If the Lord Wills

I left for the airport at 3 a.m. this morning for a trip to Atlanta. This will be quick weekend trip to visit Stephanie and Nathan. The primary motivation was to be here for Don Munn’s (Nathan’s father) final Sunday as the Senior Pastor of the church he started 30 years ago. BIBLE VERSE FOR(…)

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Acting Like the World

Today was a busy day with campaign activities and meetings. My last of the day was with Bob Walker of Walker Manufacturing (thanks for Mary O’Dell for arranging this meetings). This is a family business that makes commercial lawnmowers of the highest quality. This company has not only been in our area of decades but(…)

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Earthly Wisdom vs Heavenly Wisdom

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY…. “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17 ESV As James writes about “wisdom” it is in reference to the actions one takes and the impact of those actions. Wisdom is related to the application(…)

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Life and the Tongue

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY… “For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.” James 3:2 ESV Solomon put it well when he said, “When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls(…)

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Living Faith

Today I had two connections that were most encouraging. This morning I met with Greg Muehlberger, of the Norther Colorado Christian Business Coalition. I am looking forward to learning more about his work and connecting with the activities of this group. Then I had chance meeting with Ron Christian a retired Free Methodist minister. We had(…)

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The Sin of Partiality

Today Debbie and I traveled to Sidney Nebraska. My high school classmate and college roommate Bob Long is a retired educator and is the “Lay Leader” of First United Methodist Church. He had shared my story in the past and I was invited to personally share some of my story and a message. It was(…)

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