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The Bible on Stewardship “I don’t care if ‘the cattle on a thousand hills’ are the Lord’s (Psalm 50:10), because He isn’t giving them to me.” “I need to be good steward of what I have or else it will fly away (Proverbs 6:10-11). That’s stewardship.” “I wish I...

Random Bible Question Time with Luke

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Whenever I teach Sunday School, I spend about 10 minutes at the end of class doing “Random Bible Question Time with Luke.” This the part of the show where you can ask me anything you’ve ever wondered about God, religion, or the Bible. Over the years, we’ve dealt with all sorts of questions ranging from,...

Remembering God’s Blessings

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April 1 is a big day. Google typically announces some crazy new thing; Blizzard too. Sonlight launches it’s latest catalog, and also sometimes updates the look and feel of the site. People play practical jokes on one another. And April 1 is the day I bought my house. The Search While Brittany and I were still in school...

Pinocchio’s Problem and Fight Club

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Pinocchio wants to be a real boy. But how? Pinocchio’s journey of self-discovery through exploration, temptation, and danger ultimately ends him in a place of selflessness and new life. And there is likely a lot we can learn from his tale. But his literary existence hasn’t seemed to help us much. Like Pinocchio, we...

Dreams and Great Expectations

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We just finished a series on “Dreams” at our church. The messages were taken from the life of Joseph who had two dreams early in his life and had to wait a long time before they were realized. Along the way he encountered two other sets of two dreams, which he interpreted and insisted were true by faith in God...

Job, Resolutions and Yoda

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I loved the book of Job in high school. I even wrote a paper on him. And Job is particularly applicable right now because he, in a way, made a New Year’s Resolution: I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl. ~Job 31:1 What’s more, Job is so convinced of his ability to carry out this resolution...

The Perfect Gift for your Distracted Learner

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This month I’m going to give you two tips for the price one. Pretty cool, for sure. With the Christmas season upon us, and the school year well underway, you’re likely wondering about two things. One: What do I get my kids for Christmas? And two: How can I help them be more interested in our read aloud time?...

Getting My Heart Straight

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I was going to write another brilliant article. I spent several days fussing with it, getting feedback, and rewriting. I was going to shed light on the mystery of sanctification and give you a reason to find comfort and hope no matter what you were going through. I was going to do this… and then I realized that I...

Desires of Our Heart

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I don’t pay attention to dates much. I no longer carry a PDA or a watch. I almost never look at a calendar. This is why I consider it a blessing that my wife’s and my anniversary is 7/10, her birthday is 8/10, and mine is 9/10. Seven, Eight, Nine… on the Tenth. Good stuff. And that’s why I’ve had...

Do Hard Things: Keep Quiet

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The Harris Brothers, authors of the popular Christian book Do Hard Things, recently published an article about two girls who “took a stand for Christ.” These girls stood up against the ACLU which demanded that they not offer a prayer at graduation. In the end, everyone at their school participated in the...