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Change Your World # 4: “The Meek Shall Inherit”

Change Your World # 4: “The Meek Shall Inherit”

Have you ever inherited anything?  Many years ago, when my grandmother died, she left each of her grandchildren a small inheritance.  Nothing to get rich off of—but…

Change Your World # 3: “Those Who Mourn”

Change Your World # 3: “Those Who Mourn”

I want to talk with you about three profound griefs in my life.  First was the death of my maternal grandfather.  Granddad loved me with fierce intensity. …

Change Your World Part 2: “Blessed are the Poor”

Change Your World Part 2: “Blessed are the Poor”

As the weather warms up, many of our school students (and teachers, too!) have spring fever.  It’s hard to stay focused on what you’re learning when you…

Change Your World

Change Your World

Many people don’t know this about me, but I’m really an introvert.  A lot of folks think that’s odd, because pastors are always among people, whether in…

Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes

Benjamin Franklin said, “In this world, nothing is certain, except death and taxes.”  But death doesn’t get worse every year.  Since this is tax season, I thought…

The Easter Laugh

The Easter Laugh

Last year Spring, I went to Canada to see my sweetheart and to meet her family for the first time.  Her teenage daughter Chelsea decided she’d play…

Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise

We just had the first day of spring—and as the weather begins to warm up, my mind turns to flip flops, barbecues, beaches, and Buffet songs—specifically “Cheeseburger…

The Way of Christ

The Way of Christ

If you go to Jerusalem today, you can walk the path that Jesus walked, on the way to the cross.  That road, marked with the Stations of…

How to Pray, Jesus’ Way # 6: “Thine is the Kingdom”

How to Pray, Jesus’ Way # 6: “Thine is the Kingdom”

For the past several weeks, I’ve been sharing about the Lord’s Prayer.  We’ve talked about each phrase in detail.  Finally, we get to the famous expression, “For…

How to Pray, Jesus’ Way # 5: “Not Into Temptation”

How to Pray, Jesus’ Way # 5: “Not Into Temptation”

Today, we finish our discussion on the Lord’s Prayer.  We’ve seen how each phrase draws us closer to God.  This week, we come to this phrase, “Lead…