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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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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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The Lord’s Prayer – June 29

Matthew 6:9-15 This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed by your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil …

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The Lord’s Prayer – June 28

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. There are a lot of situations in life that requires preparation and training—a new job, birth of a child, and, for our soldiers, war. Each requires different training for that specific situation. Did you know that as a Christian you are to also train and …

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The Lord’s Prayer – June 27

Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Our Father is love. First Corinthians says that love is patient and kind; it is not envious, boastful, or proud; it is not rude or …

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Student Journey in Haiti: A Perspective Shift

Last week, a few other staff members and I led a team of nearly 40 high school students from Student Journey on an 8 day trip to the Mission of Hope in Titayen, Haiti. It was a week of “firsts” for many of the students involved. For many it was the first time to fly, first time out of the …

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The Lord’s Prayer – June 26

Matthew 6:12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Did you notice that the Lord’s Prayer says, “have forgiven”. Its already been done. Just as God says, “What sin?” we are to say, “Forgiven!”. In God’s mind we have already been forgiven because of the sacrifice Jesus made on our behalf. In the same way, God …

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The Lord’s Prayer – June 25

Matthew 6:12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Being human we are not perfect. We know that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). No one is off the hook. Intentionally and unintentionally we sin on a daily basis. Through the grace of God and Jesus’ blood we are …

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