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A Spiritual Routine to Get You Out of Bed…JOYFULLY!
Daily routines are important. Setting the spiritual tone of your day is critically important. I talked about this in my sermon on Good Friday. I shared the routine I use to bring the events of Good Friday and Easter to … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Family Life, Resources, Worldview
Tagged priorities, Routines, Spiritual Discipline, Thumbs Up
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On Removing Splinters from Noses
As a follow-up to my post last week regarding pronouns, today I’m sharing a bit of a parable. Discussions this week showed there were many with a hunger for more on this topic, especially as it relates to parenting children … Continue reading
FEAR or CARE?
FEAR is NOT dictating my life. … I act in CARE for others, sometimes even wearing a facemask if it means I can share Jesus with them. Continue reading
Posted in Character, Community Life, Witnessing, Worldview
Tagged care, facemask, Fear, witness
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Missing Mandla
I must express my extreme sorrow over the recent sudden death of my dear brother pastor and friend, Rev. Mandla Khumalo from St. Peter’s Confessional Lutheran Church in Middleburg, South Africa. He was a vibrant preacher as he boldly shared … Continue reading
The Master Potter…Jesus
My daughter, Hannah, is not able to be on her college campus right now, but her awesome school, Concordia University in Ann Arbor, cares so much about its students that her art professor is allowing her to complete her pottery … Continue reading
Citizen of the Year
This week I received notice that I had been nominated as Citizen of the Year for an annual awards banquet hosted by our local Chamber of Commerce. My first response was, “WHAT? Why me?” Then, as I read the letter … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Community Life, Witnessing, Worldview
Tagged character, community, service, thankfulness, witness, worldview
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Teaching God’s Way
This week I started teaching another online class for the Masters of Family Life Education program of Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor. So far I am highly impressed by the character and faith of my nine students. It’s great to hear … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Community Life, Relationship Priorities, Worldview
Tagged forgiveness, God's way, grace, teaching
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Positivity
This past Tuesday I had the privilege to speak to a good number of the 900 teachers and support staff from the Grand Blanc public schools about leadership. I was at one of twenty-four stations along a “scavenger hunt” around … Continue reading
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Tagged character, community, leadership, witness, worldview
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Stories of Hope!
Hope is elusive for many people. It will ALWAYS be out of reach if we rely on the promises and power of men. However, in Jesus Christ there is ALWAYS the sure and certain hope of wonderful things ahead. We … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Community Life, Congregational Life, Worldview
Tagged comfort, hope, inspiration
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The Great Deceiver
“The Great Deceiver” is the name of a Bible study that several other men and I started this week. It focuses on how the devil, Satan, Lucifer…is VERY real and is an expert at deception. His greatest trick is to … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Congregational Life, Family Life, Marriage, Step-families, Worldview
Tagged joy, Satan, Truth
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