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Beware of Shortcuts
2008/10/27
Rick Warren
A few summers ago my family took a car vacation. We loaded up our van and headed out for an adventure. Our only goal was to see the western half of the United States. By the end of our two week trip, we’d put over 5,000 miles on the odometer.
For most of the trip we simply focused on enjoying the journey rather than rushing toward a destination. But in one of the states we traveled through (which will remain unnamed) we were so bored with the scenery that I got the bright idea of taking a shortcut to the next major town.
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What’s Your Excuse?
2008/10/29
Rick Warren
It’s rare to find people today who are willing to take complete responsibility for their actions. In the victimization that’s present in our culture, our problems are always someone else’s fault.
You can blame whoever you want – the government, your parents, the school you went to, television, your boss, or the rest of society. There’s no need for you to feel bad; anywhere you look there are people to blame.
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Jesus and the Brooklyn Dodgers
2008/11/03
Jon Walker
Today’s guest devotional is provided by Jon Walker –
During World War II, a common practice among U.S. guards was to ask questions that, presumably, only someone from the U.S. would know (in the days before the Internet and worldwide television).
They’d ask a question like, “What league does the Chicago Cubs play in?” One legitimate U.S. general was held for several hours by security officers because he put the Cubbies in the American League instead of the National.
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Jesus Taught Nothing Is More Important Than Relationships
2008/11/12
Tom Holladay
Today’s guest devotional is from Tom Holladay, teaching pastor at Saddleback Church.
Relationships are filled with both wonder and pain. When
I think of the pain of relationships, literally hundreds of
pictures flood into my mind from my thirty years as a pastor:
• A couple on the verge of a divorce neither one wants yet both are choosing.
• Parents who can’t get through to their child, no matter how much time, money, and heartache they invest.
• A son whose dad has treated him with the cruel contempt of abuse.
• A friend whose feeling of betrayal is so deep that she never wants to trust anyone again.
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Jesus Taught Nothing Is More Important Than Relationships
2008/11/12
Tom Holladay
Today’s guest devotional is from Tom Holladay, teaching pastor at Saddleback Church.
Relationships are filled with both wonder and pain. When
I think of the pain of relationships, literally hundreds of
pictures flood into my mind from my thirty years as a pastor:
• A couple on the verge of a divorce neither one wants yet both are choosing.
• Parents who can’t get through to their child, no matter how much time, money, and heartache they invest.
• A son whose dad has treated him with the cruel contempt of abuse.
• A friend whose feeling of betrayal is so deep that she never wants to trust anyone again.
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Jesus Taught Nothing Is More Important Than Relationships
2008/11/12
Tom Holladay
Today’s guest devotional is from Tom Holladay, teaching pastor at Saddleback Church.
Relationships are filled with both wonder and pain. When
I think of the pain of relationships, literally hundreds of
pictures flood into my mind from my thirty years as a pastor:
• A couple on the verge of a divorce neither one wants yet both are choosing.
• Parents who can’t get through to their child, no matter how much time, money, and heartache they invest.
• A son whose dad has treated him with the cruel contempt of abuse.
• A friend whose feeling of betrayal is so deep that she never wants to trust anyone again.
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