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A Time-limited Offer
I once read about a new group being formed that I really wanted to join. There was an opportunity for securing membership at a very attractive reduced rate, and the announcement included a flavor of urgency with this statement: “This … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, and Culture, Forgiveness, In the News, Insights, Wake Up Calls
Tagged For God so loved the world, Forgiveness of sins, John 3:16, Las Vegas massacre, Las Vegas shooting, Last minute call, Salvation
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A Time to Stand ~ A Time to Kneel
Sometimes things that don’t really matter are worth our attention because they affect things that do matter. The football fracas is one of them. I’m aware that multitudes might disagree with my assessment, of course, and I will defend to … Continue reading
God’s “Anti-Loneliness” Drug
The shock factor built into the headline worked, and I was drawn into a recent article in a British newspaper. The lead-in was a simple assertion: “Loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day”. The piece was obviously … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, and Culture, In the News, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged Bond of love, Family of God, Loneliness
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Compassion ~ Who We Are, Not Just What We Have
First it was Hurricane Harvey, and now Irma. We’re witnessing something in this country that is, I think, very “American”, and not just American in a generic sense, but that unique definition of American that has its roots in the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, and Culture, In the News, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged Compassion, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Heroes, Hurricane Irma
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A “Flood” of Opportunities
This is the weekend that we celebrate the concept of work here in America. We pause to honor all of our citizens who engage in it and whose labor sustains the shining symbol of freedom and prosperity that America represents … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, and Culture, In the News, Insights, Labor Day, Right Side Up, Wake Up Calls
Tagged Faith Without Works is Dead, Houston flood, Hurricane Harvey, Visible Gospel
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A Biased Look at Good News
Last week I indulged in a little sarcasm directed toward what appears to be an obsessive tendency in the media these days to suppress, deny, avoid, or challenge information that most of us would classify as “good news”. That trend … Continue reading
Posted in Faith and Politics, In the News, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged Media Bias, The Good News
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Gallagher's Pen ~ 