Christian Living
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Sit in Mercy
Do I spend more time praying for my children's hearts to change or my own heart to soften and change? Do I mull over someone's actions and words longer and more intensely than…
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A Horse Without a Bit
James tells us that our tongues need to be controlled to validate the gospel in our lives. Like a bit in a horse's mouth, my tongue can be controlled. A controlled tongue does…
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Out from the Shadows
I grew up under athletic shadows, under a dynasty of athletics. In fact, there was an award at my high school in Kalamazoo where nearly all of my uncles’, cousins’, and family members’…
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The Mountain Top to a Cave, Dealing with Disappointment
It was hard to not be disappointed. I felt like I gave my whole life for this cause, and it wasn't working. Then Covid-19 hit and turned the world upside down, but in…
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A Father’s Feeble Faith
I would love to run spiritual interference for my kids, to keep them from darkness, to be able to witness God deliver them from their troubles. In Mark 9 the feeble faith of…
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Because Of, Not So That
Somewhere along the way in my Christian journey, I picked up a functional belief that I obeyed God and His word so that I would keep or earn His favor. So that He…
