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Let’s Choose Life

What is God’s will for our life? The question haunts us as we are growing up. What if we couldn’t find it? What if we didn’t recognize it? God’s will for many of us most seem like a needle in …

There Is Joy In Praise

When a famous British writer first gave his life to the Lord, he initially resisted praising God. In fact, he called it “a stumbling block.” His struggle was “in the suggestion that God Himself demanded it.” Yet the writer finally …

Really Thirsty

Have you ever been really thirsty? July 4th 2002, I went to play golf in Augusta, GA. This day I decided to walk and carry my golf clubs rather than ride in a golf cart. Playing the first two holes …

Gold Metal Effort for God!

At the 2009 Kansas high school state track championship, an unusual thing happened. The team that won the girls 3,200-meter relay was disqualified. But what happened next was even more unusual. The team that was awarded the state championship by …

Who Is Your Witness

Years ago, a young lady was hospitalized after a long fall from a bridge. During the recovery, the spouse of another patient stopped to speak to me. “My husband just told me what happened to you,” she said. “We believe …

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Let God Shine Always

Does the beginning of this story sound familiar. You aren’t happy to be making a trip back to a fine department store. The reason is the previous day, you, your partner, sibling, loved one or friend made a good number …

Everything Under Control While Lounging

On the Discovery Channel you can watch lounging lions in Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve and they look harmless. They will roll on their backs in low-lying bushes. They rub their faces on branches as if trying to comb their …

Love Each Other As God Loves Us

I regret it now, but in my youth I was at times wild and rebellious. One day I went roaring up to my dad (The Master Chef) at work in my dripping wet swim trunks to ask for some money. …

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Begin By Looking In The Mirror

When my first daughter was born, we named her “Amirah” pronounced (a-mir-ah), which is Arabic for Princess. Only a few weeks later, my wife came home to share a story from work. A co-worker asked why did we name our …

What’s Going On?

It is amazing to me over the course of life listening to the wonder of musical artists and the lyrics they write. When we listen closely we witness many of these artists who may be referred to as Modern Prophets. …