Happy Saturday! Taylor Mali is a teacher. I think we’d like each other. We share a love of adolescents and a willingness to chuckle at them. Here are a couple of short videos about standing up for what we believe and being willing to look at issues with an open mind. If you have trouble viewing […]
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Inclusion And Excuses
Note: This is part three of a conversation about excuses. Read part 1 or part 2 if you wish. This article was uncomfortable for me to write. I fear that it may be uncomfortable for you to read. I recently discovered a unique, innovative ministry in Toronto, Canada called The Abilities Church. I copied a […]
Continue readingExcuses, Reasons, And Lies
Note: This is part two of a conversation about excuses. You can read Part 1 here. I’m setting up a discussion tomorrow that may cause a bit of discomfort for all of us. I suspect that we all know excuses aren’t a positive way to respond. Are you clear about the distinction between reasons and […]
Continue readingI’d Really Like To (Excuses Part 1)
Love will find a way. Indifference will find an excuse. “I’d really like to get together, but I’m awfully busy right now.” I don’t doubt that my friend is really busy. But guess what—we’re ALL busy. The message I heard was, “Having lunch with you isn’t as important as the other things I’m choosing to […]
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Welcome to another Monday—for many folks in the U.S. it’s a day off; if that’s you, I hope you’re enjoying some relaxation. Monday’s word-of-the-week day, and this week’s word is a strange one … JAZZ I don’t know much about jazz except that I usually like it, especially live. I’m thinking that our lives might […]
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Happy Independence Day (in the U.S.). Here’s a link to the July 3, 2010 edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. I’d like to encourage you to consider the new initiative involving Relentless Grace. Thanks for all of your continued support. I hope you’re having a great weekend.
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Happy Saturday. Wherever you are, I hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend. This week I’ve been thinking about what motivates us. Here’s a video that contains some great information and even better artwork. If you can’t view the video, click here.
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A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” [John 13:34-35] This might not be my most popular post. I’m struggling with an invitation to be interviewed on […]
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Jesus said, “You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you […]
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God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because […]
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Happy Monday. Hard to believe it’s the last week of June, but 2010 is indeed nearly at the halfway mark. This week’s word-of-the-week is … RENEW Have you ever just needed a fresh start, a clean slate? Ever wanted to start over? One of the many amazing aspects of following Jesus is the reality of […]
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Happy Saturday! This week I talked to inmates at the county detention center. These folks have made mistakes and bad choices. They’ve been hurt and they’ve hurt others. I tried to convince them that they don’t have to be defined by the past. I think they’ve been told a lot about what they did wrong and […]
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