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When you find yourself in the position of knowing that you know, it is often that you know your failings and, like a son that is accountable to an earthly father, you know sooner or later that your weak points may be exposed. Now, add to that the fact that you know that you know. [...]

The election didn’t go the way I wanted. The economy is spiraling downward. My 401(k) is shrinking. My company is looking for ways to cut costs. I should be worried and unhappy, but I’m not.
I find myself being more cheerful and more excited about each day for no obvious reason. I know what it is, [...]

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 7:21
I heard a different take on this passage today. I had always understood it to be referring to those who claimed to follow Jesus, but were, [...]

I tried to think of a representative movie or TV show that would reflect the point I was trying to make here. After some thought, though, I realized that there are many candidates where the story includes a character that overreaches and gets more than he bargained for. If it’s a comedy, it’s a chuckle [...]

It is easy to equate joy with good times, but not so easy when the times turn harsh. The truth is that joy is independent of circumstances. Knowing that your belief in Christ is a forever thing and not limited to your time on earth is cause for real joy. Circumstances come and go. There [...]

If you are a man, then God has some responsibilities planned for you. You will probably hold a job, at some point, where you are being trusted to perform your tasks without perpetual supervision or you may be trusted to manage or lead other people. It is your responsibility to do the best you can [...]

There’s something fun and playful about seeing a child outsmart an adult, seeing experts confounded by conflicting data, or seeing the arrogant exposed as frauds. So much of God’s truth comes to pass in counterintuitive ways. I love that about Him.
“Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in slave labor.” Proverbs 12:24
I have lost count how [...]

I don’t have a vast vocabulary, but I like to think mine is reasonably large. I’ve learned over the years how valuable it is to have just the right word for the situation. This is why it annoys me to no end when the culture begins to redefine words. The word “tolerance” has been hijacked.
To [...]

I’ve always been a bit set off by the pouty response of some who say things like, “He’s not MY president.” This idea that if you disagree you can just secede until a better time is ridiculous, but it shouldn’t be surprising. There are few teaching a sense of loyalty to one’s country or even [...]

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4
This is a tough task. It’s hard to rejoice all the time. I used to think it was hard to rejoice when things are hard. Now I know that the hard times are not when you’re vulnerable. It’s the comfortable times when you [...]

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