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Some things just seem like a ‘no-brainer’. You go the grocery store looking for watermelon and find out they are ‘buy one get one free’. Praise the Lord! There’s nothing to think about… you get two. That was easy. However, there are other times in life where the ‘obvious thing’ is not as obvious as it may seem. In Malcolm …
There are some things only time can teach you. I know we don’t want to believe that anymore with our vast ‘knowledge’ and access to instant information via the internet and so many connected devices. Yet, there is a difference between informational knowledge and wisdom. By now, most of us understand that having all the right information won’t produce a …
Nobody likes a fake. We may joke about how funny it is for people to buy ‘Foakely’ sunglasses (fake Oakleys) or ‘Folex’ watches (fake Rolex’s) out of a van in New York City but at the end of the day, everybody wants the real thing. When it comes to people and relationships, we certainly expect to have trust and transparency. …
Have you ever tried to explain to God how your life should be? You carve out a comfortable little niche where only your strengths are highlighted and you avoid your weaknesses and for some reason the Lord won’t let you stay there?! In truth, I’m grateful the Lord won’t leave us in our narcissism, but it’s never pleasant when He’s pushing us …
“I’m so stupid. I am such a screwup. I always break things. I knew I wouldn’t win.” On an average day you will hear statements like these come out of the mouths of countless people. I invite you to pay closer attention and see what I mean. Perhaps even you say such things? Sometimes statements such as these are said …
When something is not working properly it is said to be ‘Out of Order’. We tend to think of that as being synonymous with ‘broken’. The irony is, nothing may be physically broken at all?! All the essential pieces may be fully functional and yet the machine isn’t operating properly. Often times, the issue isn’t that the essential pieces are …