Month: September 2023
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Turtle Trauma
It was the most pleasant petting zoo one could imagine. The critters walked right up to you! People, both little and big, loved to come and mingle with the animals. There was a white pot-bellied pig, a sweet shetland pony, and everyone’s favorite, a terrapin named Lucky. One day, as the story goes, Lucky’s good…
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Skateboarders Welcome
The young man was standing like a statue on the shoulder of a busy four lane highway. He appeared fixated on something at a church next to the road. Driving closer, I saw the skateboard. “Oh, I bet he’s looking for a good parking lot to ride.” But he took off –kicking his way down…
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Too Much and Enough
Have you ever felt drawn to something that turned out to be more harmful than good? Marie Curie was a highly acclaimed physicist and chemist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first woman to win a Nobel prize, she is famous for developing and proving the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, the damaging…
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Weariness
Have you ever said to yourself, “There’s more here than I can possibly do?” Things came to that point last week when I realized I’d exhausted my ability to help and encourage others. It felt like everyone wanted a piece of me, but I had nothing left to give. Jesus and his disciples experienced this.…
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Lost and Found
Back in the mid-nineties, the men from my church attended a huge Christian conference at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The venue was packed with over 63,000 men! Our church van load of guys was safely seated inside, but we were missing someone—our pastor’s son, Todd. Here’s the predicament: Pastor Ron had a ticket…
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