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Why Christians Stink

We work hard every day not to stink.  We shower with scented soap, wash our hair with perfumed shampoo, put on clothes dried with fabric fresheners, use deodorant, brush our teeth with minty toothpaste, and end with a splash of cologne or perfume.  It’s offensive to smell bad.  So what do we make of Paul’s comment in Corinthians, where he states that God, “uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him .
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Tell Alaska Airlines to Take a Stand!

This is a follow-up to my blog on Saturday.  Here are the email addresses for Bill Ayer, Chairman and CEO, and Brad Tilden, President of Alaska Airlines: bill.ayer@alaskaair.com, brad.tilden@alaskaair.com.  Please write them and tell them to take a stand for what is right! Here is what I sent earlier today: Bill Ayer and Brad Tilden, I am writing to ask you to change your decision regarding the elimination of the Alaska Airlines prayer cards .
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Week #2: Are you Convinced? – The Refreshment of Certainty

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Romans 8:38 Several years ago I was struggling through a difficult time in my life when I felt like I was going it alone.  .
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God Gets Kicked Off Alaska Airlines

When will it end? The attack on faith in our country by the ‘political correctness police’ continues unabated. The latest place that God is no longer welcome is on Alaska Airlines flights.  For as long as I can remember meals served in first class have been accompanied by a simple little 1″ by 2″ slip of paper with a Psalm printed on it under the Alaska Airline logo.  Alaska has a history of being .
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The Steward’s Declaration

The theology of the faithful steward is amazingly simple, it is founded on the belief and acknowledgement that God owns it all.  It is so clear, so basic to our faith.  Yet it is profoundly hard to put its implications into practice.  Perhaps that’s because we really don’t believe it.  We never pull it down from the theoretical heights of a general faith statement to the tangible reality of the challenges, fears and doubts .
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Week #1 – The Refreshment of Memory

“Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of his wonderful acts, Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.  Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.  Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles and the judgments he pronounced,  O descendants of Israel his servant, .
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Refresh Your Spirit

On January 3rd I launched this blog and I have devoted the month to reflections on what it means to be ‘all-in’ for Christ and to denounce the ‘half-way’ Christian life.  Thank you to all of you who have responded and who have signed up to follow my blog. Here is my plan for the months ahead. There are ten Mondays between now and Easter.  As a lead up to Easter I will be posting .
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What If We’re Wrong About Everything?

OK, maybe the title should be ‘what if I’m wrong about everything.’ The values of the kingdom of God define the ‘right side up’ life in an upside-down world.  Too often I hold onto those old worldly values and miss what God has for me.  See if you own at least some of these misperceptions. Kingdom of the world thinking:  We work in order to earn the money we need to do the things .
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Is God in Your Kitchen?

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This week a friend challenged me to the core by confessing to “an unwillingness to grant God unlimited permission to do whatever it takes to change me.”  That comment led me to re-examine my prayer life.  What do I pray for most often?  Most prayers are focused on asking God to change things.  Yes, there is praise and thanksgiving, but beyond that there is a litany of requests that God intervene and bring change .
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