This is such an exciting time of year for me! This is my third season of having the privilege to lead the Upward basketball ministry. Practices have begun and the first Saturday of games is scheduled to take place on January 25th. As we enter into this season, I would like to share some specific...
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The Adventure!
Since my college days, I had always heard about J. R. R. Tolkien’s writings, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, but had never actually read any of them. Strange as it may be, what first sparked my interest in them was the first film in the LOTR trilogy, The Fellowship of the...
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Exhausted But Exhilarated
As I am writing this blog post, I am sitting in the Houston, Texas airport after our ten hour flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, waiting for our connecting flight to Detroit, Michigan. I am physically and emotionally exhausted, not just from the long flight with very little sleep, but also from a long week of...
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Don’t Attempt This On Your Own
Have you ever watched a television commercial where an outlandish activity is being performed? You’re nearing the end of the commercial and a disclaimer pops up on the bottom of the screen: “Stunts were performed by professionals. Do not attempt this at home.” I am so glad they let me know that! The next time...
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Wisdom Needed, Wisdom Granted
Wisdom Needed – Wisdom Granted Since January there have been a couple of passages of Scripture that I have been leaning on heavily. Here they are: “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust. Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead...
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One Step At A Time
Proverbs 20:24 says “The LORD directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?” Wow, this is a great question, and yet it is something I struggle with daily. I’m a very curious person and I can’t stand not understanding how something works! Whether it be mechanical, medical, biological, natural or technical….I...
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How Are Men Doing?
Since 2007, I’ve been meeting with a small group of men on Tuesday mornings during the school year for prayer, encouragement and accountability. During the summer we stay in touch via e-mail and texting. It’s been a great blessing to me to have friends like these that I can count on to pray for me...
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Renew Our Strength
Last week I drove down to Dearborn for a couple of evenings to sit in on the Annual Conference for the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches. This year’s theme for the conference was Renew Our Strength, and its purpose was to renew the strength of those serving the Lord within the ministry of the local church....
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Here I Am! Send Me.
Isaiah 6:1-8 (ESV) In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with...
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Change…who, me?
Rarely is change easy. We can get very comfortable with the routine of our lives. Change rattles that routine and can sometimes shake us to the core. Still, sometimes change is good! It forces us to wrestle with the very important things that define our lives…the things that routine keeps hidden beneath the surface. It...