What’s on My Mind
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The Power of Serenity
Last week I visited Botanica Gardens. It’s my favorite local destination here in Wichita and I’ve been many times. In fact, think I’m on my third annual membership. The best time of year to visit is Spring. Right now, in fact, as the tulips are…
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The Power of a Sentence
So We Only Use 2% Of Our Brain’s Capacity? My brain never really stops. I used to think everyone was like this, and perhaps they are, but I’m not totally sure anymore. Please help me put this issue to rest by answering the poll to…
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3,000 Years, Baby
Do you wonder what the #1 watched YouTube clip is? The answer: Justin Bieber’s music video, “Baby.” Over 483 million hits. You know how much time that represents? Imagine someone watching that clip over and over again from cradle to the grave. Now, multiply that…
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Who is your authority?
Here are two observations: Everyone believes something Those beliefs depend on what/who we hold up as our authority I recently heard an acquaintance make reference to how doctrinally incorrect it is for Catholics to believe in praying to dead saints. Well, depends on who your…
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Asking the Wrong Questions
An engineer I work with likes to say, “Bad requests yield bad data.” Asking wrong questions can lead us in wrong directions. I ran a series of posts about a year ago trying to answer the question, “What makes a church a church?” A Pastor?…
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Money the Meaning of Life?
Truth is Truth wherever it’s found, I believe. Jesus said a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. And He said it is more blessed to give than to receive. Self proclaimed minimalist, traveler, thinker, and humanist Colin Wright has come…
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Onward and Upward
Spinach greens, red peppers, green peppers – for a salad. That’s what my friend Keith brought last night when he came by for supper. I added cheese and pulled out several dressings from the fridge. Sitting down to eat, Keith was about to pour some…
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Prepare Yourself
I have a co-worker who ran into a curb this morning with his car. It slid on ice and bent his rim. He didn’t have a car jack or tire iron, incredibly. He also was only wearing a cotton hoodie though it was 5 degrees…
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Do Women Work Harder Than Men? And Other Gender Issues.
I’ve heard 2/3rds of the world’s manual labor is done by women. A quick search on Google didn’t substantiate this fact, but I still wouldn’t be surprised if it were true. From my unofficial observations, women DO work harder than men. If you believe the…
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Challenging Status Quo, from the Bride Rebekah to the Bride the Church
Safety, comfort, and stability are basic goals for all civilizations. Here in America we’ve perhaps attained those goals closer than any other civilization, past or present. Here’s my question, “For Followers of Jesus, should safety, comfort, and stability be our goals as well?” I’ve been…