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One of the most important lessons I learned about politics is something my dad told me — regardless who is in the White House, God is in control.
It’s that lesson that has given me peace through the morally bankrupt Clinton years. During the bloody George W Bush years. During…
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Many years ago, I knew a family who left the church they were attending at the time. One of the reasons for leaving was because they had fallen into the “name it and claim it” trap, and the preacher’s wife had surgery. They questioned her faith as to why…
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Zechariah lifted his prayer shawl from around his shoulders and covered his head with it. “You pray. And you allow the Lord to be your strength. Remember — the Lord doesn’t give you strength, Hezekiah. He is your strength.” He gestured to the city walls on the cliffs above…
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I’m a PK — Preacher’s Kid. And growing up as a PK, church is your life. Church on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, Wednesdays, each and every event, etc. It’s no wonder so many PKs rebel — sometimes the pressure of being a preacher’s kid can become a bit too…
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This past Sunday while we had our weekly Sunday breakfast before church at one of the best restaurants in the entire country – McDonald’s – the Thanksgiving holiday came up.
Our son, Caleb, made the comment that Thanksgiving happened in 1620 and then asked the question, “Who made Thanksgiving?” I…
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I have these moments where I’m driving down the road, having a conversation, or hear something, and it hits me that the comment would make a good sermon. I doubt I came up with this quote, but I will reply with “That’ll preach!”
So let this be the first in an…