A Priceless Pearl
La Peregrina Pearl is one of the most valuable and famous pearls in the world. It was first found more than five centuries ago and has been owned by monarchs of Spain and England. It ended up at a Sotheby’s auction in …
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Finders Keepers
A year or two ago, we were walking back to the car in the dark after a UM football game at Hard Rock Stadium. While we were cutting through the huge parking lot our son found a $20 bill on the ground. There was no one …
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An Ever-Present Kingdom
When Covid lockdown first started last spring, many people noticed that it was hard to find baker’s yeast. Turns out that a lot of folks started making bread at home and baker’s yeast was one of numerous items suddenly …
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God’s Kingdom is Like…
I grew up in a church that prayed the Lord’s Prayer on a regular basis, so I learned it by osmosis, just hearing it prayed all the time. When I was very young, I remember being struck by the words that we pray at the …
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Pay It Forward
Recently, I heard someone describe how they ordered food at a drive-thru, but when they pulled around, the car in front of them had already paid their bill! Of course, there was no way to thank or repay that person, so …
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The Blessing of Giving
I did not expect that my perspective on Christmas would change once I had children of my own, but it did. When we’re young, we look forward to Christmas mainly because of the gifts we hope to receive. But when I had my …
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Sowing and Reaping
We’ve all heard the adage, “You reap what you sow.” This saying has its roots in the Bible (see 2 Corinthians 9:6). This expression holds true in several ways. We often think of it in terms of the consequences of poor …
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The Generous Life
Americans generally enjoy a life of plenty. Most of the time we take full grocery shelves for granted. But there are a few occasions when we face the threat of scarcity. When a hurricane is on its way, for example, water …
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Tax Collectors and Sinners
Why does Jesus seem to gravitate toward tax collectors and sinners? The Bible describes Jesus frequently associating with people with questionable backgrounds. And it’s not a small segment of the population, but people …
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Resisting God
It was a long time before humans figured out how to accomplish flight. The earliest attempts at human-powered flight took their inspiration from birds in nature. If birds can apparently defy the law of gravity, all we …
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