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A Great Light

Light Up the Darkness I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite things about Christmas is the Christmas lights. Over the Thanksgiving break, our family started decorating the…



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Forgiving God: 6 Books for when you’re waiting on God

What would happen in your life if you could forgive God? Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not suggesting God has done anything wrong.  But my guess is that there is some…



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Forgiving God: Unanswered Prayer

What do you do with unanswered prayer? If you’re like me, somewhere along the way life didn’t go the way you expected.  At some point in your journey you needed…



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Forgiving God: Why do bad things happen to good people?

Why do bad things happen to good people? In 1972, the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst was published. As you probably…



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Forgiving God: If only…

Broken Things One of my most prized possessions is an antique Philco Radio that belonged to my grandfather. That radio sits in our home in our living room.  I used…



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Prayer in the Garden

Gethsemane Prayer It was Saturday morning, October 27, when the bus stopped across the Kidron Valley from the city of Jerusalem.  Alisha and I began walking up the hill with…



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seeing Jesus

Can You See? This past week my wife and I were blessed beyond measure to travel to the Holy Land with Passion to see where Jesus lived, loved, died &…



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Be a Craig

Be a Craig. I heard this song, Craig, for the first time the other day. But… more about that in a moment. First, let me ask you this question: How…



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Every Person has a Purpose

Purpose… Have you ever wondered if what you do matters? Several years ago, I remembering visiting a church in a different city. I got out of the car & as…



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Lead Like Jesus: LOVE

What do you do when someone you love is lost? Parents, you’ve probably experienced this at the grocery store or some other public place.  I know I have.  You’ve got…