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Monthly Archives: July 2018

“Don’t Talk About It, Be About It”

Summertime brings back quite a few memories for me. As a kid I would go to summer camps that the youth group would offer, one specific being Camp Blue Haven. I remember all the fun I had, the friends I made, and the beautiful view of the mountaintops. I remember the hikes, the huge zipline,...
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Being Clothed in Christ

Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. — Romans 13:14 Several weeks ago, Lauren and I took our kids to Abilene to hang out with their grandparents and we went to San Antonio, just the two of us. While there, we went to...
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Part of the Family

In January of this year, Britain appointed its first “Minister for Loneliness.” We live in a time and a society where loneliness is on the rise. Vivek Murthy, former surgeon general, wrote that loneliness and social isolation are “associated with a reduction in lifespan similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day and...
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Expectations vs. Reality

Hannah and I met in college and got engaged in the summer after our sophomore year. I worked all summer at a church in Missouri to save up enough money to buy the perfect ring. I flew into Atlanta, Georgia to surprise her while she was on a mission trip with Southside and got permission...
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