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The Bible says something quite interesting about Old Testament King David: “For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep…” (Acts 13:36, ESV) What is this verse trying to tell us? First, that David was a real person with goals and desires. But he set aside what he wanted in order to pursue something bigger, something grander. And after he had completed his work, after he had served God’s Purpose in and for his life, in his own generation (not doing his...

That's the title of my new series related to Suffering. When I was a kid playing basketball, we dreaded the end of practice. Often coach would send us to the end of the court under the basket, and we prepared to "run lines!" We started at the end line, went to the near free throw line, back to the end, to mid court and back, to the other free throw line and back, and then from one end of the court to the other! He would be yelling for us to "Hustle!" Sometimes there were 3 groups of guys,...

Autumn is a time of New Beginnings! What? Many think of Autumn as a season of closure. Flowers and plants die. Trees lose their leaves (“Fall”) and become dormant. As Summer wraps up, days get shorter. The Growing Season ends. Harvest comes. We reap what we have sown. Yet it is a time of New Beginnings too! In the Summer, we are Scattered. School is out. People Travel. Swimming, Fishing, Camping, Boating, Parties and Picnics happen regularly. But it is always with one eye...