Yard sales never cease to amaze me.  People really will buy anything.  And my wife will be happy to sell it to them.  Once, I saw her sell dirt.  Really.  This week, it was a used water bottle festively wrapped with a colorful scarf.  Look, 25 cents is 25 cents.  And somewhere tonight, there is [...]

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Recently, I was with a group of guys who were sharing some of their worst DIY disasters. As I  recounted my own misadventures, I tried hard not to sound too pathetic. But, honestly, getting stranded on one’s roof while seized by fits of acrophobic paralysis doesn’t necessarily get you any holes punched in your man [...]

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Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times! John 13:38 Movies have a way of transforming us instantly.  We watch a James Bond movie and leave the theatre noticing every detail about everyone around us, ready [...]

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I was recently asked to prepare three short devotions on John 13.  This is the first.  John 13: 17 Then [Jesus] said, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You address me as ‘Teacher’ and ‘Master,’ and rightly so. That is what I am. So if I, the Master and Teacher, washed your [...]

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There are times in life when the clouds over “Brandon World” part and the light of reality breaks through, even if for a moment.  These are times when, for whatever reason, I am quiet enough, still enough, or weak enough to experience God and His Word.  This is one of those times. To Lead Like Thunder I didn’t know until recently [...]

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Here’s a question for you. Which would you prefer? To be liked, or to be respected? Easy question? Maybe. Maybe not. Let’s walk through this. To be liked . . . You are popular, at least for a season. People smile and welcome you when you walk into a room. Life is a little easier. [...]

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As my family and I were discussing whether or not we should move to the Sunday PM Worship service at our church, my nine-year-old daughter asked if she would be required to wear a dress?  (Currently, Sunday mornings are for dresses, while choir on Sunday night calls for more casual attire.) My daughter’s delima (as [...]

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I wrote the following post this Summer.  Why I never posted it, I’m not sure.   Must have been the heat.  It does things to me . . .  From July 2007: Remember Vacation Bible School?  Remember those hot summer days squirming in the pew sporting a Kool Aid mustache?  Remember counting light fixtures while the preacher droned out Bible stories and [...]

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By now you might have heard Toby Keith’s new single, “Love Me If You Can.” I’m not sure anyone has ever written a song that so completely encapsulates who I am and what I would have wanted to say if I could write like that.  This is an incredible song and one that warrants a [...]

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Pardon the diversion from the Maxwell book. But I really wanted to share my new story with you first. I’ve included an excert below with a link to download the full story in PDF format. Altar Ego, an excerpt (Download the complete story) “So you’re not going to tell her?” asked Bentley. Vernon was studying [...]

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