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There are no perfect parents. We all know this, right? Parenting is so hard. I ask myself if I’m making the right decision about something involving my kids at least five times a day. I get frustrated with my kids at least 300 times a day.
Clemson football is a big headline today. The Tigers won the College Football Championship last night handily beating Alabama 44-16. Although not in the same conference, the Crimson Tide and Tigers have met each other so often in championships they could almost be considered rivals. One aspect of Clemson that stands out for Christians is their head coach Dabo Swinney.
Toward the end of the year, I began to notice a real problem in my life. Many might not even consider this a problem, but for me it is. This has always been a struggle, but it really was starting to get out of hand so much so that I recognized a change needed to be made. I decided extreme measures were necessary.
I decided at the beginning of 2017 that I wanted to go slower so I found a plan to read the entire Bible in two years. I just wrapped up my reading and I feel as though I’ve walked away with a few observations worth sharing. Here are a few things that jumped out at me after my two year journey.
I set out to be more of a reader this year and I think I read more books in one year than I ever have. Having completed 30 books this year, I figured I’d do the popular thing and put out my top 10.
Christmas is a perfect time to talk about Jesus. People are singing songs about Him. Nativities are everywhere (no matter what you believe about the second commandment). The culture, even if they try not to, has to in some ways acknowledge Christ. Yet often times, Christians can be silent.
Christmas is a time where people try and project an image of joy, happiness, peace, contentment, selflessness, and love. This can be clearly seen through the family Christmas card. You have most likely received at least one of these in the mail even if you haven’t taken one yourself and sent it.
Politics in our country feels heavy—heavier than ever—to the point that many have seemed to make their political identity their religion. Political issue evangelism is rampant. People are being martyred (figuratively) for not being extreme enough. Political parties have become extremely polarized. One quick scroll through a Facebook feed tells the whole story. Sadly, Christians are being sucked in.
Last night I had the privilege of sharing the gospel at a correctional boys home. After speaking, I had one boy motion me over toward him. We talked for a bit and he explained to me frustration he felt and loneliness he was experiencing. He told me he had been in 40 or 50 different foster homes before he was finally adopted.
Over the past few days I’ve had a stomach virus. This wasn’t just your average puke once or twice then you’re done stomach virus. This was a multiple day, no relief, please make it stop stomach virus. I want to spare you the gory details and trust me, you’d thank me, but I will say that in the middle of this unrelenting pain that often wouldn’t even allow me to sleep, I began to just beg for some sort of break or semblance of relief. It was terrible.
Every now and then the Lord likes to remind me that I’m temporary. One day I will die and I may be remembered by a few people, but then they will die and I most likely will not be remembered.
The Advent season is almost upon us! I recently preached a sermon about what Advent is and why it can be beneficial to practice it especially in relation to God’s commands for His people in Deuteronomy 6:4-7 (which still applies to us today).
