I wanted to repeat this article from 14 years ago. It is even more appropriate today. I saw a quote from a friend recently that got my attention and thought I’d write about it for this Independence Day week. He was talking about all the things we associate with the…
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Independence
Independent – Free from outside control; not depending on another’s authority. Not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence. As we celebrate Independence Day, let us think about what it means to be independent. During the Revolutionary War, on July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence,…
Picture This: Death Was Arrested
Given November 6, 2016 As happens to me quite often, I see or hear something that begins a video playing in my mind of how a scene might play out. It happened this morning in church as we sang the song, “Death Was Arrested” by North Point InsideOut. These lyrics…
If My People…Part 2
Given September 15, 2012 “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14. Last week…
Remembering
Given May 27, 2012 As we remember our militaty heros on this Memorial Day 2012, I will share something God gave me. I help with a BibleTime Ministry club in a local elementary school and the leader asked if I could do a short piece on what Memorial Day is…