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When you think of church, what memories come to mind? My first memories of church are from a little country church that I went to as a kid. It is the picture that you see, and it is beautiful. Since I was a kid, it has changed some but not too much. It was and Read More

When was the last time you started over?  Life happens, things change and you find yourself at a time in your life where you are starting over.  This could be in a relationship, job, marriage or career.  Ever feel like you are repeating the same mistakes?  Andy Stanley had a good sermon series this year Read More

Can you tell the difference between the glasses pictured here? One pair is the pair that I use to lessen the strain on my eyes while reading when I am wearing my contacts. Yes, they are reading glasses, but no, I don’t really need reading glasses yet. The other pair of glasses is a pair Read More

Lose weight without changing what you eat. Get in shape without changing how much you exercise. Have a better relationship with your significant other without you changing a thing. What do these ideas have in common? Well, they are all not likely to happen. In fact “likely” is too weak of a word to use Read More

Here is something different for you today.  Once in a while, especially when things get a little too busy, I thought I would use this space to make you aware of some other material I think you might find helpful .  Today I want to mention a series done by Andy Stanley called “In the Read More

Wish life had an easy button? Press the button for a new car. Press the button for a new job. Press the button if you are not sure how to make your next big decision in life. It will decide for you. Press the easy button. Unlike the easy button made popular by Staples, life Read More

I wanted to go back to last week’s post. Go back and read it if you did not get a chance. We talked about the most frequent command in the Bible, “fear not.” When we look back on some things which made us afraid or caused us to fear, we now realize we no longer Read More

Fear not, do not be afraid, is the most repeated command in the Bible. Rick Warren, pastor at Saddleback Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life, says this is found 365 times in the Bible, once for every day of the year. We need these reminders. Have you read the news lately? You read Read More

When you look in a mirror who do you see? Yeah, I asked it. Who do you see when you look in a mirror? I know I tend to see a little more of me than I care to see, if you know what I mean…. Who do you see? Is it who you want Read More

Sports fans and non-sports fans alike have been hearing the discussions on domestic violence and child abuse, two issues that have impacted most everyone. Most people know someone who has been in such a situation or have been through an abusive situation themselves. First of all, this should go without saying, I am not defending the Read More