Category Archives: discipleship

I Know How This Ends

Posted on January 22, 2023 by glenn

I am a fan of college football.  But for various reasons I tape the games and watch them later.  One reason is because I can enjoy the game much more if I know the outcome ahead of time. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2023 by glenn

Happy New Year! Today marks the beginning of a new year.  I am not much on making New Year’s resolutions but it is a good time to reflect and plan.  Perhaps rededicating one’s self to the important things in life. … Continue reading →

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Just Finish

Posted on February 19, 2022 by glenn

Just finish We probably know someone who starts job after job and never finishes them.  It may be a remodel at the home or jumping from job to job.  Maybe we all have a little of this gene. The coach … Continue reading →

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Danger Ahead

Posted on January 11, 2022 by glenn

Suppose you are driving down an unfamiliar road and you come upon a sign that says, “Bridge Out Ahead”.  Do you disregard these signs and proceed as normal?  Of course not.  If you have ever walked up to the edge … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Proverb

Posted on December 2, 2021 by glenn

If you have followed my writings any length of time, you surely know how much I like quotes and proverbs.  There is a Chinese proverb that says, “To know and not do is to not know.”  The saying is a … Continue reading →

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To Be or Not to Be 2.0

Posted on November 16, 2021 by glenn

The phrase is a familiar one.  It actually comes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.  The lead character is considering life with its troubles and pain but acknowledging the alternative might be worse.  And so Prince Hamlet begins a lengthy speech with the … Continue reading →

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And IF he repents, forgive

Posted on May 18, 2021 by glenn

This question is sometimes asked.  If someone wrongs me and refuses to repent, am I required to forgive them? The passage below is referenced. Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him, and if he repents, … Continue reading →

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Sufferings and Glory

Posted on April 10, 2021 by glenn

Psalm 22 is sometimes called the Psalm of the Cross.  Written by David about 1,000 years before the crucifixion and centuries before this means of execution was even known to man, it is a wonderful study in the contrast between … Continue reading →

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To Be or Not To Be

Posted on March 8, 2021 by glenn

The phrase is a familiar one.  It actually comes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.  The lead character is considering life with its troubles and pain but acknowledges the alternative might be worse.  And so Prince Hamlet begins a lengthy speech with the … Continue reading →

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Adoption

Posted on February 14, 2021 by glenn

I never really gave much thought to couples when they adopted a child.  Oh sure, I thought it was a good thing but I just didn’t give it much thought.  I remember my high school English teacher and her husband … Continue reading →

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