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  • You Actually Need to Consider These

    Stuff I Think You Need Because it burned a whole in my soul First, God speaks: Exodus 23:1-9 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness. You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing; when you bear witness in a lawsuit, you shall not…

  • Eye-Opening Is Dangerous

    “One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people.” — Exodus 2:11 It was a day of awakening for Moses. It was not his best day, but it was a turning point out of which would…

  • Four Precious Girls

    I am consumed by this tonight and often, Our legacy is what it is. It never benefits us or anyone else to forget it or sweep it under the rug. There were four precious little girls who came to church to spend time with Jesus who stepped into his presence that day. I missed a…

  • So, You Think This Is Hot?

    So, You Think This Is Hot! But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. – 2…

  • Empathy and Leadership

    Why Empathy is Hard and Necessary in Leadership We all have different pain triggers and responses, physically and emotionally. But the universal truth is that we all experience pain. Is this a leadership concern? Does this enter into our business planning? There is an old adage for success formulation: Find a need and fill it.…

  • Just Thinking

    I felt the need to think out loud and here are the results. Am I locked into this forever? Of course not. However, it is on my mind, has been, and will be. Third Party Summary of Zoom MeetingSun, Sep 14, 2025 Summary: Tom Sims articulated his complex political identity, identifying as both liberal and…

  • Snakes and Stakes – Look and Live

    Are you afraid of snakes? Beware; there are snakes in this story. There is also a fair share of discouragement, bad attitudes, and poor behavior. There is also a salvation story, and a snake is involved in that too. Some people are fascinated by snakes. Others are fearful. The first snake in the Bible is…

  • I Am the Fool … Sometimes

    Why and When? Why does the fool in me utter, “There is no God” as a gasp of windedness? When does that fool that I sometimes am do so? Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”They are corrupt; they do abominable deeds;there is no one who does good. Is the answer in the…

  • We Remember 9-11

    We Have Not Forgotten We have not forgotten what happened on September 11 in our recent past. Now, yesterday, we have been reminded of the damage one bullet in the gun that is in the hand of a violent person can do. We are reminded daily that the anger of humanity, the greed of despots,…

  • God Hates Violence

    Photo by Altin Ferreira on Unsplash “The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.” — Psalm 11:5 Does this bother you? Are you disturbed by the psalmist’s assertion that there are people who God’s soul hates? There is a sense in which God’s hatred of anything is…