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CAN A CAR HAVE A DEMON (excerpt from the book ‘The Longest Game’
THE GOSPEL: THE GREAT EXCHANGE\ “For our sake He (God) made Him (Jesus) to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21) There are certain...
Captivated by His Love
When Jesus walked this earth, He was not a rock star of the day. But who Jesus is captivated their lives. His love, His teachings, His grace, His forgiveness, and His compassion captivated people. I...
THE ONE THING THAT CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING
Looking back in the rear-view mirror of my life, I recall one conversation with my junior hockey coach that truly impacted me. His name was Bert Templeton. I had a love-hate relationship with Coach....
Outrage Sells
In our culture today, outrage has become more expected than surprising. Unfortunately, it is more the norm. Outrage is displayed daily in the news. Social media can be a feeding frenzy of outrage...
WINTER OLYMPICS AND HITTING THE MARK
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14 KJV) I’ve heard it said, “The worst kind of failure is succeeding at the wrong thing.” I think...
The Super Bowl and Crowd Noise
(Excerpt from THE LONGEST GAME: WINNING IN LIFE by Pastor Adam Burt - available HERE) “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world...
New Day
One of the things we do on New Year’s Day is to make all kinds of New Year’s resolutions that we will put into practice for the New Year. It could be physical, watching your intake of food, starting...
A Recipe for Joy
Joy is the birthright of every child of God!! I will always remember the pure joy that filled me the day I prayed a simple prayer of faith. It was the day I received Jesus as my Lord and my Savior....
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE
Your imagination is powerful; it is the first step to doing. In order to reach your full potential, you need to understand the power of your imagination and the correct way to use it. Your...
ASK, SEEK, AND KNOCK
(Matthew 7:7-8) Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and he who knocks,...
THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD
It is not surprising that the greatest stories ever told were told by Jesus. They are known as Parables. The definition of a parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral and/or spiritual...
COME EXPECTING
When we awaken each day, we can come expecting good things. Today is the day you can start believing something good is going to happen to you. Why? Because God is working in your life right now, and...
YOU COMPLETE ME
When you look at yourself, what do you see? Do you see someone who is imperfect and lacking in many areas, or someone who is whole and complete in Christ?There are believers who see themselves as...
Dare To Dream
A dream is something that captures your heart and imagination. When God sparks a dream in your heart, you will not be able to let it go. What fuels that passion is intimacy. Psalm 37:4 says,...
CAPTIVATED BY HIS LOVE
When Jesus walked this earth, He was not a rock star of that time. But who Jesus is captivated their lives—His love, His teachings, His grace, His forgiveness, His compassion captivated people. I...
THIRST
Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will...
GOD LOVES CRACKED POTS
The scripture I want to start with is Isaiah 64:8: "Oh Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, You are the Potter; we are all the work of Your hands." When I read this scripture, the picture that...
Never Out of Style
In fashion, styles come in and then they go out. Sometimes they stick around for a few years; sometimes the very next year, they are out of style. But do you know what never goes out of style? It’s...
GET UP
“For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.” Proverbs 24:16 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness,...
Letter to God
When I reflected on writing my blog for the Christmas Season, I was brought back to when I was a child and that joyous anticipation of Christmas day. I remembered writing a letter to Santa, which...
The Legend of the Candy Cane
In the 1800’s the Candy Cane was designed to be a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. According to legend, it was created at a time when Christianity was oppressed in certain areas of Europe....