsty? That question […]
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Day Three – Blessed are the Meek
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth -Matthew 5:5 Like I said in earlier posts, this is just my crazy finite minds interpretation of the beatitudes as […]
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Day Two – Those Who Mourn
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted -Matthew 5:4 Here I was all ready to post something about funerals and how we can find comfort. I am […]
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Day One – Poor in Spirit
As I kick off this 8 days of looking at the beatitudes, I should warn you all that I am not a bible scholar. I didn’t attend seminary and am […]
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The Difference A Father Makes
While at the All Pro Dad Experience, we were all given a gift bag with several items in it. Arguably the most valuable thing was a book entitled “The Difference […]
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Encouragement for Wednesday
Tonight I sat down to write a post and I just can’t find the words. I wanted to do something about some very heavy prayer requests. I was going to […]
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I’m A Jerk
I usually keep my Friday posts pretty fun but this one captured me today. I was surfing YouTube for something totally different and got caught up watching clips of “The […]
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Damaged
“My heart’s so low, I’m so much to manage. I think you should know that I’ve been damaged” – TLC I once read the book “To Own a Dragon” by […]
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Dear Eliot
Kleenex Alert!!! While you will need some tissues, don’t miss this video today. It will leave you thankful for your blessings and amazed at the strength and courage of this […]
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One Day Closer
No doubt it’s Monday. I’m not a fan of Monday’s. If you’re like me, the start of the week is nowhere near as exciting as the end of the week. […]
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What’s Next?
Now that we are officially staying, my mind has been running in overdrive. What are we going to do next? What will that look like? Who’s on first? The answers […]
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And The Winner Is…
As promised, I would like to announce the winner in my Chris Tomlin “Hello Love” CD giveaway. After all of the comments, there was one that received votes from others […]
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Strong Enough To Bend
Back in the day Tanya Tucker had a song called “Strong Enough To Bend”. There are many thoughts and analogies from the remnants of Hurricane Ike that visited Columbus, Ohio […]
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What’s Your Isaac?
Somewhere along the road of this “journey to nowhere” (Charlotte), my good friend and mentor Denny said something I have not forgotten. When we were discussing what all of this […]
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Why We’re Staying
Rather than fumble over words I can’t begin to explain, I’ll let someone much more qualified explain why we are not going to Charlotte. I have a peace this morning […]
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Something Even BIGGER
Well friends, we’re back from a whirlwind 72 hour tour of Charlotte, North Carolina. Some of you may be looking at that picture and saying…”that looks like Columbus, Ohio”. If […]
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Teachable Tuesday
I’m off to Cleveland the next few days for an event at Jacobs Progressive Field. In my absense, I’m going to let Mark Hall take over the blog today with […]
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