Double-Minded, Part I Double-Minded, Part I
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Double-Minded, Part I

As I’m reading Matthew’s account of Jesus’ last hours, I see Peter and imagine what it was like to be him. He’d been bold . . . stepping out of the boat when nobody else…

Kids Loved Jesus. Do They Love You? Kids Loved Jesus. Do They Love You?
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Kids Loved Jesus. Do They Love You?

Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from…

Take . . . Courage Take . . . Courage
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Take . . . Courage

So the grandfather sees his grandson terrified of his friend’s artificial leg. He gives him his stopwatch and says “Now click it and see if you can be brave for one minute . . ….

Summer Reads Summer Reads
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Summer Reads

The kids are jacked up crazy for school to be out. Moms are figuring out how to get stuff done without the free time they had while Junior was at school. And Dad, well Dad’s…

Forgiveness Is Tricky Forgiveness Is Tricky
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Forgiveness Is Tricky

Have you ever shocked yourself with how you reacted to someone? Like, “Where did that come from?” Or you find yourself rehearsing the conversation you’re going to have about that ‘thing’ that hacks you. You have the conversation…

Learners and the ‘Lazy Susan’ Learners and the ‘Lazy Susan’
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Learners and the ‘Lazy Susan’

There’s a restaurant on I-16 between Atlanta and Savannah that serves food on a ‘Lazy Susan’ in the middle of the table. The server puts the food on and you spin it around to fill and refill your…

Thanking and Trusting Thanking and Trusting
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Thanking and Trusting

Watching my little granddaughters play basketball, there’s the constant question – “Am I playing offense or defense?” “Who has the ball?” It’s so funny to watch them stand in their defensive positions with their hands up…

Clean Conviction Clean Conviction
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Clean Conviction

“My Spirit convicts cleanly, without crushing words of shame” quotes Sarah Evans in Jesus Calling. There’s been (or is about to be) a sin, an infraction . . . a screw-up – something done or said out…

Saying No Saying No
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Saying No

Today’s post is from Ben Ackerman, a mentee from my 2012 group. Ben is President of Southern Experience, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises. Experience is a fan experience technology company serving over…

10 Things I Learned in 2014 10 Things I Learned in 2014
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10 Things I Learned in 2014

Our prayers are offered to God in ‘real time’ to us. But timeless God heard our prayers and considered them before the beginning of the world . . . before He wrote the script of…