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BUT THEY’RE NOT LISTENING…

Luke and the Lost Jesus tells a story that reaches our hearts yet again today: Luke 16, The Message The Rich Man and Lazarus 19-21 “There once was a rich man, expensively dressed in the latest fashions, wasting his days … Continue reading

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GOD AND THE BANK

Luke and the Lost Someone told me a great way to look at what we value most is take a long, evaluative look at our bank ledgers. What does the bank show we spend our hard earned money on month … Continue reading

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THIS IS A TOUGH ONE!

Luke and the Lost I have often read from many books on leadership that say there are two skills most often used and defined. Doing things right is being a good manager. Doing the right things is being a good … Continue reading

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JESUS’ LOST AND FOUND DEPARTMENT

Luke and the Lost Think of something you lost that was very valuable to you. I am thinking of that moment right now and my stomach still turns because of the incident of losing wallet, checkbook and other important items … Continue reading

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WHAT DOES IT COST?

Luke and the Lost Figuring out the cost of something always means make a choice. I can either have this or that. But I can’t have both. Teaching this to your kids and then later your grandkids at the local … Continue reading

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TRUTH BE TOLD…

Luke and the Lost This is a month of weddings for us! Four, on four separate weekends this month. It has been interesting to watch people who we know, those we know little and those we do not know at … Continue reading

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UNTIL THEN…

Luke and the Lost It’s Mom’s Day today on the calendar. My mom and her mom and my dad’s mom meant the world to me. They taught me to love God with all my heart, mind and soul. They told … Continue reading

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PICTURE IT!

Luke and the Lost The little boy sat at the Sunday School table surrounded by other Kindergarten kids. He was drawing and coloring feverishly, focused on his masterpiece. The teacher bent over to see what he was drawing. “Tell me … Continue reading

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THE DECISION I’M ASKING YOU TO MAKE–JESUS

Luke and the Lost At the end of yesterday’s passage, Jesus closes his teaching with the “alter call” of repentance, of making the decision of a lifetime to following God. “You don’t have to be a genius to understand these … Continue reading

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STIR THE FIRE!

Luke and the Lost We love building fires, contained in our fire pit in the backyard. There is something relaxing as you watch the glowing embers and feel the nice gentle heat. Then Randy comes along and disturbs my peaceful … Continue reading

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