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Tyranny of the Urgent

Sometimes, I just can’t stand a ticking clock. It isn’t that I can’t stand the ticking all the time. In fact, I find the ticking of a clock a common way to ease into sleep. The ticking gets under my skin, however, when I have something that has to be done on time; and each…
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The Path of Everyday Forgiveness

How are you at following the Master? Do you always succeed? Have you reached a level of perfection? I know… that is funny. It’s funny because only the very proud would claim such a thing. However, it is sometimes hard to admit that we stumble even when we are trying to follow Jesus with our…
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Everyday Grace

We talk about grace in the Christian life. We need it! Through grace we discover the amazing love of God. Through grace we have access to God in Jesus. Yet, have we thought about how much we need it from one another? Here are some thoughts about giving grace everyday. Let me introduce you to…
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All In

It may not be official yet, but summer is winding down. The change got me thinking about children and youth and their worship. Having been to many camps, I have seen children and youth focusing on God together. There is something about seeing children singing and playing their hearts out that is inspiring. They go…
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The Power of Thankfulness

There are things which are deceptively powerful. Those tiny air fresheners for cars are not for everyone. For most of my family, they are just too powerful for us to enjoy the scent. Yet, you can’t deny their affect! In the Christian life we have such a deceptively powerful ally to our walk of faith.…
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Becoming a Person of Prayer

Have you ever met someone who is really good at their job? My wife and I went on a pizza tour of Chicago a few years ago. I was very impressed with the pizza (of course!), but I was also impressed with our guide. He did not just talk to us about pizza. He also…
