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Yearning

The Shepherd and I have gone back and forth.  In my frustration, I proclaim I do not matter here… I proclaim my need to make a difference.  The Shepherd tells me I have made starts… He hears little things occasionally … Continue reading

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Football Analogy

I was watching Monday Night Football.  John Gruden was discussing the difficulty of bringing in a star player.  Even though you have talent, it is not a guaranteed value.  If the player does not work for the good of the … Continue reading

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To Care, or not to Care

Sometimes it hurts more when there is a pretense to care. When it is revealed the care was not real, there is disillusionment.  If there had been no pretense, there would not have been any expectation. The elders were careful … Continue reading

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Word Picture

I was thinking about my prior post this morning.  And then I started to think about this search for God… The image came to my mind of being on a treadmill.  I just got my feet under me, but now … Continue reading

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Hurt for the shepherd

Each day the shepherd goes to work and pours himself into real study of the Word.  He prepares a sermon, creates a video (creative and editing), leads the staff, and does some pastoral care.  The work hours are long. He … Continue reading

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Questions

‎”Is it OK for Christians to get tattoos?” “Is reading horoscopes OK?” “Where do dinosaurs fit in the Bible?” & 8-10 more Q’s – don’t miss it This is the teaser for a fast growing church in California.  The church … Continue reading

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Wow!

Wow! I have been blessed.  I went home last week.  It was an incredible experience.  I feel so refreshed.  I spent hours at a time with 5 of the coolest ladies I know – I was able to have one … Continue reading

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One breath

When I was a kid, I loved to swim underwater.  I would start at one end of the pool and try to cross there and back on one breath.  By the end of the summer I could always do it. … Continue reading

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Re-calculate

Currently, I am trying to figure out an important thing.  Who is God? I have always thought of God as a personal God — who knows and loves me by name.  I am in the midst of examining that premise. … Continue reading

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I am going home!

No euphanism or anything.  I am going back to my home state to visit friends and family.  I will get to talk to people who knew me when… As the Shepherd and I talked about this today, we had to … Continue reading

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