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God Inspires Me Through The Life And Death Of A Godly Man

In March 1999, I was on a missions trip to Malaysia with my wife, Anna, and our children, Josh & Stephanie. Anna and I were leading a team of students from Pacific Academy on a short-term missions trip, when we got a … Continue reading

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How To Deal With Difficult People

There will be times in life when we will have conflict. This happens to all of us. God made all of us with different gifts and personalities. We will look at life and situations from different perspectives. We will come … Continue reading

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Is God Your Only Hope?

I was reading the Psalms and came across a familiar theme: putting your hope in the Lord! The psalmist put it this way: O Lord, You alone are my hope. I’ve trusted You, O Lord,  from childhood. Yes, You have … Continue reading

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Where Does That Money Really Come From?

Sometimes in life we start looking to our bosses or jobs as our source. If you work in a church, you might start thinking that the church is your source. But the fact is, everything good thing that we have … Continue reading

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Riding The Three Storms of Life

by Dr. Lance Wallnau ~  There are three different storms in life that you will encounter – The storm that God sends. The storm that bad decisions create. The storm that the enemy sends. Each storm is navigated differently. Storm #1 … Continue reading

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I Am A List Guy!

I am a list guy. I love to make lists. Lists of what I have done. Lists of what I want to do. Lists of music that I have done. Lists of music that I still want to do. Lists … Continue reading

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Can God Love Me Even When I Do Stupid Things?

I recently got to hear John Maxwell speak at a leadership symposium. He started by telling of the dumb things he has done. He told about getting a gift of a beautiful handgun (even thought he was not a big … Continue reading

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I Am Thankful For Great Parents!

I was just looking at the Cole-Preston’s annual Christmas picture this week. There in the front sits Mom & Dad Preston (Ron and Margaret). What great parents! What faithful and godly people. My mom became a widow with four small … Continue reading

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Does Jesus Really Show Himself To People?

In February, 2000, I was in Copenhagen, Denmark leading worship with a African evangelist, Charles Ndifon, for thousands of people every day. One night at our meeting I heard a scream from the audience. Later, I found out that a … Continue reading

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