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Thoughts on the Olympics — “Not Something We’ve Been Too Concerned About”
“One minute, elation, the next minute, despair. What happened?” “Well, um, it was just, we, we didn’t change over in the right zone on the track. It’s really hard, when you’re going that speed, and I’m just focusing on Jess’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Carelessness, Cycling, Jess Varnish, sin, Victoria Pendleton
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Sound and Fury
So, thank you, Andre Parker. You started something, others joined in, and we all had a good laugh. But though it was kind of dumb, you didn’t do anything really wrong or harmful, and you gave us a nice object lesson. Continue reading
Thoughts on the Olympics — He Wanted to Get Caught
The best you can hope for is that you’ll get caught before you get too far down that path. Then, if God is gracious enough to you to let someone catch you, all you’ll have to deal with is a whole lot of unpleasant consequences. If you don’t get caught, it will be even worse. Continue reading
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Tagged Alex schwazer, besetting sin, Forgiveness, Guilt, repentance
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“But Then, You’re a Man”
I proved today that if you are going to engage in a battle of wits, you should exercise care in your choice of combatant, lest someone “clean your clock.”
“This Man Receiveth Sinners”
The heart of our Father is compassion, compassion even for the self-righteous. He wants to bring us together into loving fellowship with Him and with each other, whether we are profligate prodigals in a far country, or proud prodigals in the field. Continue reading
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A Koala is Just a Koala
Sometimes a Koala is just a Koala, and a cigar is just a cigar, and a verse is just what it says. Continue reading
Thoughts on the Olympics — Faith, Focus, Finish
I didn’t want to let those three guys down, or the team down, so I just ran on it. It hurt so bad. Continue reading
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Tagged faith focus finish, Monteo Mitchell, run with patience
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Mind Renewers 