At the Stanford Eye Clinic in Palo Alto, CA on August 29, 2011, a sight I will likely never forget passed through my eyes and into my heart. A lovely Asian family – father, mother, and daughter – slowly crossed the waiting room floor, the aged father maneuvering one small, weak step at a time, his quivering […]
There is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way to death. – Proverbs 14:12 ESV I have always interpreted this to mean that when we ignore God’s ways and instead cling to our own that the results are personal and tragic loss, generally in the form of moral
Please be sure to vote! I may or may not agree with your choice of candidates or measures, but that doesn’t matter. Each of us has the privilege and responsibility paid for by the blood and lives of those who bravely fought for our freedom to choose. Today, at the polling place, you will continue
Prophesy is one of the spiritual gifts of the new covenant church, and one that is perhaps not practiced as often as it should be. However, it must be done with proper guidance and caution. The prophesy of the New Testament is NOT the “Thus sayeth the Lord” of the prophets of old, but we’ll
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There has been a social media war going on since Dan Cathy honestly answered the question about his viewpoints on the definition of marriage. While the media storm now appears to be settling, the debate will continue for a long time as American society deals with the issue. What saddens me most, however, is the
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When we think of buried treasure, our mind most often conjures pictures of finding precious metals or jewels that have lain in wait below the ground for a wonderful discovery that makes our life richer. We dream of the pleasures we can buy with the value of such a lucky find, and we imagine the
The more a bow is bent, the further the arrow flies. There has been a sometimes painful and difficult stretching of God’s people over the past many years to prepare them with fresh anointings, manifestations of greater gifts, and the falling of new mantles to heed the callings in our lives to fulfill God’s ordained
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A Short Story for Engineers And you don’t have to be an engineer to appreciate this…. This was sent to me by my dad on 1/6/2012, and it’s not mine. But it illustrates a really terrific point, so I’m sharing it with you. If anyone knows the original author, please let me know so I
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When I asked my lovely wife whether she would buy a used toothbrush, I got the totally expected response, “Eeew! Gross…” And I’ll bet most folks would chime in with a similar opinion. We certainly wouldn’t want a stranger’s dirty past making its way into our mouths. But I ask you, isn’t that sometimes what
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Another story that’s not mine. My wife forwarded this to me in an email, and I wanted to share it in case you’ve never seen it. Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband’s employer’s home. My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend..
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