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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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We Are All Getting Older and, Hopefully, Wiser. That includes both spiritual and moral maturity. That involves an evolving understanding of ethics and how we apply the Bible to evolving social circumstances and questions of behavior in this world. It is always general and it is always personal. How Do We Know What Is Right?…
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“Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.” – Jeremiah 7:2 Hear the Word of the LORD! Throughout the world, any given weekend, millions of souls will enter…
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Depiction of Jacob's dream at Bethel, by Jusepe de Ribera. “And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” – Genesis 28:17 We have grown rather flippant in our understanding of the house of God. That was…
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