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Dear Family and Friends, We spent an evening this week with our close friends at the Lauren Daigle concert. Everything was beyond awesome; the clear cool night sky, Lauren’s incredible voice and music, and hanging out with a couple who are more than friends. They are family. As I soaked in the music of Lauren
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Dear Family and Friends, Many of us know that Jesus often quoted from the Old Testament. Researchers estimate that ten percent of Jesus’ recorded words were quotations from the Old Testament. For example, when Satan tempted Jesus with bread in Matthew 4, Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy 8:3 (NIV), “It is written: ‘Man does not live
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Dear Friends and Family, Before becoming a pastor, I took a business trip to India that I will never forget. On this particular trip, I was introduced to India’s caste system – where one’s place in society, the jobs one can take and the person one can marry are determined before one is even born.
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Dear Family and Friends, I once heard a well respected pastor admit that he struggled when listening to other preachers. Quite honestly, I couldn’t agree with him more. Deep down in our hearts we both want to listen to what God has to say. But the flesh screams – oh, I don’t know if I
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Dear Family and Friends, I ran across an article this week called, “He’s Absolutely Extraordinary: Remembering Robin Williams.” The magazine Vanity Fair had collected memories from 20 costars and friends of Robin Williams to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his passing. Many were hilarious. But there was one story that stood above the rest. Sally Field’s personal
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Dear Family and Friends, Our youngest grandson is growing up right before our eyes. The normally well-behaved little one recently threw his first tantrum. For a reason only he would know, he threw himself on the floor and started sobbing. Briefly stopping only to see if anyone would pick him up. I don’t want to
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Dear Friends and Family, It was my paternal grandfather who gave me my uncommon Japanese middle name. We still have the paper he wrote and gave to my parents. It’s a precious keepsake. However there’s one problem – we can’t read parts of it. My mother couldn’t remember what my name means. And we haven’t
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Dear Family and Friends, Out of curiosity, I calculated how much time I’ve spent in airplanes. As many of you know I traveled a lot for work during my pre-pastoral years. So much so, my dear wife raised the kids as a single mom. To date, I’ve spent at least 6,000 flight hours in airplanes,
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Dear Family and Friends, I recently cleaned out my ‘don’t know where else to put this’ drawer and found a gift card we received five years ago. It was a Christmas gift card from a church member for one of our favorite restaurants. We used it for a special occasion. The evening, was delightful. The
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Dear Family and Friends, Peace has been restored. Our grandchildren returned home. Actually, other than the first day when our two toddler-age grandkids fought over and ripped a book apart, all three of our grandkids were mostly angelic. They co-existed rather peacefully, playing next to each other like other children that age. Co-exist. According to
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