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Do it until you die

Last month, while in Florida, I took my daughter, Brooke, and her friend Mya to Busch Gardens. Midday we walked by a long line of people waiting for tickets to a show. I figured if people were standing in line, it must be good. So, we found ourselves in an auditorium ready to hear the 5th Dimension.

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Improving your fuel

Just like an engine will never run well with the wrong fuel, neither will we. Emotionally, as humans, our fuel will determine how efficiently and long we run. We must regularly ask ourselves, “What fuel am I burning? What are the motivating factors for my ambition?”

Last week I shared with you three dangerous fuels.

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Our only hope for getting better

I am so blessed and thankful to have grown up in North Dakota. The people of the upper Midwest have a strong work ethic with a tough and rugged determination. My son, while at boot camp for the U.S. Army, discovered that not everyone has the same determination and commitment that we learn in this part of the country.

If you grew up in this region, you also learned that the answer to every problem is the same: suck it up, work harder and get over it. And if that doesn’t work, drink the problem away. What you don’t do is let anyone know you have a problem. You do what you have to do and plow your way through it. And when you don’t reveal it to another person, you don’t admit it to yourself or to God. But I’ve discovered it’s really tough to live in isolation, hiding that problem when it simply does not, will not, get better.

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Finding Your Way Back To God

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The ‘Business’ Of A Church Is To Reach Out

The church is not a building, the church is people. The “business” of the church is to invite, impact, reach out to, develop and send out people to make a positive difference in our local communities.

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