What are you going to do if God grants you another year of life?
Every year I write a lot about ushering in a New Year. That’s because I think it might be a bigger deal than we often make it […]
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Dec
2020
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James Scott, Jr.
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Dec
2020
What makes a New Year such a big deal?
The way we value our days can vary as broadly as there are people! The way one person values a day can be wildly different than how […]
27
Dec
2020
Choose now what habits you’ll take into the New Year …
2020 has been a challenging year for everyone! Even so, for some, life has changed very little. For others, 2020 has forced some radical changes (and not […]
26
Dec
2020
Keys to making New Year resolutions you’ll keep …
It’s about this time of year you’ll see a few posts on social media from some people who boast they don’t make New Year resolutions. There’s nothing […]
25
Dec
2020
The gift that’s wanted, needed, or both …
Christmas gift-giving for parents can sometimes be a conundrum. Without a doubt, children prefer to receive what they want (honestly, most of us do, which is why […]
24
Dec
2020
Imagine what #ThrowbackThursday would have been like for Jesus …
It seems a hefty portion of the world is on social media these days, and a fun part of being online is learning about people. A fun […]
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Dec
2020
Christmas upends our idea of what it means to be “favored” by God …
Have you ever played a word association game? That’s when someone asks you to tell them the first thing that comes to mind when you hear whatever […]
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Dec
2020
Christmas and bumper sticker theology …
Bumper stickers can serve up some very humorous statements, and even the occasional profound insight. One Christian bumper sticker that I’ve noticed several ministers dislike states something […]
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Dec
2020
Because of Christmas we need to hurry up and wait …
Have you ever wondered what the town of Bethlehem was like the day after Jesus was born? I have wondered about that several times! Unlike what the […]
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Dec
2020
Christmas is a bold demonstration of the sovereignty of God …
Did God use a mishap with a can of “Beanie Weenies” to save a man’s life? Probably. Here’s the short story, as reported in 2009 by Today […]