Tag Archives: Faith
Where to Turn When Life Turns Upside Down
On April 11th, 2011, my family’s life turned upside down. It started out as a typical Monday. On Monday’s, my day off from the church office, I stay home with the kids and give my wife the freedom to run … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Studies/Christianity, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Childhood Diseases, Faith, Fear, Jesus, Lymphoma, Make A Wish, Pediatric Oncology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, T-Cell Lymphoma
Tagged Cancer, Children, Christians, Faith, family, Give Kids the World, God, Jesus, St. Louis Children's Hospital
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The Duck Dynasty Bug
Our household’s been bitten by the Duck Dynasty bug. In fact, reruns or not, when my sons flip through the channels and discover Duck Dynasty’s being broadcast, they shout out the news and the family assembles around the television, excited … Continue reading
Posted in America, Faith, Jesus, Prayer
Tagged A and E, Bible, Christians, Conservatism, Discipleship, Duck Calls, Duck Dynasty, Faith, family, Jace, Phil, Robertson, Willie
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Worrying About the Future
After my wife sang to the boys last night, my second born tossed and turned, struggling to go to sleep. My wife peeked into our bedroom and asked me to check on him. I slipped quietly into the bedroom, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Studies/Christianity, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Childhood Diseases, Faith, Fear, Lymphoma, Pediatric Oncology, Prayer
Tagged Bible, Children, Christians, Faith, Fear, Future, Google, St. Louis Children's Hospital
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Crying for Help
Our church offers the ministry of “Upward Basketball.” I’ve coached in this league for nine years, and for the past five seasons, I’ve been blessed to be able to coach my sons. As they get older, I instruct in greater … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Studies/Christianity, Faith, Fear, Jesus
Tagged Bible, Christians, Discipleship, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Storms
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Is the Anti-Christ Alive?
In the Spring of 1988, after Sunday morning worship, I discovered a pamphlet stuffed under my windshield wiper. Big block letters across the top announced, “88 Reasons why the Lord is Returning in 1988.” I read the tract with interest, … Continue reading
Posted in America, Bible Studies/Christianity, End Times, Faith, Fear, Jesus, Rapture
Tagged anti-christ, anti-christs, Bible, Christians, Discipleship, Faith, Jesus, President Obama, Rapture
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Prophecies Concerning the Birth of Christ
Sometimes when the topic of the Second Coming of Christ arises, people shift uncomfortably, not wanting to think of a future judgment. Others laugh, lumping the Second Coming account in the same genre as fables and fairy tales. However, those … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Studies/Christianity, End Times, Faith, Jesus
Tagged Bible, Christians, Discipleship, Faith, God, Gospel, Heaven, Jesus, Rapture, Second Coming
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God is Still On the Throne
America’s reeling from last week’s election. Half of the electorate cheers the President’s re-election and the other half wonders if America can survive another four years of extremist liberal policies. Currently, twenty-two states have initiated petitions to secede from the … Continue reading
Posted in America, Bible Studies/Christianity, Faith
Tagged Bible, Christians, Conservatism, Day of Infamy, Discipleship, Experiencing God, Faith, God, grace, Henry Blackaby, Jesus, Liberalism
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Liar Liar Pants on Fire
I consider “The Princess Bride” a movie classic. The film provides a myriad of quotable lines but one of my favorite exchanges occurs between “Valerie” and “Miracle Max”: Valerie: “Liar! L-i-a-r!!!!” Miracle Max: “Get back, witch!” Valerie: “I’m not a … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, America, Jesus, Political Views, Prayer, Pro-Life
Tagged Abortion, Bible, Christians, Conservatism, Discipleship, Faith, homosexuality, Jesus, Liberalism, Obamacare, Pro-Life
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Democrats and Christians, Oxymorons?
History often repeats itself. Maybe not with exact precision, but familiar snippets of past historical events emerge from time to time, triggering foggy memories of days gone by. Fads come…go…and come again. Fashion, to a certain extent, functions in the … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, America, Bible Studies/Christianity, Jesus
Tagged Bible, Booing God, Christians, Conservatism, Constitution, Democratic National Convention, Denying Christ, Discipleship, Faith, God, grace, homosexuality, Jesus, Liberalism, Peter
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