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Can We Be Like Ralph and Sam?

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Will you still respect me on November 6?Current polling and social media rancor would suggest that that is a big ask. Our country is evenly divided with precise 50-50 splits nationally as well as in bellwether states and regions. I have deep-thinking friends enthusiastically on both sides of the divide. One of the prominent … [Read more...]

Life Lessons from a Small-Town Miracle

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Maybe you’ve read the book, Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen. Although the New York Times bestseller was published in 2003, I only recently discovered it in my search for some beach reading by a favorite writer, Bob Greene. The book is a World War II story described this way: In search of “the best … [Read more...]

Did God Protect Former President Trump?

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Much of the support directed toward former President Trump in his survival of the assassination attempt includes a sentiment that reflects God’s “protection” of the former President. I’ve also heard “divine intervention” and “God’s providence” attributed to the failed assassination attempt. This all could be very true. But to … [Read more...]

Lenten Reflection: A Selfishness Observed

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Growing up in a Wesleyan movement, I was not raised in a culture of practicing the Lenten season. The thought was this: “One should constantly be living in a state of sacrifice and there should not be anything extra to sacrifice during a season.” I respect that, but in later years I’ve come to appreciate the discipline of … [Read more...]

The Book of Job: A Valentine’s Day Moment?

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I was exploring in Job last week and came across an oft-forgotten (at least by me, anyway) moment in Job’s life that provides a pre-calamity window into his persona and faith. Curiously, it also provides a teachable moment as we think about Valentine’s Day.Job 1:4-5 (NIV)4 His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on … [Read more...]

Bible Reading VS Bible Engagement

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Tis the season of New Year’s resolutions. Funny thing: As I’ve listened to TV and radio personalities share their New Year’s resolutions, I’ve been hearing, along with the usuals such as better fitness, better nutrition, getting up earlier, resolutions like this: “I want to not only read the Bible through, I want to ingest it … [Read more...]