• Design and Decisions

    For years I blamed it on the dream. Following that dream was why I crashed and burned, why I nearly had a nervous breakdown, why I made a ridiculous move and then had to come back home in pieces. I distinctly remember the long drive back to my hometown, every mile between me and the…

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  • More than Relationship

    The Prophet redemptive gift often gets ridiculed for their black and white, principles prevail, die on the cross of truth approach to life.  A Prophet will do or believe something simply because it is right (or they think it is right), with no foreseeable benefit, and in fact, even in the face of great persecution and…

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  • Swirling Emotions

    “The one who had denied Him Who had once walked on the water Jumped in and swam to Him To be confronted on the shore.” -Stranger on the Shore by Michael Card   Have you ever wondered what Peter was feeling when they recognized that the stranger on the shore was Jesus? Joy?  Fear?  Dread? …

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  • The Maker of all Mankind

    Today I went to church with some friends who are soon leaving for the mission field.  The service hadn’t begun yet, so I let my mind wander like the restless child who isn’t yet required to sit still and pay attention.  Somehow I landed on the topic of the fear of man.  It may not…

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  • Purposeful Randomness

    Some evenings I go for a walk at a nearby pond where I am certain to see a Mallard and a Coot or too, and sometimes a Cormorant or some chubby little blue-billed ducks that are as round as they are long. Tonight I went a bit later than usual, so I was still walking…

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