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My Prayer as a Dad, again.

My Prayer as a Dad, again.

I've just launched from the starting gate on a third journey through fatherhood.  In some ways, I feel like this time around I'm a bit more experienced as a father, and thus, a bit more prepared.  In other ways, I feel like starting over again has resurfaced my...

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I Am a Christian Hedonist

I Am a Christian Hedonist

A friend recently pointed out a bio description of a popular blog author who described himself as a "Christian Hedonist."  I was caught off guard and a bit uncomfortable by what seemed to be a contradiction of two terms.  Hedonism would appear to stand in stark...

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Supremacy of Christ Video

Supremacy of Christ Video

This is one of the most moving and uplifting videos that I have seen in a long time. It is absolutely worth every one of the twenty minutes that you will need to watch it. If you are in need of encouragement or wisdom today, a God-centered focus on His absolute...

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My Sons and Me – Finding Their Way

My Sons and Me – Finding Their Way

Today my wife and I were given the happy news that our expected baby, due in July, IS A BOY!  This will be our third!  Once and for all this should prove that all of the "old wives tales" and tricks that are used to determine the gender of a child in the womb are 100%...

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Free Dramatized ESV Audio Bible

Free Dramatized ESV Audio Bible

Here is a great free resource that I am really enjoying!  This English Audio Drama (ESV) of the entire Bible is a unique presentation of the Audio Bible with approximately 180 different characters and a digitally recorded sound track with full sound effects.  It is...

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Falling Plates

Falling Plates

Do yourself a favor and watch this.  AWESOME!!!  There is no greater story than the Gospel.  It grows more compelling every time I hear it.  If this is your first encounter with the Gospel or the 1,000th, prepare to be gripped by the epic story of God's love and...

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VIDEO SPEECH: Republicans, it is time to unite!

VIDEO SPEECH: Republicans, it is time to unite!

“With God’s help, we can and will resolve the problems which now confront us.  And, after all, why shouldn’t we believe that?  We are Americans!” - President Ronald Reagan There is a huge movement of people that would abandon the Republican Party and form a new...

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God is turning the world upside down

God is turning the world upside down

"When you read in mission reports of troubles and opposition, of burning up books, imprisoning colporteurs and expelling missionaries you must not think that the gospel is being defeated. It is conquering. What we see under such circumstances is only the dust in the...

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The Anatomy of Holiness -Kevin Deyoung

The Anatomy of Holiness -Kevin Deyoung

The Anatomy of Holiness - by Kevin Deyoung What exactly does it mean to be holy? What does it look like? Here’s one to think about it: consider growth in godliness as the sanctification of your body. The mind is filled with the knowledge of God and fixed on what is...

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“You will think you have had enough”

“You will think you have had enough”

“I know the vanity of your heart, and that you will feel mortified that your congregation is very small, in comparison with those of your brethren around you; but assure yourself on the word of an old man, that when you come to give an account of them to the Lord...

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