Here I Raise My Ebenezer

Throughout the Old Testament we see a pattern of God’s followers setting up visual reminders of God and what He had done for them.  When did we stop doing this, and should we start doing it again?  

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Mission Statements

I always make it a point to read a company’s mission statement when I happen to see one.  Mostly to see just how far they’ll go to make themselves sound important.  And they always act like they came up with these ideas…. “We will strive to work synergistically with local stakeholders to build trust and […]

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Why we don’t pay our kids for doing chores….

We don’t pay our kids for doing chores. That’s not to say that we don’t understand the idea of positive reinforcement.  When they were younger we had a “star chart” and gave them stars for good behavior and let them cash in stars for a trip for ice cream or such. But as they’ve grown […]

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The Danger Of “Click To Share”

I think that Christians today are facing a challenge never faced before. We’re commanded in the Bible to be reliable people (Matthew 5:37) and we talked about that a few days ago.  But before people find us reliable, they have to trust what we say. 200 years ago in order for people to not trust […]

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Does God Want Us To Be Dependable?

Does God want us to be dependable? Does it even matter if we’re dependable people?  

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Dear Mr. President, Don’t Blame Me

Dear Mr. President, Don’t blame me.  Yesterday at a town hall forum in Louisiana you said that the greatest regret of your Presidency was that politics has become more contentious since you took office. Then you went on to blame American voters for that…..We don’t demand enough from our elected officials, that we’re not involved […]

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Learning to vote-From the Bible

This has nothing to do with voting (R) or (D).

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Should we “go to church” without emotion?

Should we “go to church” without emotion, when we’re feeling apathetic toward worshipping Him?

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The gun violence story the media isn’t reporting…

There’s a gun violence story that the media isn’t reporting on, but I’ll tell you about it.  

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Imperfect Solutions

We need solutions. Anyone can identify a problem.  I can look at a sick person and say, “Hey, you look awful.  I bet you’re sick.”  Any politician can say, “Our tax code is broken.”, or “We need immigration reform.”  What we need are people who are willing to come up with solutions. Of course, all […]

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