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After Church Men’s Conversation

March 2, 2025

This morning, a conversation between three men before our worship service became a continued conversation with five men after the worship service. I was about to leave the building when one of the men involved in both conversations called me over to repeat something I said in the first conversation. Apparently, it had resonated and … More After Church Men’s Conversation

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A Count Who Relinquished His Title

July 16, 2024

Christians, we need these reminders from the word of God and from the saints who have gone before. We need them, because our souls leak and we forget that we are not given breath without purpose.  19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have … More A Count Who Relinquished His Title

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“What are You Living For?”

May 30, 2023

Years ago, I started using brief snippets of time to challenge people I met with some new thoughts. One of my favorites was to use those brief moments at the counter when I was ordering or paying for the meal at a local restaurant. One day, at a Portillo’s in a Chicago suburb, there were … More “What are You Living For?”

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A Story of Tragedy and Waste

February 9, 2018

This is a story I read years and years ago. And in a conversation last night after our home-group it came up in a conversation about the triviality of some of the things that we spend our lives on. I couldn’t help but think that it might be useful to offer to you, the nearly … More A Story of Tragedy and Waste

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Dostoevsky on Almost Dying

January 29, 2018

I picked this up from the wonderfully and absurdly titled site: BOOKS ARE PEOPLE TOO. Hopefully, we won’t have to almost get shot to wake up, smell the coffee, and begin to live lives of real purpose for the glory of God. Dostoevsky on Almost Dying In 1849 Fyodor Dostoevsky was arrested, along with the … More Dostoevsky on Almost Dying

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