Let’s Go Exclusive

Felix Burton

It's still dark out as I leave the gym. At 6 a.m. and in spite of the great workout, my mind is still foggy. As I make the short drive home, I hear a song that I hadn't heard before. Glancing over at XM radio in my new Hyundai Sonata to see the title and I read, "Let's Go Exclusive." That started … [Continue reading]

Independence: Just Say No!

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Jesus couldn't heal the sick, deliver people from demons, raise the dead, or do any other miracles. Before you get angry and call me a heretic, look a John 5:19. So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For … [Continue reading]

Feeding Your Hope

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I can't stand watching the news. It is too dismal. I find my hope draining out out like old bathwater when I hear about all the horrible things people do to each other. As my hope flows down the drain, I feel despair and depression rush in like a … [Continue reading]

Backwards!

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When my children were little, they used to watch a show called The Big Comfy Couch. My favorite part of the show was when Loonette the Clown and her doll Molly would do the 10 second tidy at the end of the show, but the episode I remember the most … [Continue reading]

He Took the Bullet

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A few days ago, we rented The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. As unlikely as it seems, God spoke to me through one scene in the movie. [Spoiler Alert] Apes covered the Golden Gate bridge of San Francisco Bay on the way to a park on the other side. … [Continue reading]

Unconditional Surrender

Waving a white flag

I'm struggling with coffee lately. I really like it but God has asked me to give it up. He actually asked me to give it up about 18 months ago I but I simply refused. I reasoned that it can't possibly be God saying that. I mean after all, drinking … [Continue reading]