Without Complaining…

Do everything without complaining and arguing,so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. – Philippians 2:14-15 Can I be honest for a second? I really hate this passage. Seriously. Every[…]

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Joe Maddon, the Rays and 1 Thessalonians

A pastor friend of mine were catching up back in June and he recommended a book to me about my hometown baseball team – the Tampa Bay Rays.  Now, it should be stated that my Major League Baseball affiliations have been somewhat wonky. To be honest, I was a fan[…]

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VBS as a grown up…

This week has been Vacation Bible School at our church. At last count there were nearly 400 children hanging out for some undersea adventures. The theme this year was “going deep with God” and there are scenes from the ocean everywhere! We even have an octopus named Ocho that hangs[…]

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What Keeps Me Up…

With a title like “what keeps me up”, you might expect that I’m talking about my insomnia and subsequent teratment (again).  That is not the point of this post.  Sure, the thoughts that I’m talking about are no doubt a part of the storm that constantly rumbles in my head[…]

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