The Life of Basketball.

I don’t know why I like using analogies so much, I guess it’s because my little brain can’t understand stuff without them!
After I was finished reading my bible this morning, I was sitting in my car, reflecting on the day ahead and letting God show me how I was supposed to apply what I had [...]

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We are “Gangsters”?

When you read the title of this post you might be wondering, what’s he talking about, I’m not in a gang.
Well, since my job gives me the opportunity to take classes on different areas of law enforcement, I have been able take some classes on gangs. There are several shows on TV that talk [...]

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We Are Free!!

Look at this picture, what are these things? Yes, it’s a pair of handcuffs and two keys. What do you use handcuffs for? They are used to keep someone locked up, keep them from being free. When you have a pair of these things on you really can’t move that much. They are very [...]

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“Are you happy now”?

What does the word “Happy” mean to you? I’m sure there are alot of different meanings out there, but your meaning is…….., you fill in the blank.
In Philippians, Paul tells us what happiness is, it is unwrapping those gifts at Christmas, being surprised on your birthday or getting that raise. But if happiness depends on [...]

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Be an example

If you have children you know they are always watching you. They will always catch you off gaurd when you are out in public too. Think of the times they say something you have told someone else, but didn’t realize they were listening!! Boy, that can be embarassing huh? I’m sure we all have similiar [...]

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Are we there yet?

When ever we go on trips with our kids it never fails, “Momma, Daddy are we there yet”? And of course we tell them “no, just a little longer”, knowing it’s going to be several hours until we get there.
I believe some of us think we have “arrived” spiritually, we often look at our past [...]

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Are you “Bright”?

Philipians 2:12-18
These past couple of days have been dreary, the sun has been out, but for the most part it has been cloudy.
Sometimes our lives are dreary and cloudy. When problems arise, things don’t go our way or we just don’t feel like being the nicest person we aren’t very “bright”. Jesus tells us we [...]

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Keep your attitude in check

Philippians 2:1-11
When we are going through our daily routines, how is our attitude? When we look at how Jesus acted when he walked on earth, he was very humble. He put others before himself, he cared more about others than he cared about himself.
When we walk through a “door” in our lives we need [...]

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Living for Christ

Philippians 1:12-24
It’s hard being a Christian these days, but who said it would be easy! We need to remember we are only here for a short time. We need to make every opportunity an opportunity to share the good news of Christ.
Lord help us to be on fire for you, living as Paul lived, unashamed [...]

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