There is a technique used by good story tellers where they “start at the end.” What I mean by that is they will divulge the end of the story before it is even told. Only after the entire story has been shared do all the details and connections fall into place. This technique is often […]
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April 20, 1999 started like any other Tuesday. Cassie Bernall, 17, made her way to class that day unaware of how this tragic day would unfold. For in just a few hours, two other students would enter into Columbine High School armed with firearms, knives, and pipe bombs intent on murder. What followed was a
How many friends do you have? How would you define a friend? Sadly a great many people today think they have thousands of friends who follow them on social media. In reality if you have one or two true friends you’re very lucky! What does this have to do with taking sides? EVERYTHING! Today we’ve
I loved playing Little League baseball as a child. I played other sports too, football and soccer for my schools; but volleyball, dodgeball, and paintball were also enjoyable. Baseball was my true love though. My favorite game was a championship which we unfortunately lost. Though my team did not win the game I was the
When you think of the greatest achievements of your life, do you feel proud? Is it wrong to be proud of our achievements? At what point does pride become vanity? As a Christian, we must except the calling of our life as both an opportunity and a blessing. There is however a warning we must
Once upon a time… There was a small village filled with people who were selfish. Day in and day out each household only ever thought of their own needs and comforts. They usually thought very poorly of their neighbors. Always angry at each of them because they seemed to be selfish, and never considered anyone
I believe one of the most constant battles I face is remembering to remain humble. As we go through life we learn many lessons; face many challenges; achieve great things; and experience horrific failures. The trouble I face all to often is in allowing a sense of pride, or worse, arrogance to accompany these lessons. The
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Far too many times has someone expressed the belief that “Truth is a matter of perspective.” I can understand saying our perspective plays a vitally crucial role in our decision making process. The problem though is if “Truth” truly is a matter of perspective, then it simply couldn’t be labeled as True. “Truth” is defined as: The trouble I find today is
“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” -Matthew 3:11 NKJV I often use the analogy of a child wanting to touch a red hot stove
GOLD FROM SLAG “Just a victim of circumstances.” ”They had every right.” ”You would have done the same thing.” ”Who are you to judge me?” Accountability and Authority are two topics that lie at the root of many of the circumstances and events we see playing out in much of our modern life, but they
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