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Spring Flowers

Mark 4:14 We recently moved to God’s Waiting Room, Florida! Two things we are learning about gardening down here. The first is that the soil is sand. I mean it, sand. I am 45 miles from the coast and I am still at the beach! The second is that it is always planting seasonContinue reading “Spring Flowers”

Insider Trading

Mark 4:9-13 One of the facts of life that sometimes feels uncomfortable these days is that we are not all equal. We don’t all have the same physical, mental or emotional strength. We don’t all grow up in homes with the same supportive, connected adults. Our neighborhoods are not all equally safe. We don’tContinue reading “Insider Trading”

Heart Conditioning

Mark 4:1-9 Not everyone is prepared to hear and accept the Truth. We often invest so much time and energy in believing a certain thing, that it becomes almost impossible to change that belief. Too many other beliefs would have to change. So we reject new evidence in order to maintain our original beliefContinue reading “Heart Conditioning”

Story Time

Mark 4:1-20 Stories can be powerful vehicles for a message. We have learned that with movies. They can carry us to another place and time. They can bring us to worlds that don’t exist. They can have us sitting on the edge of our seats in suspense and the next moment settling in andContinue reading “Story Time”

Redefining Family

Mark 3:33-35 We live in a time when the redefinition of family is celebrated. Any shape, any size, any group of individuals, if they want to call themselves a family, then wallah, (and the waving of the politically correct wand) and magically it is a family. At least that is what we are toldContinue reading “Redefining Family”

Distractions

Mark 3:31-32 Has your family gotten in the way of something really important in your life? Perhaps their words discouraged you from trying that project or reaching for a goal. Maybe their lack of support made it nearly impossible to try. They weren’t willing to give you a ride. You could have walked, butContinue reading “Distractions”

Forgiveness Available!

Mark 3:28-30 Have you ever blown it in your relationship with someone that you didn’t think it was possible to fix it? I mean, those mistakes that are catastrophic, earth-shattering, usually morally based choices that bring into question all the previous history of the relationship. Or the betrayal that shows just how mean orContinue reading “Forgiveness Available!”

Kingpin

Mark 3:27 We have learned from the movies that the person with the biggest guns wins the gunfight. If it is hand to hand combat, the person who is the fastest with the best moves wins. We also learn that winning and losing fights depends on the plot line, much more than reality! HowContinue reading “Kingpin”

Impossible Things

Mark 3:23-26 Some things just aren’t possible. You can’t be on a winning sports team if everyone on the team works hard to make sure the other team wins. If you just hand the ball to the other team and stop defending, they will score. If you score on their behalf, you can’t gainContinue reading “Impossible Things”

A Second Opinion

Mark 3:22 When someone gets a medical diagnosis that involves the possibility of major life changes or possible death, many people go get a second opinion. I had a second opinion concerning a medical issue a couple of years ago. The first doctor I saw recommended, even pushed for, a particular procedure. It wasContinue reading “A Second Opinion”