FAITH BRINGS JOY Made RIGHT

I marvel studying the world of dogs. Much more than cats, I understand dogs; they are predictable. Early each morning my predictable friend Keiki comes to my office to sit on my lap while I take the interior journey to be in...

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CLEAN IS BETTER THAN GOOD

Clean car, clean house, clean body clean mind, clean heart - makes me feel good! I confess I love CLEAN! Never ceases to amaze me how GOOD I feel after a "cleaning project". Yet, more often than not the idea of cleaning turns...

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New York City – WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO SIN?

For a boy who grew up in a small Washington state town, the Big Apple can be overwhelming. Last night walking through Time Square to the Rockefeller Center with our Alaska friends it seemed there were more people there than...

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ROMAN SOLDIERS MOCK JESUS

TRUISM:  HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE As I read Matthew's account of the brutality, taunting and abuse the ROMAN soldiers inflicted upon Jesus, I reflected on the hurt, pain, destruction and suffering in our world. Clearly so much of this is self...

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BREAKING NEWS 0001 A.D.

JUDAS HANGS HIMSELF- a lesson in self-destruction. Matthew 27 Breaking news October 2015 Violent man guns down people in Oregon college. He hung others and himself with a gun! Young, brilliant man full of life is hanging himself daily; heroin is his...

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PUT AWAY YOUR SWORD

A lesson from Matthew 26 Imitation is the FATHER OF LEARNING   At a crucial moment, when Jesus was being arrested, he told Peter to put away his sword. Sports camps can be challenging businesses. Competition is tough. Like life, people don't always play...

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THE ELIMINATION OF FOOLISHNESS

The parable Matthew records in Chapter 25 uses the metaphor of ten virgins, that reminds me of a story of the miracle rescue of five men who crash landed in the Bering Sea on a return flight from Russia. Like...

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COME AND SHARE YOUR MASTER’S HAPPINESS

The final week in September must be wedding weekend. The Crowell's had three invitations. In reading the Gospels Jesus clearly spoke highly of weddings. Yesterday my former personal assistant married. All weddings are not equal. Some even create a sense of...

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PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH

Matthew 23 - Seven Woes. Mathew quotes the Master's scathing rebuking of those who don't practice what they preach. In this I saw myself all too often; and one of the rebukes that stood out was, YOU CLEAN THE OUTSIDE OF...

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A date with Fairbanks, Alaska

My buddy the ex tax collector turned apostle won't be asked for wisdom from me today, today St. Matthew gets a day off. In 1965 Susie, brother Mike, the best kitty ever (Miss Missy) and I rolled into the University...

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