Stretching

I’ve been given a lot of blessings in my life. One of the greatest (outside of my fabulous wife and way cool kids) was to travel to Costa Rica on 3 different occasions. I’ve been to several different countries, though am no world traveler, but there is something about this[…]

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Threads – Part 3

Freedom is a funny thing. It’s something those of us in the Westernized world value more than just about anything. We state that it’s the very reason for our existence as Americans. The source of our collective wisdom, Wikipedia, sates the following definition of Wisdom: is the state of not[…]

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Threads – Part 2

We’re spending time right now in a specific passage in the book Acts (2:42-47) and we’re looking at the elements or threads that were a part of the first community of Jesus followers following the Resurrection. These threads were interwoven into an amazing tapestry that has continued to influence and[…]

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Hem Notes Expanded – Change

A very dear friend of mine said, “Change is Good, as long as it’s good change.” Like most gems, this one was said almost incidentally. We were talking about some upcoming changes to a student program we were working with and without really thinking she just kinda blurted it out.[…]

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Uncertainty

Is there anything worse than not knowing what’s going to happen?  Seriously, I know a lot of things can happen in life that don’t seem to make sense or just plain stinks, but deep down not knowing is my worst feeling.   I’ve become aware recently that I’m a control[…]

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