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Chutes & Ladders
Do you remember the game “Chutes and Ladders” from when you were a kid? It came with a board, some game pieces, and dice. When I was a kid, I loved playing “Chutes and Ladders.” I remember rolling the dice, hoping to land on the long ladder that reaches all the way to the top,…
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And He’s Buying a Wormhole to Heaven
I’m writing in response to recent comments made by Stephen Hawking. I have not the education nor the accolades that Hawking possesses. Please forgive my lack of such credentials, just as I forgive his lack of sound research or academic honesty. Reknowned physicist and uber braniac Stephen Hawking has declared that “heaven” is not real, and…
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God’s Facebook
God’s Facebook (via @Crosswalk)
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Justice, Mercy, Jesus, and Osama bin-Laden
It is never a good thing for us to celebrate death, since it is the result of our sin against God. However this time, my emotion and desire has clearly overwhelmed my theology. Osama bin-Laden is dead. The man who orchestrated massive terror attacks against the United States and other nations has been identified, killed,…
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Career Motivation (I think + I might + I could = I’m a loser)
There is a big difference between “I’m not sure what God has called me to do career-wise” than the ever present crescendo of “I think I’m going to try figuring it all soon out but right now I’m busy floating aimlessly through life.” I’m not picking on you for not having your entire life mapped…
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Pulling Weeds
I’ll be fighting weeds until the day I die. I invest money, spend time in gloves and work clothes, seek guidance from the experts, but the weeds always come back. I don’t like them, I don’t want them, and no matter what I do, I can’t keep them away permanently. I shouldn’t be surprised: 17-19 He told…
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Dealing With Our Pain
Last week my dentist yanked out two of my wisdom teeth. One of them came right out, and the other put up quite a fight. The battle was bloody, but in the end, my dentist won. However, every battle has casualties, and I am one of them. There are two complications to the procedures I’ve…
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The Forgotten Man
Ever feel like nobody cares? Like nobody is paying attention? Like even God doesn’t seem to get around to helping you out even though you’ve been praying through some heartache? Joseph was in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, in a country where he was transported as a slave after being sold as property…