Category: Belief
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Stuck in the Mud?
My son and I love offshore fishing. We have had some really memorable fishing trips that will always be special to me. One of the components to bottom fishing offshore is dealing with the anchor. At the end of a long day fishing, there is a real tendency to get to the wheel first so that you…
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16 And What?
This one is for Dads… This is a guest post from a friend of mine- David Dusek. David leads a ministry called Rough Cut Men (www.roughcutmen.org) that focuses on getting men to begin engaging with one another in an authentic and transparent way. Using major motion picture clips, men come away realizing that they are not the…
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K-LOVE: Girls Give Up Their Dreams
I listened to a discussion this morning on the radio that was really troubling. The K-LOVE morning show was discussing a statistic regarding young women. According to a newpaper article that they referenced, 6 out of 10 girls give up the thing they love to do because of the way they look. Really, not the way…
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Simply Beautiful
I am an avid gardener. I love to grow just about anything. I tell folks that I am really a farmer trapped in a carpenter’s body! I particularly love growing two flowers– roses and dahlias. Now these flowers are a real challenge in North Florida. Roses are susceptible to disease from the excessive moisture. It’s a constant battle…
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Empty Cathedrals
I have been watching a mega church construction project while commuting to and from work. This is a really impressive project- super big building and giant size parking lot. It really looks like a high school campus more than a church project. I have heard that it cost 10 million dollars, which I think would…
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The Key
When I was a very young man I was convinced that knowledge was the key to success. I was sure that it was “what you know” that was really important. So, I worked very hard in school. I really felt like learning was the key. If I could just learn as much as possible and…
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“Shut Down Your Missions Department!”
“Shut down your missions department” At a recent conference, a pastor made the above declaration. A radical statement for sure. Why would you close this most common department in a church? Would you then quit funding your missionaries and stop sending mission teams overseas? Why would you do this? The point that he was trying…
Leading by Serving 