A Big God
It’s hard for us to grasp how big the universe really is. We typically perceive light as being instantaneous, but it takes time even for light to travel from one point to another. Although...
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Storm Ready
I’m not the most experienced person when it comes to tropical storms and hurricanes. But my few encounters have taught me a valuable lesson about hurricane preparedness: It’s really important to have supplies ready...
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Good, Good Father
Father’s Day often comes to us as a mixed blessing. We celebrate dads for their jokes, grilling, and yard work. But Father’s Day can also remind us of loss, hurt, or absence. Dads are...
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The Sequel
After creating a major hit in the box-office, film makers will often ride that wave of success to generate more sequels. Frequently, it’s hard for subsequent films to match the success of the first...
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Everest Traffic
Who would have thought that we would ever use the expression “traffic jam” in reference to Mount Everest? By now you’ve seen the image of dozens of climbers waiting in a long queue for...
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Reaching Out
What sort of gift do you give to the person who has it all? Consider this: What does the God who created the entire universe, and to whom all things belong, still lack? There’s...
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A Meaningful Life
I’ve often wondered what it’s like to play a sport professionally–that is, to have a job doing something that everyone else does for leisure, like playing golf. Or maybe something like being a park...
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Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a pretty big day of the year, commercially speaking. We’re told that more telephone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year. And it’s supposedly the...
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People and Places
I have to confess: when I was younger, I occupied myself through numerous church services by looking at the maps in the back of the Bible. Let’s face it: sometimes the maps are more...
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Family History
You might be familiar with a few stories from the Old Testament: Noah and the ark, Moses and the Red Sea, David and Goliath, etc. But these are stories about people living in distant...
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