Apr
20
Keep His Way
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Every once in a while, my wife and I will be talking with friends and, for whatever reason, one of us will verbally wander off and begin to say something inappropriate for the situation. It may be private information we aren’t supposed to share or something that may seem insensitive because of the background of [...]
Apr
18
Confidence in the End
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I have become a huge fan of my DVR. I love being able to watch things I’ve recorded in any order I want and without commercials. In fact, I’ve taken to not even watching sporting events live. I will now record them and start watching about an hour after the game actually started. That way [...]
Apr
18
Tomorrow is Coming
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Sometimes the best thing about today is that tomorrow is coming. I get this feeling a lot on Thursdays and Fridays. In each case, the next day promises to be more relaxing and more enjoyable than the current day. This is not to say that I can’t find joy in today, but often my joy [...]
Apr
17
Unwise Wisdom
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Twice, yesterday, I had co-workers state out loud how silly and unworthy a certain political point of view was on a current issue. What struck me was how vacuous their statements were. They were mocking one set of ideas and declaring their own ideas obviously right with non sequiturs and ad hominem attacks. Their wisdom [...]
Apr
16
Bandwagon Fans
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I would call myself a loyal sports fan. I don’t completely bail out on my favorite teams when they’re having a bad year. I still follow the stories and scores, even if I can’t bring myself to watch all of the games. I can get just as rabid, though, when they make the playoffs and [...]
Apr
15
Fallback
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It’s considered good planning to have a fallback position. Whether you’re planning a war, leading a company, or simply coaching a team, having a plan prepared when the first plan doesn’t work, is a good idea. A good fallback for a basketball team is to draw up plays for the steady role player when the [...]
Apr
14
Keep It Simple
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I’ve been reading and listening to all kinds of apologetics lately. I find the topic very interesting. I crave knowledge about areas that interest me and I’m consuming quite a bit of it in this area. Still, I have to remind myself frequently about the KISS principle. Whenever I over think something, I flash back [...]
Apr
13
Right Next to You
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Our pastor said something during his sermon yesterday that really struck me. I usually try not to reference (or, in other words, steal) my pastor’s teaching for these devotionals, but this was good. He was referencing the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus just a couple of days after the crucifixion [...]
Apr
12
Powerful Payoff
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In poetry, songs, and drama, it is common to set up the opportunity to make the actions of the characters more powerful. You would never hear the famous Saint Crispen’s Day speech of Henry V in Shakespeare’s play unless the odds had turned against him. You would never be convinced of the powerful love of [...]
Apr
11
Once For All
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There are stages to the recognition of Christ’s work on the cross. For those who had never heard of Christ, life meant doing what you wanted. And, then, there was a realization that an absolute moral law exists and has clearly been broken. The first stage is like that realization of being at the bottom [...]