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“Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is your name throughout the earth! From the mouths of infants and nursing babies, you have established a stronghold on account of your adversaries in order to silence the enemy and the avenger.” (Psalm 8:1-2 CSB – Read the rest)

A little something different for you today. I did not preach yesterday because it was Youth Sunday and the kids led the service. Instead of something more from me today, I thought I would share with you how the service went. In particular, take some time and listen to the testimonies and messages from these terrific teens. They really did a great job. Speaking in front of people is tough. Sharing what God has done in your life in front of other people is even tougher. Yet here are five young people who stood up and did just that. The leadership of our young people wasn’t limited to what happened on stage earlier. We had youth running the sound board, the slides in the room, and even the livestream itself. They all did an incredible job leading the church in worship from every different position. You can fast forward to the speakers if you don’t want to sit through the whole service, but take some time today to be impressed with what our young people put together to give glory to the Lord.

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“Who can find a wife of noble character? She is far more precious than jewels.”

What do you do when you get an all-expenses-paid stay in your master bedroom with your eleven-year-old son for a week? You watch a lot of movies, for starters. The original Jurassic Park trilogy, The Santa Claus trilogy, and the first five hours of the extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy so far. You work some as well. And you think. For me, I tend not to think in pictures or ideas. I think in words. And with tomorrow’s being a rather special day…for which I am in quarantine…I’ve done a fair bit of thinking in that direction. Here are a few thoughts that have come from it.

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Looking Up

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A little something different for you today. Today is going to mark the very first time that I will be publishing something I didn’t write. That is, today will be my very first guest submission. Today’s post comes from a source rather near and dear to my heart: my 11-year-old son, Josiah. Josiah was recently tasked with writing a short story about the Revolutionary War following a class field trip to King’s Mountain State Park just across the border in South Carolina. The result was – all natural bias to the side – outstanding. In fact, it was good enough that I thought I would share it with you in this format. The attached audio is his reading it. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. Without further ado, here is “Looking Up” by Josiah Waits. 

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A Little Something Different

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So, even as I sit down to write this, I know that it’s going to seem like fishing. Rest assured, it’s not. I usually try not to bring any more attention to this than I can help it. But this is a day for reflecting so here goes nothing. Today I grow another year older. Rather than our usual meditation on Mark’s Gospel, I thought I’d do something just a bit different and reflect with you on a few lessons I’ve learned over the years. Lord willing I’ve still got many yet to go, but here are a few things I’ve learned so far.

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