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I love statistics. I know; figures lie and liars figure and that’s what makes these figures so cool – they’re about lying! According to a book called The Day America Told the Truth: 91 percent of Americans admitted they lie on a regular basis 86 percent of Americans admitted they lie to their parents 75…
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I’m teaching from Andy Stanley’s It’s Personal series in our Sunday morning adult class and Andy was hitting on something pretty profound this week. It’s Personal is a series for non-Christians who may be seeking to learn more about the faith or for those brand new to the faith trying to figure it out. Andy…
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You may have heard it said that we are all products of our environment and to some degree I believe that is true. But a more accurate statement would be that we are all products of our decisions. Think about it for a second. No matter where are you in life, no matter what your…
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For the past couple weeks I’ve been reading The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare by Dr. Ed Murphy. It has its interesting points, but something in it the other night struck me as wrong-headed and the kind of thinking that gets Christians and even non-believers in trouble. The author was talking about sexual sin and was…
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Sorry I’ve been MIA for the past couple weeks. My eldest sister, Donna, came to town from Rhode Island and my other two sisters and I have been entertaining. The fun part was it was the first time all four of us siblings had been together since 1984 and really the first time we had…
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I’m reading an old book by Dr. Ed Murphy called The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare. I’m only 37 pages into it and while there are some things he says that have me raising an eyebrow, there is a section I read the other night I have to share because I think he does a really…
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Today at church the pastor was continuing to preach on his series about the Sermon on the Mount. He was in Matthew 5:27-30. When I took a quick look to remind myself what that section was about I thought, “Uh oh!” Pastor Bret started by telling a story about an associate pastor he interned with…
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I was thinking the other day about what I would do if someone asked me to give them 20 minutes or $20. The sad truth is I would lean toward giving them the 20 bucks. I don’t know if your life is like mine but time is actually more valuable to me than money. I…
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I ran across Psalm 139 the other night and while I knew parts of it I was struck by the entire passage. I thought I’d share it with you and run through some of the things that came to mind as I read it. Psalm 139 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know…
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I’m cautiously wading into this Paula Deen controversy but not to talk about the celebrity cook. Instead I want to use the controversy as a jumping off point to remind us what scripture tells us about the tongue. Proverbs 8:21 tells us, “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love…
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