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Life is simple if you live by this simple motto: Don’t worry, live righteously. You can even sing that cheesy Bobby McFerrin song to it if you want. You know, the one those talking fish sing. Basically, if you live by the Word of God you will be living a righteous life. According to Scripture…

In life, most of us don’t want a simple road map. What we want is a Garmin with the route we are supposed to take highlighted and a voice giving us turn by turn commands. This is usually partly because of a next thing mentality. We want to get to the goal now. We want to be…

I hate Tuesday mornings. Most mornings around my house are insane, which is the way we like it, but Tuesday is the next step beyond insanity. Tuesday is trash day. That’s the day when I have to haul my garbage around with me everywhere I go. I bag it up and carry it to work,…

They weeble, they wobble, but they never fall down. Here’s to old school toys that required no batteries and didn’t make noise. I wish I never fell. Then I’d never have to hurt either. Once, in a college philosophy class, we studied a girl born without any feeling. She could break a bone and never…

So, I came in the house and checked the pile of mail, as I usually do, and there was this magazine: Christian Gifts. Now, I’m all for gift giving with a Christ-centered theme, but something struck me as I thumbed through it: Christian gifts have changed. When Christ came in the world, he came lowly,…

I’m not claiming to be an expert, mostly. I do know this: it’s not about me. And occasionally I even live like I believe that. When I examine the parts of my life that have been the most miserable, I find that those were the times I was more concerned about myself than others. It…

I get totally depressed when I go shopping with any female. It’s not the company that makes me so weary. (Girls are awesome, I live with three.) It’s the aimless wandering looking for the ever elusive “on sale” tag. We might as well be looking for the pileated woodpecker. (Google it) I never go to…

Believe it or not, every single problem you encounter doesn’t have to be solved. In fact, some problems are better left unsolved. huh? Just so you know, I’m not talking about doing drugs or being abused. That junk needs to stop. More like this: Think about the most frustrating problem or issue in your life.…

(This was originally posted February 2011. ) This one goes out to my bi-vocational father, 30 plus years of ministry and accounting. He has never quit. May tax season 2011 seem brief. Being a teacher has it’s perks. Two and a half month summer break, then there’s Christmas break, spring break, fall break, and of course… …snow days! Which…

Stealing is probably the best thing you could do for yourself. I’m a teacher and a pastor and I “steal” ALL the time. I’m not talking about cars or video games or pens at the bank. I’m talking about great ideas. As a teacher, it is always best to do what works to help the…
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