(written in Dec 2014) It’s a week before Christmas. There’s lots to do. I’ve been working all week and finally get to come home. I’m so ready for the holidays away from students – away from work. I’m tired. As I drive home, I start …
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50 Things to do at Christmas (revised for 2018)
Everyone should experience these 50 things sometime in their lives during the Christmas season. I have already experienced some of these, but some are things I hope to experience. 50 Things to do during Christmas: 1. “A Christmas Story” marathon. 2. Sit in Santa’s lap …
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Loyalty, Treaties, Covenants, and Sinai
Ancient Treaties and 10 Commandments Before we launch right in, I’ve got to lay some groundwork. There are two types of treaties that are common in early Biblical times: 1) A parity treaty – an international agreement/covenant between two equals 2) A suzarain/vassel treaty – …
Read MoreFaith – Be Adventurous
Dad’s Word: The pieces will never line up perfectly. You won’t ever be “ready.” You may not have the financial ability to do something. It may never look like things are going to work out, but sometimes we’ve got to step out in faith anyway. …
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Train Up a Child
Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” I don’t know what you hear when you read this verse (or hear someone using it to tell you how to …
Read MoreHome and Hurricanes
Home is where my family gathers. We laugh. We play. We cry. Home is where we settle our lives and work through our difficulties. Home calls us away from strife and beckons us into its’ safety. It’s where we find true rest. It’s where we …
Read MoreBetter to Give?
“It is more blessed to give than receive.” These are words that we hear often during the Christmas season. However, whenever I hear it, I usually have this little “cringy” sort of thing in the back of my neck. (No. “Cringy” isn’t a word, but it’s …
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Lowering the Bar
I was inspired by a friend (Denice Lambert) who posted this on facebook: J: What do you want these boys to wear? Me: They already dressed themselves. They sort of match and their clothes don’t have any holes or stains. J: So those are the …
Read MorerePost – Wise Men
Wise Men (Matthew 2:1-12) still seek Him. Here’s some interesting stuff I’ve learned about them: Three distinctive actions of the Wise Men: (From an old message by Greg Matte.) 1. They left home to worship Jesus. Willing to get out of their comfort zones and …
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