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Counteract International
All the way back in 2008, with a mission team in Honduras, I became acquainted with an organization named (at the time) Orphan Helpers. My team was working in a government-run orphanage and in a teenage girl’s residential facility, and this organization had staff working full time in both locations. On that trip in 2008,…
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Not Proud
I am not proud of my sin. One of four times the Bible specifically says, “this is the will of God for you,” it goes on to say that we are to be sexually pure. Sexual impurity is described throughout the scriptures and suffice it to say that all of us are born with the…
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Love is All You Need: Part III
On this Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who have given their lives in the service of our country. It is a good day for us to examine the third, outermost circle in this series about love. The innermost circle represents our love for God. The second circle expands our focus to a larger…
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Love is All You Need: Part II
In Part I of this short series, we discussed the first of three concentric circles of love. That innermost circle is the bullseye, which represents our love for God. The next circle expands the focus of our love to a larger community. It falls into the category of “one another” commands, that is, how followers…
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Love is All You Need: Part I
In our modern world, hate is more visible than ever. I firmly believe there is nothing new under the sun, so hate has always been present and prevalent, but we get it thrown in our faces with today’s technology. More than ever, we need to remind ourselves that love is built into our nature. It…
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Inevitable, Purposeful Change
It’s important to realize that pendulums typically don’t swing wildly, but in short, measured movement. I say this is important because we often dramatize changes in our lives as wild circumstances that are completely out of our control. I certainly do not want to minimize the impact for those who have been the victim of…
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Hope with Responsibility
Who we vote for is a matter of personal choice and integrity. Regardless of who gets elected, though, we know that “the king’s (president’s, prime minister’s, governor’s…) heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He will” Proverbs 21:1 {parenthetical addition mine}. God’s will has and will…
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Healthy Perspective
Proper perspective is critical to our emotional health. From an American political viewpoint, if you have caught yourself saying or thinking, “this is the worst it’s ever been” or “we’ve never been this divided”, you need perspective. I would mandate a reading of any well-written biography of past Presidents. A great place to start is…
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First & Always, Follow Well: Final
“The best leaders were & are great followers. Great followers learn how to lead without the power given by position.” – Randy Blincow, Founder, Healthy Rhythms Life Coaching In this 10-part series, we have so far discussed nine attributes of being a great follower. Displaying these attributes together serves to give us the tenth most…
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First & Always, Follow Well: Part Nine
Perseverance has many layers. It may be required when a task you thought would be relatively easy proves to be more difficult. It may be required when the result you are looking for is delayed for reasons outside your control. Perseverance may be needed when your own attitude shifts or your abilities are stretched. It…
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