My older sister, Christal, is gold. Beautiful, fun, not an enemy in the world, and she loves Jesus with everything she’s got. Gold. She’s one of those perfect people…and not the kind you resent for being perfect, either. She’s so humble, that you’re actually glad that she’s got it all together. You know the type. [...]

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I can’t stand that arcade game with the quarters that get pushed to the edge (but rarely off).  I can almost feel the tension of those coins hovering over the edge waiting to fall, but somehow, against all odds, they manage to hang on.  The game somehow defies the laws of physics, it spits in [...]

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So, there are plenty of hack poets out there…ones who either can’t get past stating the obvious with a string of cliches or somehow can’t resist the temptation to rhyming ‘love’ and ‘dove.’ That’s me.  I’m a hack poet.  My dad, on the other hand, is legit.  He recently wrote a poem for Sharon (my [...]

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“Death Cab for Cutie” might be my favorite band.  If you’re unfamiliar with then, the name probably paints the wrong picture. I like their sound (they’re known for their vocals, but their drummer is phenomenal). But I’m a fan because of their occasionally brilliant lyrics.  The lead guy (Ben Gibbard) does most of the writing, [...]

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Joshua 24:15 “And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the [...]

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Joshua 24:12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out before you, the two kings of the Amorites; it was not by your sword or by your bow. 13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored and cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat [...]

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Parenting and leadership wisdom from Joshua Now that the Lord has given the land to Israel, and taken Joshua off of the battleground, the rest of the book (chapters 13-24) focuses on Joshua’s leadership as he establishes the house of Israel.  His role shifts from Patriot to Papa, and he does it brilliantly. Joshua 22:1 [...]

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Parenting and leadership wisdom from Joshua Now that the Lord has given the land to Israel, and taken Joshua off of the battleground, the rest of the book (chapters 13-24) focuses on Joshua’s leadership as he establishes the house of Israel.  His role shifts from Patriot to Papa, and he does it brilliantly. 19:49 When they [...]

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Parenting and leadership wisdom from Joshua Now that the Lord has given the land to Israel, and taken Joshua off of the battleground, the rest of the book (chapters 13-24) focuses on Joshua’s leadership as he establishes the house of Israel.  His role shifts from Patriot to Papa, and he does it brilliantly. 20:1 Then [...]

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