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God desires for our speech to honor Him. Our words are more meaningful than we realize. Or if we do realize that, then our words are more consequential than we realize. Our words matter. Our speech matters. How we talk matters. And the way that we most clearly come to know this reality is that…
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A few years back our church adopted this new mission statement: We exist to proclaim Jesus while loving and serving both God and people We really like our church’s mission statement, and God has used it to unite, fortify, and inspire our church family. You can find this church mission statement everywhere around our church.…
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For a long while now, we have been wanting to have a discussion at our church about anxiety. This past Wednesday night we did. We titled it “Anxiety and Courage.” You can watch the entire talk here. Psalm 94:17-19 has been a massive help to me in my own personal struggle. “If the Lord had…
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Thanksgiving Day is a holiday to give some thanks! It is not “Be Thankful” day. It is “Give Thanks” day. There is a difference between being thankful and giving thanks. Both are good! But, one is looking to let someone know that they are thankful. One is thankful internally, and the other is thankful externally. It lets the other…
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A thousand hours on the turf,They say practice makes you perfect,Means a thousand hours of car rides,This dad will say it’s worth it!Car rides are where the day unfolds,20 minutes one-on-one,Not sure of what the future holds,One day the rides’ll be gone.Some times it’s listening to music,They controlling the aux cordSometimes it’s cheer or homeworkAnd…
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Traffic slowed us down a bit,But we made it still on time,Dropped her off, and found a spot,Time to unfill my mind.Looked across the way just there,Sun glaring in my face,Saw the most restoring sight,Over in that big green space.A ball, 2 mitts , there to throw and catchAnd, man, that hit me hard,For I…