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I have already been to four graduations, and I have several more to attend in the next week. Also, Valeria and I have received in the mail many other graduation announcements. It is the season for graduations! Graduations are monumental! It is possibly the biggest rite-of-passage we have in America in the life of a
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Life is hard. Most people know this. It is not always hard. But hard times eventually come to almost everybody. And when we do find ourselves in the midst of suffering, we need to have a good strong understanding from God about our suffering. Yesterday I preached on Christians and suffering. You can listen to
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When our first son, Joshua Jr., was born on January 2, 2008, I wrote him a lullaby. I was overcome with God’s goodness to me. I couldn’t then and I cannot now believe that I am a father and daddy. I most certainly do not deserve all the blessing in my life. God is good
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My kids love Legos. They enjoy trying to re-make life experiences through Legos. The other day while watching March Madness basketball, my 5 year old son, Eli, called me to the boys’ room to show me something. I had never seen him do this before. And I did not help him with it. I thought
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Having kids has a way of teaching you a lot about life. Before I knew any better, I would ask our kids what would they like for dinner. One would want nuggets and fries. One wanted pizza. One would want chips and queso. And one would want nothing but a slushie. At that point, I
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One of the most serious yet ignored and/or misunderstood passages in all the Bible is when God says to us “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” God first said it in Leviticus 11, and Peter quotes it and elaborates on it in 1 Peter 1. At our church, we are preaching through 1 Peter