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Home Before Dark

When I started out as a boy preaching, Father went along. Then when I got old enough to go by myself, he'd meet me at the little railroad station in ...


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Reaching for the Moon

High expectations are easily stated, may be rationalized as evidence of superior spirituality, and drive most leaders nuts. It takes genuine skill and ...


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Readjusting Our Expectations

We ask less of this life because we know full well that more is coming in the next. The art of living with suffering is just the art of readjusting our ...


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The Reason for God's Gift

God gave us his Son not that we might become better people but that we might become the New Humanity.


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The Trouble with Conflicting Expectations

Conflicting expectations are like a tight shoe. They begin with a pinch, but if left unattended, they soon become painfully tender to the slightest touch. ...


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Pushed Around by Expectations

Sometimes expectations push us, making us grow in ways we wouldn't otherwise. You can't just automatically say no. Maybe God is opening a door. ...


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Heaven Can Wait

On the Saturday evening before Easter, I was trying to distract my hungry four-year-old son, Scott, and get dinner on the table. I decided to explain ...


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Equal Opportunity Savior

There's a wonderful story about a Chicago bank that once asked for a letter of recommendation on a young Bostonian being considered for employment. ...


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Taken for a Ride

At the elementary school where I teach, we recently had a problem with students throwing rocks. The principal made an announcement over the intercom warning ...


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Training for Failure

The increase of suicides, alcoholics, and even some forms of nervous breakdowns is evidence that many people are training for success when they should ...


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