Who’s touched by the ripples of your life? Yesterday I said Jesus called us to change the world by walking with Him on a path of Influence. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…” was an invitation to participate in the eternally-significant work of building God’s kingdom. Each of us is called to use […]
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Jesus Christ is the most influential person who’s ever lived. Do you agree? Jesus was obviously the most powerful person who’s ever lived. He had all the power in the universe at His fingertips. He could have forced people to accept Him. A few well-placed lightning bolts would have whipped the non-believers into line in […]
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“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.” Mark 9:50 Some not-so-random reflections: This weekend I think I missed most of the point of a sermon. The teaching dealt with the last verses of Mark 9 […]
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Happy Monday! I’ve been immersed in this week’s word-of-the-week… NEW When was the last time you tried something completely new? I’ve been having problems with the RICH’S RIDE website. It’s been vulnerable to hackers and viruses, and I finally decided I had to create a fresh site that’s a bit more stable. This presented two […]
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Happy Saturday! It’s been a while since we talked on Saturday. With all the fussing about the economy, I thought this video might remind us of how blessed we are. Rich from beyondtoday. Can’t see the video? Click here. Have a great weekend.
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I’ve purposely de-friended and un-followed a few of my online connections recently. Have you ever done that? It’s difficult. I don’t want to offend or hurt anyone’s feelings. These folks weren’t being overtly profane or abusive. I’m just taking a little of my own advice (What Do You Think About?) In response to that post, […]
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Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Becky said something to me the other day that’s been bouncing around in my brain. We were talking about some issue and she said, “You […]
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Hi. This is Becky attempting to share a bit of the “rest of the story”. I’ve never done a guest blog. I have a lot of ideas, but I don’t usually have the patience to actually write them down. I tell them to Rich, and he sort of nods and says, “Yeah, that’s a great […]
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Yesterday I commented on Blessings. I heard someone say life was so amazing he just stopped and applauded. Literally, he paused right in his tracks and gave life a one-man round of applause. I’ll bet God appreciated that. It’s not that He needs our recognition, but He gets a pretty steady stream of complaints, worries, […]
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Happy Monday! The last few days surrounded me with today’s word-of-the-week… BLESSINGS I’ve been working on the latest edit of the new book manuscript. The process has provided the opportunity to re-read, and vicariously re-experience, the story that unfolded exactly a year ago as we rolled along the Mississippi River. I’m overwhelmed as I understand […]
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An obvious question follows my two previous posts. (Afraid Of God? and Does God Punish?) If we reduce fear of punishment, won’t people do all sorts of crazy things? Can we have accountability without fear of punishment? Of course a broken world needs laws to regulate behavior. Society can’t function without at least minimal limits […]
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Are you afraid of God? Last time I asked a provocative question: Does God Punish? It’s a tough question. One of this blog’s purposes is to talk about confronting adversity and moving forward in hope. It’s difficult to do that if you’re afraid of being punished. Punishment is all about fear, power, and control. If […]
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