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Adversity in the Church

Adversity in the Church

Have you ever attended a church community and found something that didn't quite sit well with you? Perhaps the music was too loud, the sermon too long, or the pastor's hat was not to your liking. These minor discomforts, often referred to as 'adversity in the church,'...

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Value of Time

Value of Time

“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.”–C. S. Lewis. I think I was about ten years old when I first saw The Terminator. I live out in the country and don’t have access to whatever movies or...

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Difficult Truths: Understanding and Communicating

Difficult Truths: Understanding and Communicating

In our contemporary society, personal truths often take precedence over Faith Based ones, creating a complex landscape for conversations that revolve around difficult truths. These are the truths that people often resist, the ones that challenge their personal beliefs...

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Free Will

Free Will

Freedom of Choice: Embracing God's Gift of Free Will “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1. God even gives us free will. You can choose to follow Him. You can...

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Coping With Stress

Coping With Stress

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So, glorify God in your body.  Stress. How Are You Coping with It? Is it Killing You?...

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Family Leadership

Family Leadership

The Carolina Panthers recently hired Frank Reich as their next head coach. I believe he’ll do a great job in Carolina, as he brings proven leadership to the team. While driving into the office recently, his brother Joe (the head football coach at Wingate University in...

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Pathway To Victory

Pathway To Victory

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.” Isaiah 55:8 NIV When my friend Tim Lang was alive, one noticed when he was around you. He was big and goofy. I miss everything about him. One of my favorite stories about him...

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Reflecting God’s Love

Reflecting God’s Love

As men, it is our responsibility to reflect the light and love of our Creator to those around us, especially our spouses. When we look at our wives, do they see the love we have for them? When they look at us, do they see the love we have for our Creator? The answer...

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My Perspective  

My Perspective  

“He said to them, ‘Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Luke 20:25 NIV  The back story, I meet with a group of guys every Friday. A few years ago, one of them was just stating that he had to pay a lot of taxes that year. I responded...

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