Positive & Uplifting
I remember when World’s of Fun amusement park first opened in Kansas City almost 60 years ago. The first day they opened, they had five – count ’em F-I-V-E – roller coasters. The anticipation of trying each one for the very first time was exhilarating. Riding on all five for the first time was scintillating.…
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Need a simple teaching moment this Christmas? Take the kids or grand kids out shopping and when you hear the bell, make a donation to the Salvation Army and tell them the story of how the Army began. Or if you want to make a bigger impression on those little ones, why not sign up for a two hour shift and ring the bell this year with family members?…
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We said goodbye to Little Blue last week. We traded in Grandma’s little Toyota after nearly 200,000 faithful miles of trouble free service. It was bittersweet to say the least. We actually thought about keeping her a little longer because she still runs like a top but the timing seemed right to get something with fewer miles…
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We might as well face the truth. Guilty as charged, not one of us is going to pass through judgment before God without a full repayment of the debt we owe. I was reminded of this fact the other day when I received a traffic citation for speeding. Cruising through a school zone at 45 mph is a recipe to get pulled over and I did. I don’t…
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So I am getting a new tooth. A dental implant actually, to replace a tooth that broke off a few months ago. My dentist just inserted an implant that will hold the tooth in place. When my new tooth is ready, he’ll screw the artificial tooth in and supposedly, I won’t even know the difference. Whad’ya think? Cool, huh?…
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You know what they say? If you don’t like the weather in Iowa, just wait five minutes. Such has been our week in Eastern Iowa. We’ve still got leaves to rake and with little time to bag them, now they’re buried under a blanket of white stuff. A change in the weather in Iowa can happen fast. Sometimes with no warning.…
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What happens when a failing school meets a fearless principal? On Saturday, October 26th, Heartland Youth for Christ hosted the opening of the movie “Love Goes Public.” I’m glad I went. With dropout rates at 40% and teen pregnancy way above state averages, a small high school in one of the poorest districts in…
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Joel and Luke Smallbone aka: “For King and Country” come to Cedar Rapids in just a few days to showcase their third album “Burn the Ships.” One review calls the record an “epic, sweeping musical landscape that explores themes of new beginnings” and “the most mature version of their…
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A wise sage once quipped, “If you think you have all the answers, you haven’t heard all the questions.” I think there is great wisdom in that statement. In fact, I would go so far as to say that God has orchestrated a life that poses questions to which there are no easy answers. It makes me wonder if he does this so that…
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A pumpkin because of it’s bland taste (until you add sugar) has to be a vegetable doesn’t it? It’s not sweet or tangy so it can’t be a fruit, right? Wrong! A pumpkin is actually a fruit and it’s designation has nothing nothing to do with taste. It’s a fruit because by definition, it has the structure…
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How have you grasped God's deep and infinite love for you?
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There are 3 perspectives that give the enemy permission to stir up your fears to the point where they can eclipse faith.
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