House and Home

I learned a long time ago that a nice house doesn’t make a home. The family inside the home are what make it home. I want to be where my family is, and we can adjust to most any place. I think it probably goes without saying, but a sharply dressed man or woman doesn’t…

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I Want In

When I read the Old Testament history of Israel, I often think about how they often missed the very presence of God among them. They were often self-absorbed and self-centered and missed what He as trying to do for them.  I don’t have “Israel envy”, but I do want to know God and have Him…

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Treasure

I love finding money in a coat pocket that I had forgotten about. I remember looking for treasure as a kid. Nicolas Cage starred in “National Treasure”, a movie released in 2004. I’ve watched it a few times because I love some of the history and theory behind the movie. There are treasure hunters all…

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Relationship Anatomy

There are many complex and moving parts to each relationship that I have. I have friends that I’ve known for years that I can pick up wherever we left off. I have friends that live close by that I see on a weekly basis. There are friends that I hardly ever see anymore, and our…

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Valuable Faith

There are a lot of things that I have no way of measuring their value. My friendships, for example, mean a lot to me. My friendships are not more valuable than my family. My family is probably the most valuable relationships I have outside of my relationship with the Lord. I can’t possibly put a…

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Life Differently

I realize every day as a Christ follower, my life should look different than those who don’t follow Him. I am not better than those who don’t know Him, I just know that I have peace that is often foreign to those who don’t know and trust the Lord. I should not be self-centered, but…

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