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After traveling to Israel, walking in the footsteps of Jesus, you know how much your understanding of Scripture has been sparked... picturing Jerusalem, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Sea of Galilee, Bethlehem…

Yes, I love the question, but God loves it more

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There is no getting…

Why remembering mAtters.

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Looking back, recalling and remembering why we have a holiday in America…

How do I Get Closer to God? 

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I love talking to people... and so did he.

Carefully sitting down in my airplane seat the other day, I turned and…

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Earth's crammed with heaven,

And every common bush afire with God;

But only he who sees, takes off his shoes

The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries. .…

Friends, it has been a long day of travel, and start of meetings in Indianapolis . . . but I feel compelled to get this briefing out. It is different than my usual writing, but I know it is meant for breakthrough for someone. 'Not feeling it? Okay, see you back here in a couple days I hope.

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My doctor friend from Cameroon preaches.

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I did not send this yesterday as I went to bed heavy-hearted thinking of some I know who are hurting terribly; then there are…

The most important question.

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Sooner or later, everyone will have to answer this question.  

For years now, when someone references the big…

Just Show Up - 

A word about faithfulness.

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Showing up is half the battle in life, so they say.   True that - a big part of being faithful is just showing up, again and again … being where you said you would be, staying committed--in all…

Do you see clearly?

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Sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees.

Something is right in front of us, and we miss…

Jesus is not random.  

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‘That’s so random!’ I remember saying when something came up in conversation that seemed to come out of nowhere.  Funny thing, I looked up the expression only to find quite a bit said…

“I think I will go to Heaven because I’m a good person”

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Just last week, a loved one told me of a recent near-death experience that really…

"To discover you’re not dead inside…swipe right"  (NYC subway sign today) or

“Interested in personal growth?  Read this.”

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What is a FunCtionaL atheist?  

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If I asked you if you believed in God, you would emphatically say ‘yes’. .…

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The pages are kinda dimply and they do not lay flat—that’s because I am reading from the Bible I had on the Sea of Galilee in February when a squall suddenly arose and water splashed over the sides of our boat, driving rain blew…

I must admit a little jealousy, a little enVy.  

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Come on – admit that you sometimes feel jealous, your skin a…

How do you want to be identified? not talking about pronouns.

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American Idol is a television show where folks from all walks of life have a chance to showcase their singing…

This is intriguing . . . Jesus goes home.

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Today, Jesus goes home.  He walks the 20 or so miles from the Sea of…