The easy life. It is a fundamental desire of every human heart. We all wish for the day of no bills, no sickness, no goodbyes and a sense of deep peacefulness. We long for a full bank account with stress-free days of sunshine and relaxation. Like...
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Have you ever experienced that painful, dry feeling in your throat? The one where it hurts to breathe, and there’s nothing else on your mind but to quench your thirst? Runners experience it after a long run or a steep climb up a large hill. Only...
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Kids are professionals at it. Really. Without practice, they can put on the pout that stops the world. They didn’t get what they wanted and everyone is about to know it. Actually, adults are not much different. We may not put our bottom lip...
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Reputations can be menacing. We have a desired reputation that we would love to have, and then there can be the frustrating reality. Like integrity, there is no shortcut to a good reputation. We develop what we are most known for over time in the...
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We all know when we do wrong. We often wear it on our clean shirt or sit in dismay as we watch our mistake take its toll. If we slowed down a bit, we would be able to see the right we do too. Most of the time the brightness or darkness of our...
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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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I used to hate reading. It was on the same level as the dentist and sauerkraut. A reading assignment at school was a devious form of slow, mind-numbing torture. When I went to Bible College, my interest ignited. The “had to read” soon turned to...
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All parents want the best for their children. There is something that God places inside of us that is undeniable and powerful. We have all heard the saying, “don’t get between a momma bear and her cub”. That is true because the...
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We celebrated dad this last Sunday. We all have stories of growing up and what we remember from him. There will be some good and some not so good as we reminisce. As a dad, the journey seems difficult as we try to temper ourselves as well as help...
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