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The Right Approach

This is the second installment from the current “Moneyball” series. Check out the short video clip at the bottom before diving in. It will help give you a better feel for this blog. Take care. Too...

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Chick-Fil-A… Missing The Point

Seems like the food chain Chick-Fil-A managed to stir up some major controversy this past week. If you somehow missed the headlines, here is one quote that should sum it all up. “The ‘Muppets’ maker...

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Why I Quit Preaching…

In an effort to answer some of the lingering questions that I have recently received from friends, associates, etc. I have decided to explain why I don’t “preach” any more. I’m also kind of hoping that...

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The Best of 2012

This is the time of year when everyone starts compiling their “best of” lists. So, I thought I would join the club. Given that I have posted some 450 blogs during the past few years, I thought this...

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Random Thoughts on Boston, Terrorists, and the Christian Response

I don’t claim to have all the answers. Never have. In fact, I have more questions than answers. I’ll be the first to admit that I often get it wrong. Many, many times. Having said all that I just...

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Leaving The Cave

I haven’t been to church in over a year. I tried to go back this past week… but I didn’t make it. Now, before we get too far let me explain. I’m not anti-church. Granted, I could care less for the...

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Need Hope?

Have you ever fallen victim to wishful thinking? Of course you have. We all have at some point in our lives. In our minds we knew the truth but our hearts refused to accept it. Rather than making...

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Position, Place, Purpose

I’m a big soccer fan. Well, at least as it relates to being American. For most Americans the game of soccer ranks somewhere between equestrian events and synchronized swimming on the list of most...

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Hitting The Target

“The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it.” Laugh if you want… but you know it’s true. What’s more is that all of us have been guilty of committing the implied error of...

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Does Truth Change?

Change… Things change. People change. In fact, in an ever-changing world the one constant in life seems to be change. The realm of faith is no exception. Now, that statement may bother some of you but...

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People Are People

A young man on the Mercer campus stopped me recently to comment on my Chelsea jersey (EPL soccer). His accent was noticeable so I asked him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “My name is Mohammed. I am...

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Fixing The Problem By Facing The Real Issue

Let me go ahead and apologize from the very beginning. This probably won’t be what you’re either hoping or expecting. Sorry, but I don’t have any insightful comments or words of wisdom about the...

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Be Hope

“But now that reality has caught up with her life plans, she can’t envision a future for herself…” from the book “Eating Bitterness” by Michelle Dammon Loyalka Life can be hard. Life can be difficult....

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Halloween: Is It Worth Fighting Over?

I want to talk about Halloween for just a minute today. Why? Because I once again see so many people of faith drawing a line in the sand and declaring that this holiday will be their final...

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Surrounded By Coincidence

This is one of my recent Facebook posts. Thought I’d share it just in case anyone else out there was going through something similar… There are three things in life that never cease to amaze me: God...

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Faith And Facebook

If most “Christians” had the same passion for evangelism that they do for arguing on Facebook, the world would have been converted three times over by now.

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One Reason Why People Are Tuning Out and Turning Off When It Comes To church

Momentary spiritual and political rant… …Republican. Democrat. Conservative. Liberal. Right. Left. Christian. Evangelical. Not. Other. The great tragedy in our country today is that we are rapidly...

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Hard But Honest Words

Today’s note will probably sound harsh in our current environment of hyper-grace. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if some of you weren’t already offended just because I used the word “hyper-grace.”...

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Ability? Availability? Well… Why Can’t It Be Both?

I think most of us have heard the cliché, “God doesn’t call the able. He calls the available.” Now, maybe the specific version you heard was slightly different. Perhaps it was something along the lines...

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This Mess We Call Life

Some recent and very random thoughts on things ranging from faith to work to politics. They all come from my personal Facebook page. Mainly wanted to have a record in the blog for my own use but I...

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