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The life lesson for the dad of a graduate

Never thought it would come to this!  Went to Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday to attend my oldest son Andy’s graduation from Eureka High School. When you have kids, people visit the hospital and tell you how fast the time will go.  You nod and listen, but you don’t believe them.  When you are changing their […]

Devotion – Proverbs 10

NOTE – The next 12 chapters of Proverbs contain individual wise sayings and proverbs written by Solomon and others.  These sayings are usually one or two verses long, appear in a random order,and don’t really relate to the verses preceding and following the proverb.  Most of the time they contain two equal statements that build […]

What is God’s Covenant?

This past Sunday we talked about the covenants God makes with his people.  In part of his series of blogs coming from his new book Doctrine, Mark Driscoll wrote this blog on the idea of covenants from God on the Resurgence website.  A covenant is a divinely initiated agreement whereby he stipulates the condition of […]

Devotion – Proverbs 9

My dad has coached high school basketball for over 25 years.  He has told me a number of times that he would rather have an average player who is coach able than a very talented player who does not want instruction.  Let me explain.  My father played college basketball, and even had the privilege of […]

Devotion – Proverbs 8

It was just ten years ago when St. Louis experienced one of the great sports turnarounds in history.   The Rams went from being one of the worst teams in the NFL to playing for the World Championship.  Much has been made of the turnaround season.  In the year before the Superbowl the Rams were 4-12, […]