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And so it all begins.  

We left Joseph, Mary and 12-year-old Jesus traveling the dusty road from Jerusalem back to Nazareth, and I’m thinking there just might have…

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Greetings!

We were shopping for hardware for doors, walking up and back the vast aisles at Home Depot.  I suddenly realized I did not see three-year-old Dylan anywhere.  We frantically searched up and down the aisles, enlisting the help of others, employees locking…

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Standing on the tops of his shoulders, learning from the faith-filled life of Simeon, we spot another individual whose words we do not know, and yet she speaks so loudly -- even to us .  Take a moment and look at the following three verses … what do you notice about…

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Timing is interesting - sometimes the odds are with you, sometimes, not so much.

Some of the folks here in the Southeast tried to beat the odds and ride out Hurricane Helene. For some, it worked out; for…

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What’s your response time? Luke, #6

Back to the light show in the skies above Bethlehem that night, when the shepherds were the first ones to be told that the Savior had been born. Once the men had…

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I hear it all the time. People talking about how bad the world has become--the darkness, corruption, and well----sin. Stop! Here is some good news for you today: into a world that was darker than this, the True Light came.

You do not have to…

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So I saw my gym friend, Val, yesterday morning. 'Hey thanks for your little note,' I remarked as I pedaled quickly on my way to nowhere. Val had responded to my last Morning Briefing, 'Fly on the wall.'1

'Oh sure -…

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When God Breaks His Silence.

The people were used to hearing from God. That was what God had in mind from the start. But hundreds of years had passed--patriarchs, judges, kings and prophets, too. And then, God was silent . . . four hundred…

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Honestly, I think we just need Jesus. I know that's right!…

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A 'wrap' on having a reasonable answer.

This simple body of writing from the last few weeks is cited below.

This weekend I was leading a discussion on a terrific book called Faithfully…

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We must not live our lives by slogans.

Slogans such as this one:

Science disproves the Bible. 'True? No.

“Science and Christianity are incompatible.  Don’t you know that, Son?  Surely you didn’t…

Scriptural readings:

Romans 5:12, John 3:3, John 19:30, I Corinthians 15:54-57

Many of us live in reality and never want to talk about dying. Right? It is very uncomfortable. But meeting our Creator is inevitable. Passing away is a fact. What would be the most sensible way to face this dilemma?

If we dig deeper into what this word means in its genuine sense, we should consider a few things. You might…

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Poised to move on to 'Silenced by a Slogan,' I had several conversations that prompted me to send this Morning Briefing first.

It is no secret that our faith usually does not grow too much unless…

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Come.

Matthew records our Lord's simple invitation, 

“Come to me, all of you who are

weary and carry heavy burdens, 

and I will give you…

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He was wearing Dodger blue--his shirt and even his L.A. baseball cap--you know that deep, rich royal blue? It was an easy conversation starter to talk about my home state, and exchange some light banter. [Hey, are you friendly? Do you strike up pleasant conversations…

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For decades now, I have taught the Bible—to men, women, and children—young and old, high school athletes and homeless folks…on the beaches of Southern California, along the Sea of Galilee, in Ephesus, on…