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Psalm 66 recounts what God did for the Israelites with the Red Sea - turning it into dry land so they could cross it.  Throughout the Old Testament in various places the Israelites erected monuments to remind themselves of God's faithfulness to them and was being done in this Psalm.  There's something incredibly important about remembering your faith ... [Continue Reading]

Sometime within the last year I heard someone say that the most uncommon thing in the world is common sense.  The comment seemed kind of funny to me until I thought about it and realized that there's a good bit of truth behind it.  Common sense is nothing more than allowing wisdom to be the guide and choosing the wise thing to do over the unwise thing to ... [Continue Reading]

Have you ever thought about the idea that our eyes are one of the first entry points to our minds?  I think our ears are another first entry point.  I call them first entry points because it’s through our eyes and our ears that we receive ideas and become the people we ultimately become.  That’s why it’s so incredibly important to guard those things that ... [Continue Reading]

Some people would be turned off by being likened to a sheep.  The poor critters are pretty helpless with their oversized bodies and wobbly legs.  It’s a wonder that they’re even able to live on their own without the help of a shepherd.  So when David likens himself to a sheep when he claims that the Lord is his shepherd, it doesn’t really seem like too ... [Continue Reading]

I've flown to Russia a few times, and that's a really long distance!  I think it took us 11-12 hours last time to fly from Moscow to Atlanta.  That's a long flight!  I can't even begin to imagine how long of a distance that actually is, but I know I got quite a few frequent flier miles for it.  What's unbelievable to me is that ... [Continue Reading]