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I know it can be a real hassle going to church. I know the church
I know it can be a real hassle going to church. I know the church is too big. (Or too small.) I know sometimes the service drags on and on. I know som...

This Year at The Acres: A Recap December 30. 2014 The Year of
This Year at The Acres: A Recap December 30. 2014 The Year of the Vortex and the Monsoon Spring is all but over. The Acres seemed somewhat unaffecte...

Song in my soul: The Christmas carol of the Second Coming Joy
Song in my soul: The Christmas carol of the Second Coming Joy to the world! the Lord is come; let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare Hi...

A reminder: The Christian life is a marathon. And we often find
A reminder: The Christian life is a marathon. And we often find ourselves gasping for air, limping along on a strained hamstring, or perhaps, even wo...

There are some truths related to trials that we--I--occasionally
There are some truths related to trials that we--I--occasionally forget. First, all trials that come into my life are need based. God has a specific ...

Only had half a day of school today--parent-teacher conferences.
Only had half a day of school today--parent-teacher conferences. So I took the long way home--one of them anyway. An autumn cruise along the backroad...

A reminder Christians--the human race--is in to measurement. We
A reminder Christians--the human race--is in to measurement. We are always trying to measure something: how good a team is, what my grade is, how wel...

A yearly reminder: There are people I can never forgive. They
A yearly reminder: There are people I can never forgive. They have hurt me so deeply, betrayed me so callously, that I cannot forgive. There are temp...

Christ is preeminent in The Gospel. He is its very heart. There
Christ is preeminent in The Gospel. He is its very heart. There is no other name given among men by which you must be saved. In whom we have redempt...

Today at Itens Acres: School days mean that I have to invest a
Today at Itens Acres: School days mean that I have to invest a whole weeks worth of wandering The Acres into my Saturdays. The sacrifices an old man ...