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Drinking poison
I recently read about an interesting “experiment” by the U.S. government, executed during the prohibition era. While it was illegal to buy, sell or manufacture drinking alcohol, the bootlegger’s black market made sure that massive quantities of beer and liquor … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, bitterness, Colossians 3:13, Esau, forgiveness, Hebrews 12:3, Joseph, peace, poison, prohibtion, revenge, U.S. Government
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Why my marriage will fail in two more years
Last year on our 17th anniversary, I wrote a blog entitled, “17 reasons I have a great marriage” — to this day, it has been the most read blog post I’ve ever put up. I’m guessing today’s won’t have quite … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, forgiveness, grace, happiness, hard work, holiness, love, marriage, marriage problems, problems, selfishness
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The 3 P’s of parenting: Poop, pee and puke. All in one night.
Before you have children, you are fairly grossed out by most bodily expulsions. For example, the thought of taking a damp cloth and wiping someone’s nasty little rear end is mostly disgusting. The thought of doing that five or six … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 in 40, babies, digusting, forgiveness, God's grace, healing, hope, love, parenting, parents, poop, puke
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I talked my way out of a ticket
There are few feelings worse than that sinking feeling you get when you’re driving, you look up, and you see the lights of a police car flashing behind you. When you pull to the right and the car zooms around … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking the law, forgiveness, Jesus, Judge, Mercy, prison, sacrifice, Sin, ticket, traffic
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Little sisters and other dangers of family
On August 1st, 1975, my chances of being the baby of the family ended abruptly. In a rather dramatic and quite rapid birth, my sister made an appearance as, not only the baby of the family, but as the only … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 in 40, 40th birthday, forgiveness, grace, kindness, love, one anothers, relationships
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Why you need to have that tough talk!
By Joe Castaneda I think most people know that life is fullest when we live, and experience it with people we love. It’s not that we don’t love our down-time, and our solo journeys, but even those times are enjoyed … Continue reading
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Tagged confession, confrontation, forgiveness, pain, personal responsibility, relationships, tough talks
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4 Things to do every day
On of my favorite books in the Bible is 1 Peter. I think I find myself relating most to him in Scripture, so I have a special affinity for his writings. Peter was impulsive, often spoke before he thought, was … Continue reading
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Tagged forgive, forgiveness, generosity, generous, grace, love, Overboard Life, pray, resources, serve
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Take 3
Have you ever thought of the benefits of knowing God? I know, seems almost disrespectful to say there are “benefits” to being a child of God, like it’s wrong that we should get anything out of it. After all, we … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits, depression, emotions, forgiveness, friendship, healing, Psalm 103, relationship with God
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The 5-Phrase Challenge
We all know our words have a profound impact on the people and circumstances around us. My wife loves to say, “Change your language, change your life.” Last week she wrote an awesome blog on the power of changing how … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, forgiveness, kindness, language, love, trust, truth, words
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Blast from the past!
While our pastor was preaching this past sunday, I was reflecting on some issues in my own life. I hate when a good preacher makes you do that. As a result, I wanted to write a blog that sounded a … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberry bushes, confession, conviction, forgiveness, preaching, Psalm 119, roots, Sin, temptation, thorns
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