High school, college, and professional football teams will soon be gathering to begin practice for their season. Every team will assemble with one goal in mind, to win a championship and we expect them to begin with that goal. Even teams that many give little hope of winning more games than they lose will begin…
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One of the key lessons we learn from the life of David is that the consequences of sin are real. Sin destroys lives, relationships, and families. We learn that immorality creates dysfunction in families. While David found forgiveness and grace after his sin with Bathsheba, the consequences of his sin for both him and his…
Read MoreFebruary 17 is National Random Acts of Kindness Day in the United States. The idea behind the day is to look for ways to be kind to other people including strangers throughout the day. These acts are planned in that we are looking for an opportunity to be kind, but they are also unplanned (random)…
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A longing for rest belongs to the universal human condition. A promise of rest belongs to all who will hear. Rest is a theme that runs from Genesis to Revelation. In Genesis, God “rested on the seventh day” of creation (Gen. 2:2). In Revelation, we are promised an eternal rest: “Blessed are the dead who…
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The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance. — C. S. Lewis Dancing, I must admit, was never part of the worship tradition in which I grew up. Not ever. Many churchgoers of my parents’ and grandparents’ generations thought of dancing (even outside…
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