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Living Life with Significance

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What are you fighting for?

I recently read an article that talked about a man’s battle against an addiction. He said there was a phrase in one of the books he read that really stuck out to him. The phrase was, “Remember what you are fighting for.” He said those words became life-changing for him when temptation would arise.

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Unexpected memories from unexpected outings

Do you ever wonder how you get yourself in situations? It was the last Saturday before the start of a new school year as our daughter enters middle school life. My wife and I were home, as she recovered from surgery. I was anticipating a fairly quiet Saturday. Early afternoon my wife said there was one last item our daughter needed for school so would I be willing to take her. I was hesitant, not being a shopper. The required item was earbuds for the laptop she will be assigned. The suggested stores were not appealing but I had a bright revelation, I could take her to Best Buy; winning brownie points as a husband and dad while browsing through all sorts of fun “toys.” Who knows, I may even slip in a purchase for myself without using any of my “blow money.” …

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Embrace the ART of Living

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Are you a lifter or a leaner?

Longtime NFL reporter and former Sports Illustrated writer Don Banks died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. He was 56. Banks worked for over 30 years in the ultra-competitive, often cynical, world of journalism.

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You will never know unless you go

In April of 2000 I resigned from my engineering job in Minneapolis. Our family loved living in the Twin Cities. We were near family for the first time in our married life, had a great church home, good friends and good jobs. We were comfortable. But in 1993, we accepted a mission God placed on our heart: to help one more person find hope and life in Jesus Christ based on 1 Corinthians 9:23. So, we were moving to Fargo-Moorhead to start a new church for people who don’t like going to church.

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Once and For All

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We all have slivers

Recently, as I talked to my wife about a topic she and her counselor discussed, I realized this topic may be exactly what one of you need to hear or share with someone. So, here it is….

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Flee or Flirt

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Should you choose to accept it…

“This is your mission…should you choose to accept it” is a famous line repeated weekly on the old television show, “Mission: Impossible.” It is a great line. You always have a choice whether to accept a mission or not.

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