Hi all, The response to the series 'How Jewish Should a Christian Be', has been very good, but I feel the need to take 1 extra week to go
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How Jewish Should a Christian Be? #4
Hi all, Last week we covered the founding apostles' decision not to put any requirements for obeying the law of Moses on Gentile believers, and that
Read MoreThe Truth Behind Standing on the Word #4
Hi all, Back when Barb and I were teenagers eager to be used of the Lord in ministry, but destined for the university where my parents had gone and
Read MoreThe Truth Behind Standing on the Word #3
Hi all, When I was a teenager and was left to babysit my little brothers and sister while our mom went to night school to complete her MBA (after dad
Read MoreThe Truth Behind “Standing on the Word” #2
Hi all, Last week I shared the tradition of 'standing on the Word' and the examples in scripture of Peter and Paul who 'stood' based on personal
Read MoreThe Truth Behind Standing on the Word #1
Hi all, Home after church one day a mom found her little boy in his room, standing on top of his Children's Bible, feet together, arms wavily wildly
Read MoreThe Ways of Righteousness #4
Hi all, A man on staff at a megachurch gave what seemed to be an amazing testimony at a Wednesday night service. He told how his teenage son wanted a
Read MoreThe Ways of Righteousness #3
Hi all, I was attending one of our affiliated house churches and asked for prayer as I was very tired and needed some wisdom in some areas. So
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Hi all, An employee came about 15 minutes late to work one day, walking in on a meeting that started promptly at 9am, in which she had a large role
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Hi all, Last Saturday morning Barb was sleeping in, Chris was up, bathed, and watching a favorite Christian TV show while playing games on his
Read MoreEd. or the Horse Jumping the Trycicle Incident of 1988, Relationships #6
Hi all, When we lived in Colorado I had a horse I named Josiah (In heaven I may need to apologize to King Josiah, but my horse was good and zealous
Read MoreThe Casserole Incident- Relationships #4
Hi all, When our 3 boys were young they always seemed to be as hungry as bears coming out of their dens at the end of a long winter. "How long to
Read MoreThe Momma Ride- Relationships #3
Hi all, After my dad left our family when I was 11 years old, but before I came to know my heavenly Father about 5 years later at age 16, the Father
Read MoreRelationships and Getting Along #2, The Cupcake Incident of 1975
Hi all, When Barb and I were dating (we were 15 & 16) she soon became a regular at our house. Though we lived 4 miles apart (6.4 km) and in a
Read MoreRelationships and Getting Along #1, The Great Underpants Incident of 2014
Hi all, I think I've found a way to get out of housework - just mess up enough that Barb finally says, "Okay, okay, please, you always do it wrong,
Read MoreControlling Your Emotions #6, Final
Hi all, I heard a joke the other day on an old TV show that I had not heard since my 6th grade teacher told it to us in an effort to get us to think
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Hi all, What do we do with friends and family whose decision making skills resemble those of a squirrel trying to cross the street? (And for some
Read MoreControlling Your Emotions #4
Hi all, Now that we've covered the Lord's ways dealing with Cain and with us, we can look at how He deals with His own emotions and how He interacts
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