Living in a World of Lies

I don’t know about you, but frankly I am getting quite tired of all the lies and shenanigans that have become the norm in political discourse. Even the media outlets have become so partisan, that they appear incapable of simply reporting the news. It seems that the highest priority is…
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Living a Fantasy

When you hear the phrase, “Living a Fantasy,” what do you generally think of? Most people have visions of being rich and laying out on the beach with no worries, traveling to exotic places and seeing the world, or something of that sort. But we live in a world today…
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Propitiation: What Does It Mean and Does It Matter?

Maybe you heard about the First Grade Sunday School teacher who one morning sat down in front of his class and said, “Today, students, we are going to talk about ‘propitiation.'” Needless to say, he did not keep their attention for very long. My guess is that even if they…
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Oxford Dictionary’s 2016 Word of the Year: Post-Truth

Every year, the Oxford Dictionary chooses a word or phrase they believe captures the “ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year.” Well, the 2016 word is out, and they chose the word “post-truth.” Wow, what a powerful indictment against our culture! But I believe they may be on target…
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Billy Graham: Man of the Century

If you lived in Tallahassee in November 2-9 of 1986 you may recall that Billy Graham conducted an evangelistic crusade at the Leon County Civic Center and Doak Campbell Stadium that week. He set a record of over 17,000 people in the civic center arena and overflow rooms. On Friday…
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It May Already Be Too Late

As I write this, I must admit that I feel pretty lousy. I am not physically ill, but I am a bit discouraged. I feel that the special place called America is in a death spiral from which I am not sure there is a path to recovery. What has…
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Simple, But Not Easy

When we look at what is going on in the country today, how can anyone not be concerned. Of course, part of the concern is what is happening in the political arena. But that is only one symptom of a much deeper problem. Other symptoms include the massive number of…
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