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6 Things I Learned from Dad

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We buried my father twelve hours before Father's Day.  Over two decades have since passed, but sometimes it seems like yesterday. Grief has a funny way of popping up in...

Revitalize Your Church   4 days ago

You Live in a World, and a World Lives in You

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“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not...

Revitalize Your Church   6 days ago

Pay Now or Pay Later

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If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.Life comes with a price tag. The choice of WHEN to pay the price is entirely up to you.You can pay the bill up front and invest your...

Revitalize Your Church  6/10/13 3:38pm

Marriage ABC's
Marriage ABC's

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To have a happy, thriving marriage that lasts, follow these A,B.C's: A - Accept your partner as he/she is - no strings attached.B - Be attentive, thoughtful and considerate.C -...

Revitalize Your Church  6/1/13 1:45pm

Great Lesson in Racial Insensitivity

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Before You Can Lead

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Brandon Cox shares three important Prerequisites to Leadership -- absolutely true, and especially fitting for those who serve in small communities.

Revitalize Your Church  5/29/13 1:32pm

Swarms of Annoyances

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While doing yard work the other day, I was attacked by a swarm of mosquitoes. I ended up on the losing end of that altercation, though I jumped, smacked, flailed and flapped like...

Revitalize Your Church  5/27/13 5:50pm

The Secret of Rejoicing

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At the funeral of my dear friend, Joyce Hubbell last week, someone stated, "Joyce chose to rejoice.." The longer I live, the more I’m convinced it is, indeed, a choice to...

Revitalize Your Church  5/21/13 11:49am

How They Should Settle Local Church - Denomination Property Disputes
How They Should Settle Local Church - Denomination Property Disputes

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The question of who retains property rights of a local church that decides to leave a denomination is in the news again, in light of the Virginia court's recent ruling that the...

Revitalize Your Church  5/17/13 1:28pm

Bible Thumper

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This woman is a Real Bible Thumper.

Revitalize Your Church  5/16/13 12:46pm

How to Get Along With Others

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It is always more pleasant when people get along. As the Bible says, “Behold how pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity.” One mother recently told her children,...

Revitalize Your Church  5/13/13 7:01pm

Here, But Not Yet

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Last week's May-day winter storm is something northwoods folks will remember (and brag about) for a very long time, though last I heard,  the weatherman joined Salman...

Revitalize Your Church  5/6/13 2:58pm

One Pastor's Greatest Regret

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In her beautiful book, One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp relates one pastor's answer to the question, "what is your greatest regret?" Being in a hurry.  Getting to the next...

Revitalize Your Church  5/3/13 1:03pm

When You Go Through the Valley of Baca (Hardship)
When You Go Through the Valley of Baca (Hardship)

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"Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are the ways of them, who passing through the valley of Baca, make it a well; the rain also fills the pools....

Revitalize Your Church  4/30/13 12:20pm

20 Ways to Ruin a Perfectly Good Day

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1. Take the day for granted. Fail to recognize that it is a special gift from God.2. Focus on the problems rather than the possibilities.3. Complain! Complain! Complain! You can...

Revitalize Your Church  4/29/13 12:34pm

A Prayer for Seeking God's Will

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MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going.  I do not see the road ahead of me.  I cannot know for certain where it will end.  Nor do I really know...

Revitalize Your Church  4/26/13 4:14pm