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Morning Star

The last few weeks, I have been out walking in the early morning. The night sky has offered a spectacular display of God’s handiwork. The presence of Venus, the brightest planet of all, just before daybreak earns it the name “morning star”. Because it is a planet, rather than an actual star, it glows with a steady light that ancient skywatchers tracked. Venus was also referred to as “The Shepherd’s Star” because it can be found in both the eastern and the...

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Men & Women, Young & Old, Risking Their Lives for the Gospel

The headlines I’ve seen so far say something like this …. “Southern Baptists Vote to Oppose Use of I.V.F.,” “Southern Baptist Ban on Women Pastors Fails in Historic Vote” or “Southern Baptists’ Nuanced Divides on Display at Annual Meeting.”  As someone who was in the room when all the votes and discussions took place, I’m not surprised these are the headlines. This was my first time to ever attend the Annual Meeting of the...

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Peace

Here is a peek inside a conversation in my car at school pick up on Thursday afternoon:  ME: Hey, Sawyer, how was your day? Sawyer: It was great. ME: You ok?Sawyer: I am fine, just fine. Maybe. I guess. I don’t know.   The truth is that two hours earlier, Sawyer found out that her choir teacher was offered a full ride scholarship to work on a PhD in conducting at Texas Tech.Sounds great, right? While that is great for the choir teacher, many of the...

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