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Where is the Congestion?
Like most people I also look forward to the weekend. But this past weekend was extra special. My grandchildren were coming over to spend Saturday with us. Not too long after their arrival the younger of the two, four years old, wanted to go and play in the basement. I figured her insistence had to…
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When Dead Last Pays
“So the last will be first, and the first last” (Matthew 20:16). In this life coming in last is not something to write home about. Whether it is in a race or an exam, there is no glory for last place. I know. In my first marathon I came in almost dead last. The young…
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When 1 = 1000
But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day (2Pe.3:8). I have never been good at math. Don’t ask me how I managed to have a reasonably successful accounting career that spanned four decades. It must be the grace and mercy…
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Be True…to Yourself
“This above all: to thine own self be true” (Polonius to his son Laertes in Shakespeare’s Hamlet). Long before Polonius gave this piece of advice to his son who was on his way to escape from his father’s long-winded speeches, the apostle Paul had given the faithful at Corinth the advice to abide in their…
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Detecting Demons in the Pulpit
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons (1Tim.4:1). The church of Jesus is currently in a mess, especially in the West. As a result it has lost its power and influence and its place of respect in the world. One major…
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No Country for Older Men
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons (1Tim.4:1) It is one of the sad points in the human experience that when things are going well we tend to take life for granted as though it would always be this way.…
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No Marathon Gene
(Mis)adventures in Running, Part III I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith (2Tim.4:7). According to a study from Loughborough University scientists, 20% of the world’s population does not have a ‘marathon gene.’ What that means is that they will never be able to run a marathon…
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How to Make a Grand Canyon in 6 Months
Recently I watched a documentary in which a Bible teacher tried to refute claims that the Grand Canyon was formed more than 17 million years ago. He believed that the world was 6,000 years old and that everything on earth happened from the time of Adam to the present day. I love comedies and as…
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Tackling the 10k Run
(Mis)adventures in Running – Part II Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air (1Co.9:26). Encouraged by my completion of the 5k run and feeling better by the day I decided to go to the next level in my running career – the 10k run. Truth…
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My First 5k Run
(Mis)adventures in Running, Part 1 “I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong…but time and chance happen to them all” (Eccles.9:11. Most people seem to agree that running is good for our bodies. It improves bone density, aids in cardiovascular health, reduces…
