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Life Happens

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As she walked down the aisle, arm in arm with her Dad, she looked beautiful.  Talking quietly & giggling, these two friends of mine had come to a significant day in their lives. Life happens. The Dad looked fit & happy, just as I remembered him.  Though in his fifties now, he worked hard and served…

A New Day

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“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done…”  A quote from my good friend Joseph in Genesis 50:20. So glad God’s got our back, so to speak, and has such a grander view for our lives than we do. Using difficult circumstances to move us…

Head-first or Feet-first

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When I was a kid I loved jumping into the pool feet-first.  Shallow end, deep end – it didn’t matter. I hated diving head-first.  It scared me, even though I knew the deep end was plenty deep enough.  I always thought about diving and really wanted to, but in the end I usually just jumped….

The Silence of Battle

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This past year our family seems to have had a “battle” theme.  No, we’ve not been fighting a lot among ourselves.  I have two junior high boys who are at the age where “battle” is intriguing.  Plus my older son & I had the privilege of visiting Washington DC & the surrounding area, which is…

The Latest Gossip

Unfortunately, many of us would click to this post because of the title – we want to hear the latest gossip.  Also unfortunately, many will click away when the realize this post is about participating in gossip. Of course, we’ve all participated in gossip – either giving or receiving it.  There’s no denying that there’s…

How to Throw (& Catch) Well

My last post was about the importance of Making a Good Throw. Essentially, the point was that the only good throw is one that the person you are throwing to can catch. As leaders, pastors, parents…we often “throw” a vision, a directive, or an idea to our team or kids in a way that cannot be caught,…

Making a Good Throw

Being the Dad of two boys, I’ve played a lot of “catch” with my sons.  Both of them have very strong arms.  My younger son excels at throwing a baseball, while my older son excels at throwing a football (though he throws awkwardly, like Phillip Rivers of the Chargers). Now-a-days it’s a lot of fun…

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