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Respecting Differences
This week we were scheduled to be vacationing in Maui. Then the unthinkable happened. The entire town of Lahaina was destroyed by a raging fire fueled by fierce winds. Technically, we could have...
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Addressing Loneliness
The problem of loneliness has made news headlines lately. From CNN to NBC to FNC, it’s reported that loneliness is now a national epidemic. Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, has released an official...
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Winning Even When You Lose
“Some things are bigger than sports,” correctly opined David Suggs in sportingnews.com. We were reminded of this fact (again) as a dramatic, and scary scene unfolded in the first inning during a...
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Is “Your Church” a “Red Door” Church?
Nancy Kennedy, religious writer for our local Citrus County Chronicle recently wrote a column entitled “Red Door Churches” that caught my eye. Kennedy relates touring a new meeting house of a church...
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When Politics are Problematic
According to a recent poll by Lifeway Research of 1,000 Protestant Pastors, 44% said their “people’s political views” were difficult to deal with. Additionally, 48% of the respondents expressed...
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Coping With Conflict
Conflict. It seems to have escalated in recent years. Conflict between “Trumpers” and “Never Trumpers.” Conflict in Congress. Conflict between Republicans and Democrats. Conflict between liberals and...
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Hugs For Health
Did you know that today, June 29th is the national “Hug Holiday”? Well, according to the national holiday calendar of unusual, weird, or wacky holidays, “this very special day was created by the “Hugs...
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Say Something Nice
My Mom always said, “Kenny, If you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all.” I suppose many growing up in the 1950s and early 60’s heard similar instructions from their mothers as...
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The Bonds That Bind Us Together
Last week Norma Jean and I attended the “Golden Grads” luncheon during the Florida College Lectures. It’s a reunion of FC classes spanning the years from 1947-1971. This is the third year we’ve...
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It’s Not About The Stuff
As our regular readers know for the past 33 months, Norma Jean and I have been homeless. Sorta. When we decided to step back from working full time with a local church and travel, engaging in an...
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By now I suppose everyone has heard about the “fake noose” report involving NASCAR driver, Bubba Wallace. The alleged hate crime was page 1 news when it was reported that a hanging noose was discovered...
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Jesus’ Answer To A Politically Polarized Nation
Charles Dickens’s depiction of 19th century Europe in his classic “Tale of Two Cities,” seems in some ways to describe the incredible times in which we live. “It was the best of times, it was the...
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How To Cope With Criticism
Die-hard college football fans are probably aware of an ongoing feud between sports personality Paul Finebaum and Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney. I just read about it the other day. Apparently,...
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Be Nice To Those With Whom You Disagree
Ellen DeGeneres, the comedian, and talk show host has been at the center of a raging controversy all week. DeGeneres was photographed last Sunday at a Dallas Cowboys football game sitting in the...
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Teaching Children How To Treat Others With Whom We Disagree
Our blog post last Friday was about the same-sex marriage scene in the PBS children’s cartoon show Arthur. One of our regular readers very kindly responded that he didn’t see the show “advocating a...
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Racial Inclusion in Christ
With the beginning of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament fondly known as “March Madness,” I’m reminded of a significant sports and societal event that occurred on this day. On March 19, 1966, Texas...
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Masculinity That’s Not Toxic
This week all the rage has been Gillette’s controversial ad. It opens with the narrator asking “Is this the best a man can get?” The opening scenes show men and boys bullying, being obnoxious and...
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5 Guidelines for Disagreeing with Fellow Christians
Some time ago one of our regular readers requested that I write something regarding “How Should Christians disagree with each other? Experience tells us that good men and women with honorable...
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Great Verses of the Bible: Matt 18:15
A Pennsylvania preacher, Doug Henry, tells a funny story about a Maryland woman, Edith, who was a mother of eight children. One Saturday afternoon Edith was returning home from visiting a neighbor. As...
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God’s Cure For Loneliness
According to blogger Leah Hickman “America has a loneliness problem.” In an article in ChristianHeadlines.com Hickman reports that “the health insurer Cigna recently conducted a survey on loneliness...
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