One of the best things about summer as a child is all the fun free time at your disposal. But here at FBBC, we set aside a week for the best of the best of times that we call “Summer’s Best Days”. This year, almost 170 children came to...
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It was hot and humid, which is pretty standard for a tropical rainforest. I was with a missions group, deep in a jungle on the island of Trinidad. Everything around seemed to captivate our attention. Leafcutter ants were victoriously carrying...
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I love fishing. However, by definition (at least mine anyway) that means when I go out with bait and a pole, I actually catch fish on the hook. I’ve gone before and caught nothing. That’s not fishing. That’s casting. I don’t do casting. Matthew...
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I am taking time off from my marriage. Now don’t get all worried about me. I will be fine. Everything is fine. Really. I promise. My wife and I are doing very well in general. I know she loves me dearly and she knows I love her. I am just going...
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If you fly into town to visit me and bring a bag of any kind, expect to have my kids carry it into the house. When it’s time to leave, expect them to load it back into the car. Bring a bag twice their size? Not a problem. They will still muscle...
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Thirteenth grade. I remember my jump from high school to college. Every step prior to that one was easy: seventh grade became eighth, tenth grade became eleventh. But something happens after twelfth grade….and it certainly isn’t just thirteenth...
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