Happy Saturday! This video explains the incredible mission of Blood: Water Mission, one of the organizations we’re supporting through Journey4Hope. What struck me: Charity is for victims. Hope empowers communities to work together to solve problems. (If you can’t see the video, click here.) Have a great weekend!
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Do you ever experience doubt? Imagine a man trudging through the desert in search of water. He’s absolutely certain the water’s right over that next hill. Of course, he was absolutely certain the water was right over the last hill as well. The trip didn’t begin like this. When he started, the path was clearly […]
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Do you believe Jesus speaks to you? I do. I’m not getting all ooky-spooky about this. I don’t hear voices or anything like that. In fact, that’s precisely the problem. Most of the time, I don’t hear anything at all. But I don’t think it’s because He’s not talking. The problem is that I’m not […]
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Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. How do you apply the Bible to your life? I have a sad confession. I always figured the whole point of reading the Bible was me. I thought it was about my life, learning how to live better, […]
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Do you ever make life too complicated and forget the basics? Last week I spoke to a pastor about leading a men’s retreat. He asked me to outline my vision for the sessions. So I talked about stories and testimonies and adversity. I traced a path from storm through darkness to hope and light. I […]
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Happy Monday! This is going to be a week for me to understand this edition of the word-of-the-week… PATIENCE I just have a simple question: how do I know the difference between patience and procrastination? I’m working on partnerships and sponsorships for Journey4Hope. I’ve made some contacts and done follow-ups. I don’t want to be […]
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Happy Saturday! Life is like a cup of coffee. Sounds like something Forrest Gump might say, huh? That’s okay–sometimes things become trite because they convey a bit of truth. See what you find in this simple illustration. If you can’t see the video, click here. Have a great weekend!
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Recent weeks have taken me to some extreme fear, overflowing gratitude, and tremendous guilt. It’s been quite a roller coaster ride–and I don’t like roller coasters! Check out the story in the latest edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter.
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Do you ever hit yourself (or others) in the head with religious platitudes? Joe’s pretty frustrated. His team at work pointed toward this big evaluation day for weeks. Everyone bought in, did a little extra, took some real pride in a job well done. He said you could feel the excitement, the sense of teamwork […]
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Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. What did the scriptures mean to their original audience? Can we really know? Does it matter? According to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, correct interpretation requires that […]
Continue readingMore TagIs This God’s Thing Or Mine?
Have you ever asked that question? So I’m talking to a friend about Journey4Hope and he says, “I prayed about this and I believe God wants me to jump in and help.” And my skeptical bone starts tingling. I wonder a lot about my skeptical side, that part of me that tends to look a […]
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Happy Monday! This weekend’s tragedy in Japan inspires today’s word-of-the-week… Change Tens of millions of Japanese awoke to an everyday Friday. Then a devastating earthquake and an even more catastrophic tsunami turned their world upside-down. I know that feeling. Twenty-three years ago I decided to put some simple Christmas lights on my house, and a […]
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