Category Archives: Truth

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Something Better Than Prayer

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Before I get started, some disclaimers: I don’t believe in formulas. In Chemistry? Yes. In life? No. God isn’t a predictable science experiment. If we do A and B, God is not obligated to do C. Life is messy. We live in a fallen, broken, sinful world. Bad things can happen even when we do […]

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Media Fast

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In the last few days… The credit rating of the United States was downgraded by Standard & Poor’s. One of our military helicopters was shot down in Afghanistan killing 30 of our most elite soldiers. My son-in-law will be deployed there next year. As I write this, the DOW is down 450 points today. The […]

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God Answers the “Why?” Question

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When things go wrong, terribly wrong, we can’t help asking God, “Why?” Why did You let this happen? Why did you let him die? Why can’t I get pregnant? Why can’t I find a job? Maybe you’ve asked one of those questions. Maybe you’re asking one now. Or a different one. Often, no answer comes. […]

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Spiritual Heat Stroke

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“Get away from the water!” Ask any high school football player who played prior to just a few years ago and he’ll probably tell you he heard a coach yell, “Get away from the water!” more than once in his life. Things have changed though. There was a mandatory parent meeting at my son’s high […]