You know, I always get a little nervous when I hear someone say, “The Lord told me this and that and such and such.” I can’t resist saying, “Really? Did He call you on your cell?” I mean I wish it was that simple. I have never heard God’s voice. Not audibly anyway. And we’re [...]

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All my life I have lived with a strong sense that God is always angry with me. I mean, mad at me. You know, ticked off. I struggled even being a Christian for the first half of my life. It wasn’t that I didn’t believe in God–I did. It wasn’t that I didn’t believe in [...]

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My husband Big D is a Wesleyan-Arminian. I on the other hand am a five point Calvinist. These different views make for some very interesting dinner conversation. He of course has to be more careful than I about what he says because he can lose his salvation at any moment. In fact, sometimes when he [...]

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I live off of 87th Street in a suburb of Kansas City. Within a four mile radius of my home there are four mega churches. By mega churches I am referring to churches that have congregations of over 1,000 in attendance and whose buildings cost more than 15 million dollars each. One is a monster [...]

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Sometimes I really, really wish that I could put God’s name in my Google search slot and come up with some answers. You know, like when you can’t remember the name of a movie or you can’t remember which State some national monument is in. All you have to do is put in the name, [...]

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Jesus preached an upside down philosophy. He said it is better to give than receive. Then he tells his followers that if they want to lead they’ll have to serve–the first will be last. That’s just crazy stuff. He says we are to love our enemies, do good to mean folks, pray for those who [...]

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It’s tough to write about war. My husband continually reminds me that I live in a free country with all its privileges because people were willing to give their lives in war for the sake of democracy. I am grateful. Truly I am. My father is a veteran; my grandfather was a veteran. I love [...]

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I travel a lot. Not just overseas, but here at home as well. I meet new people almost weekly and I love it. But something that has started to concern me over the past few years is that I don’t find people living intentionally. Most folks it seems are living by default, or worse yet,  [...]

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