ENGAGE THE CULTURE.

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Finish Strong

Finish Strong

Finish Strong I ran track in high school.I had some good moments but truth be told I was very disappointed in how my track career turned out.Although I had some injury issues the one thing I regret most is not being able to finish races better.Often times I would get...

Curse of the Knowledge

Curse of the Knowledge

Curse of the Knowledge In the penultimate chapter of the Infinity Saga, Infinity War, super villain Thanos is on a quest to collect all six Infinity stones.While trying to acquire the Time Infinity Stone Thanos encounters resistance from Dr. Strange, the...

The Origin of Fake News

The Origin of Fake News

The Origin of Fake News The term fake news has seen a rise in popularity over the past several years.This surge is in large part due to the mistrust of information provided by news media outlets and elected officials.Fake news, however, is not a new thing.Author Sarah...

Chadwick, but really just T’Challa

Chadwick, but really just T’Challa

Chadwick, but really just T'Challa I write this with a heavy heart.I had another devotional written and scheduled to go out but then I got the news.Chadwick Boseman, the movie star who had seemingly played every great black historical figure, (Jackie Robinson, James...

Is It In You?

Is It in You? In the late 90s Gatorade ran a unique ad campaign featuring Michael Jordan.One of the commercials simply showed Jordan sitting down in a chair drenched profusely in a sweat colored like Gatorade.There are no words spoken in the commercial, but at the end...

Professional Help

Professional Help Recently my sister’s basement flooded. She and her husband called a professional restoration service who was able to assess the damage and remove the water from the floor and the walls.It wouldn't have made much sense if they had tried to...

It Is Written

It Is Written In the Urban Dictionary the top definition of Mic Drop is as follows:An extremely expensive, theatrical form of punctuation often done by performers who have never actually had to purchase a microphone.  In today's culture, dropping the mic is...

You Have An Ally

About 10 years ago Ally Bank aired a commercial where they gave a suitcase containing 100,000 dollars to complete strangers and then asked them to watch it. Many of the strangers reluctantly accepted the suitcase and watched it cautiously. During the commercial we are...

Assembly Required

Have you ever put together something complex? Maybe it was your child’s toy, a piece of furniture, or a home gym set. Once you opened the box and dumped everything out you probably looked for the instructions on how everything fit together. The funny thing is if you...

Your gift is just the beginning

We all want to be known for something. It’s part of our DNA. In fact God has granted all of us with unique gifts and talents. 1 Peter 4:10-11 says Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its...

Fast Forward

I might be dating myself here, but there was a time when some of my favorite shows were on VHS tapes. And the only way you could play said tapes were on VCRs. One of my favorite shows that I recorded on VHS was the Transformers. Sometimes I would fast forward through...

God is that You?

‘God said/told to me…’ It’s something we’ve probably all claimed at some point in our lives. But how exactly do we discern the difference between God’s voice and our own subconscious thoughts? More importantly are we willing to hear the answers if we don’t like them?...

Making Disciples

Even people who don’t believe in Jesus have heard of the 12 disciples. For those of us that do believe in Jesus we are probably familiar with the story found in the 4 gospels of the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) which describe the disciples various...