To be honest with you, I was born a liar. Yes, really. Lying was second nature to me. As a kid, I’d lie rather than tell the truth even if the truth was better. My poor parents. But I think my compulsion to lie was a part of that whole original sin thing. The thing [...]

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When I was a little kid I could never figure out where the moon went. You know, when it was in the “new moon” phase (which I think is a funny thing to call a dark moon). But when I was a kid I couldn’t figure out why sometimes it was there and then it [...]

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Mick Jagger kind of freaks me out these days. Not trying to be disrespectful to the Rolling Stones or anything, but in Texas they’d say, “He’s been rode hard and put up wet.” But my life kind of reflects the Rolling Stones’ hit, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Not that I take my [...]

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In the fall of 1988 I lived in Holland. I was teaching at a small Bible college in the town of Zeist. It was there that I met Pope. Not THE Pope, but a lady by the name of Pope. Thankfully she wasn’t Catholic or there could’ve been some real confusion in her life. Knowing [...]

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When I was a little kid my folks took us to church a lot. I mean a lot. Like every time the doors were opened! We also moved a lot when I was a kid. I mean a lot. Like ten times before I was even in high school. But wherever we moved we found [...]

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Please don’t think I am trying to sound like Oprah Winfrey or anything, but wouldn’t the world be a better place if we were all kinder to each other? Today I had to go to the grocery store to pick up a few things. I hate using a grocery cart so I usually lie to [...]

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There seems to be a lot of fear in the world today. Even among Christians. Fear of losing one’s job; fear of losing one’s retirement; fear of our political leaders; fear of natural disasters and fear of the future. Fear is such a funny thing because I believe God gave us the ability to fear [...]

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Big D had an early flight out this morning so I drove him to the airport. After I dropped him off I headed home. On the drive back the sun began to rise. This morning’s sunrise was one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. It’s partly cloudy here and the cloudy, hazy horizon [...]

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