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Fully Devoted

In 2008 or 2009, I went to the Passion Conference in Dallas.  One of the speakers that year was Francis Chan.  The message he gave on Friday night was oh so powerful.  His message was about devotion in everything, with our whole lives, and he began by introducing to the audience the magnitude of the human trafficking issue in Cambodia. …

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$3.36

Barely an amount of money that would pay for a gallon of gas or a grande cup of coffee at Starbucks. But for a young boy living in New York, with plenty of faith and a dream was enough to capture the attention of his favorite NFL football player. A simple letter, some spare change and a lot of courage …

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Live with Love

In the Bible, we are encouraged time and time again to do things with love.  In Corinthians, Paul tells us that even if we speak like angels but don’t have love, we are like a clanging cymbal.  Ouch, clanging cymbals!  With all that goes on in the world today it’s easy to lose our focus.  The loss of focus often …

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Focusing In

First, I want to apologize for not being more consistent with updating! Overall, I feel like I am functioning at about 50% of what is normal for me. There are still many challenges with coordination, but I have no doubt they will get better with time. One of the issues I am working through is the amount of energy that …

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5 for July 4th

With July 4th coming tomorrow, I thought I’d share a few movies that always come to mind when thinking about that great day. So, without further ado, here they are in no particular order.   Holiday Inn A great film starring Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire. Bing Crosby is the owner of an inn in Vermont and puts on a …

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