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Did you know even pastors struggle with keeping the Sabbath? We preach it, but sometimes we find it hard to live out. In my first few years as a pastor, I always intended to take the gift of Sabbath. Then, inevitably, something would come up and I’d find it had been three or four weeks… Read more
Miracles are just things that happened in biblical times, right? I know that is a sentiment some can hold. But, as a pastor, I’ve seen too many miracles with my own eyes—including in my own family—to buy that. A few years ago, I took my wife to the ER thinking she was having appendicitis. Turns… Read more
The news can be quite depressing. Check it and quickly you find out about the latest war, controversy, political fight, or worry of the day, as well as death, disease, and despair. Watch it long enough and, with some people on screen being paid to be commentators (not journalists), you might just start to get… Read more
I just finished binge-watching a show. For the third time. There’s nothing like the little “next episode” button that shows up during the credits. It leaves you in quite the conundrum. Do I go on with the responsibilities of life, or just watch “one more”? That “just one more episode” thing can be quite dangerous,… Read more
