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Not Ourselves

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Not Ourselves

I will not ever apologize for expressing my beliefs and thoughts. I will, however, clarify the motivation and intent behind those expressions of thought.I have strong beliefs, built upon observations, study and pretty reasonable (IMHO) inferences of the world cultures, history, and the world around us. And yet those beliefs are not intended to be separating and dividing walls, but a means to communicate the very concepts and ideas that should be connecting and unifying us. Almost all of them boil down to these two ideals:

1) We are here to bring honor and glory to the one we worship, NOT ourselves.
2) We ARE here to serve others, NOT ourselves.

For example, for some, what you worship is an ideal. Whether that ideal … Click to Continue →

Switching Roles for our “not so little” man

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Switching Roles for our “not so little” man

This week, our little man, became a bit less little.

He turned 13 this week. This is a milestone in a young man’s life.
I remember, that at the age of 13, I was allowed to:

  • first shoot a rifle,
  • own my own pocket knife,
  • ride my bike to friend’s houses,
  • use the phone to call friends.

These are various freedoms we take for granted as an adult, but as a young man, these were all steps of responsibility and freedom.

Like me, Our son will gain new responsibilities and privileges:

  • open ( but still monitored) access to the internet,
  • his own email address,
  • and possibly access to FB … Click to Continue →

Showing love to the unlovable.

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Showing love to the unlovable.

We are called to show love to the unloveable.

Original Story: The teenager who saved a man with an SS tattoo  By: Catherine Wynne on BBC News

Summary reprinted from: AMightyGirl

When Keshia Thomas was 18 years old in 1996, the KKK held a rally in her home town of Ann Arbor, Michigan.images by Mark Brunner Hundreds of protesters turned out to tell the white supremacist organization that they were not welcome in the progressive college town. At one point during the event, a man with a SS … Click to Continue →

Another beggining

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This is the beginning of a new journey of faith…

I haven’t really written much lately. November to now has turned into the busiest part of my life in a few years. The last few months have flown by. Between work, family, and life in our new church home, Clarity Church, we have been going, planning, and doing with little time for rest.

I am blessed to be a father to a young man who is growing in Christ and husband to an amazing Christ loving woman that honors me and makes me proud to be a married man.

At home we were hit with a household flu epidemic. The house sprang a few new … Click to Continue →