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The Meaning of Christmas

2017-11-30T15:54:48-06:00December 25th, 2017|Tags: , , |

The meaning of Christmas has been highjacked before. According to Wikipedia, in the 17th century the Puritans banned the celebration of Christmas, because it became known for drunkenness and other mischief. Although Christmas was restored in 1660 as a holiday it still was in disrepute and not a prominent celebration until the 19th century thanks to Charles Dickens and other ...

Telling the Story

2017-05-31T13:42:51-05:00June 13th, 2017|Tags: , , |

God’s work in our life is often an encouragement to others, if we remember to share our story. A friend reminded me of that as he recounted God’s provision for his business. In a company tied directly to the real estate industry, my friend’s situation seemed hopeless. With only $19 in his account, and payroll for his eight employees coming ...

Those Crazy Cows

2016-04-26T16:15:49-05:00May 26th, 2016|Tags: , |

At a reception I attended years ago, Dan Cathy, President of Chick-fil-A, played one of their renowned cow commercials. Millions of viewers have experienced a hearty laugh while watching the famous white and black cows who have trouble spelling. This particular advertisement revealed several cows parachuting into a football stadium and taking out the hamburger vendor. Not only has Chick-fil-A ...

Good Friday

2016-02-21T14:15:09-06:00March 25th, 2016|Tags: , |

According to the Oxford English Dictionary the word good in the context of “Good Friday” actually references this day in history as being holy due to Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf. God’s ways, and the Bible, are full of paradoxes. The darkest day in history also begins the best weekend in history as Jesus not only died for our sins, ...

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