“When the Religious Leaders heard that Jesus had arrived, they came and started to argue with him. Testing him, they demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.” This confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees has always fascinated me. It is bracketed by two extraordinary miracles. Right before it, […]
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“Fear only bothers you when you try to do something that matters.” Jon Acuff In most of our lives, we can avoid having to deal with fear by avoiding doing things that are risky. Fear does not attack the status quo or the average life. Fear assails the life that tries to step out of
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Daniel Boone (1734-1820) is one of those larger than life, almost mythic characters that looms in the background of frontier America. He has been portrayed in so many movies, tv shows, and semi-fictional works that a true sense of Boone’s character has been lost. His importance to the foundational days of our nation, however, cannot
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We were issued our permanent Brazilian visas this week! This means that we are all systems go to get back to Curitiba. Thanks so much to everyone who has been praying with us. We started working on the visa back in September, right after we got to the US after being in Brazil for six
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“I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” Carl Sandburg “Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established.” Solomon We hear much talk in society about the importance of “progress.” Politicians and leaders talk about the progress that we make under their enlightened leadership. Social leaders often
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“I knew what I had to risk signing on the dotted line to fight in Japan against that man. Wanderlei has always been one of my favorite fighters ever. He’s one of the fighters that inspired me to start this sport. I’m very proud to have been a part of his career, as much as
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My friend Brian Cain recently interviewed me for his website Millennial Cop. The topic was “Leadership” and I think that you are going to really enjoy it! Take a look and let me know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEb819x5MQo Make sure you check out Brian’s website. Just click on the link above. I think you will like what you
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Muscle growth requires a lot of hard work. Muscles grow when they are used, pushed, exerted, and forced to work hard. One often overlooked aspect of muscle growth, however, is rest. Muscles must have a certain amount of rest between workouts to recover. The rest and recovery stage is one of the most important stages of muscle
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