We all want to be the hero. I’ve never watched a Marvel movie and wanted to be Loki or Thanos. Turn on an action movie from the 80s or 90s, we all want to be a Wolverine or Rocky, never the Russian invaders. Even when kids play tag or hide and seek, no one wants …
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you, but I am not a perfect parent. I’m not a parenting expert. But, I’m trying to get better and I have a chance to practice in the laboratory of our home every day. When you are a pastor, people have interesting perceptions about you. So, I want …
Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville – did not. The Grinch hated Christmas – the whole Christmas season. Now, please don’t ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. Or it could be …
What is a Christian worldview and why should you have one? Listen in as I speak with Dr. Tony Beam about the value of a Christian worldview and how you can develop one. Along the way we discuss discernment, politics, and wisdom as well as how you can live out your Christian worldview every day.
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He always lets me know when it is time. He doesn’t care if it is freezing cold, raining, or a blazing hot South Carolina August afternoon. When he needs to go to out, Toby always lets me know. Toby is my German Shorthaired Pointer. He is quite possibly the greatest dog in the world (it’s …
There was a time when we spoke of kids who did not have access to certain opportunities as “underprivileged children.” Rather than speaking of the underprivileged with compassion, the common parlance of our world today is to reverse the language. Instead of focusing on caring for the underprivileged (the alien, the orphan, and the widow), …
Comorbidities. Preexisting conditions. These words rank up there with unprecedented in a competition for word of year in 2020. Prior to March of 2020, few of us ever used the word unprecedented, we didn’t speak of preexisting conditions, and we may not have even known what a comorbidity was. But, that was time before COVID. …
What is a Christian worldview and why should you have one? Listen in as I speak with Dr. Tony Beam about the value of a Christian worldview and how you can develop one. Along the way we discuss discernment, politics, and wisdom as well as how you can live out your Christian worldview every day.
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Somehow, it sneaks up on me every year. I can’t explain how it happens. Whenever my Bible reading turns to the book of Isaiah, each year I should be prepared. Yet, somehow, as I work through my Bible reading guide, I tend to focus only on the task at hand and not look ahead to …
Healthy churches aren’t unicorns. Healthy churches exist, and you can be a part of one. Maybe you are part of a healthy church today. If so, then the steps listed in this post will help you to keep your church healthy. If your church isn’t healthy, you can be part of making it healthier. Try …