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Choosing Thankfulness Even in Sorrow

So many times during the month of November we seek to encourage people to look around at all their blessings and abundance and stop to thank God and show appropriate gratitude.  It often seems we are like the little child excitedly opening presents when our mother...

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Work is Drudgery!

What is it that differentiates drudgery of task fulfillment from vigorously serving with enthusiasm? Once there was a small town in the southern Midwest portion of the USA which was located along a beautifully flowing river.  The town was constructed there because...

The “Last Minute” Anxious Scurry!

Isn't it amazing how the final days prior to a big event like a wedding, or a long-awaited vacation are an absolute whirlwind of activity? That is my best description of how our campus is during these last weeks of summer.  Here is a description of activities so...

I Can Hardly See It!

I have said, and have often heard others exclaim those words when looking skyward or toward the horizon to observe an object.  I have also heard them when one is looking at a page in a magazine or book, hoping to capture a fleeting thought or concept.  In both...

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Swinging so Hard…My Eyes Were Closed!

On Monday night, we held our annual “Grace Night at the Ballpark.”   It was a great time of reconnecting with friends and partners of the College.  We had almost 200 guests, and praise God for the funds raised for student scholarships.  It was a fun family time on...

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The Hole-in-One and Divine Intervention

I love the game of golf!  I recently traveled up north with a great group of Christian men to enjoy the beauty of Northern Michigan along the shores of Lake Michigan as we played some beautiful courses. We laughed, played, and spent time in God’s Word led by my...

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Blessed so Much…Yet Still Unfaithful!

I cannot help but scratch my head in wonder and be dumbfounded when I see how often we fail to let God's blessings motivate us for even greater faithfulness in service!  I see how God has blessed Grace Christian University, my life, and my family in the past, and...

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Battling on Our Knees

I am so tired of trying and trying to get things going only to have another obstacle or difficulty arise!  I give up!  I give in!  I hear the Omnipotent God of all creation responding with a smile in His voice – “Good!  I have wanted this opportunity!” Anyone who...

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The Perfect Balance!

“He makes me feel so inferior when I’m around him.”  Have you ever said that to yourself?  There are those extremely talented people who make me feel as though I shouldn’t even open my mouth, say what I think, offer a thought, sing a note, or any of the other many...

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