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Can You Reconcile

Two truths. We fight to help people find Jesus and avoid hell. But we also accept, actually emotionally let go and accept when people choose not to. Appreciate it if you'd share these comics around on your socials! And subscribe to support more!

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Purpose In Having To Wait

Welp. It's about that time. Sometimes The Lord gives you a gentle breeze, sometimes he gives you a nudge, sometimes he gives you a baseball bat to the face when it's time to get moving on something. Sometimes there's a purpose to the waiting

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Did We Become Soft In Our Move To Be More Compassionate?

Something that keeps coming up lately in various forms is compassion... alongside empathy, tolerance, and so many other similar concepts. But here's the thing... You can be intolerant without being a jerk. You can have compassion without supporting or enabling bad things. You can speak the truth yes,

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What Would America Look Like If...

My entire Gen X life the church has had very visible anxiety, apprehension or outright fear for sharing their faith outside of religious groupings. Now obviously this can be very dependent on your local communities. And when it comes to workplace and similar locations, bad people ruined for the good

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Now Is Not The Time For Arguing About Denominations

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination there's been an amazing change across America and the world even. So many are returning to church or coming to church for the fist time. But in the wake of this amazing global event some Christian's are

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90 Degrees Is Not 180 Degrees

Healing is a funny thing. Now I say that not because it's humorous, but because it's a wild ride. If I step back from the details of healing, such as from a loss or a trauma you see almost every situation involves one thing. Turning away

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Not Wanting To Do What You Want To Do

It's a strange place, where you genuinely don't want to do, what you want to do. Now you might say, "well that's confusing as all get out!" Have you ever hoped or wanted to do something? Planned for it even, played it

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Is Your Life Shrinking Or Dwindling?

When you stop, actually stop and look around yourself at your own life and then compare it to your hopes, your dreams, your plans... is your life smaller than you wanted it to be? Is it shrinking smaller and smaller? Is your world dwindling into more and more of a

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Habits: But Is There A Layer Below Habit?

We all know about habits. Even if we don't think about it much or even think about what habits we have. For example brushing your teeth is a habit, hopefully. Eating dinner is a habit probably. But there is a layer of human life below "habit"

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You Cannot Undo The Past, But...

You cannot undo the past, but... If you read the word, The Lord does not expect you to undo your past mistakes When you read the word you see The Lord is always concerned with your genuine heart. Not your mistakes. Not your bad decisions. Not your bad choices. The

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What You Watch Really Does Shape Your ~Brain~

For decades the debates have raged about "TV" and "Shows" and such. 40 Years ago they used to say that "TV Rots your brain" and similar thoughts. What if they were wrong, about being right? Now everyone is going to read that last sentence

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Perspective Is The Key To Happiness, But Not How You Think!

If I said "Perspective Is The Key To Happiness" you might agree... You might disagree... You might be confused... You might shrug and say "Never thought about it really..." If you stop and think about it. What HAS made you happy, for more than an hour

Are We Wrong About What It Means To Be In The Lord's Will?

What if I told you so very many of us are off kilter. Maybe even wrong. About what it means to be in the Lord's will. History teaches us that human nature always drifts to extremes. I don’t know if that is an aspect of the fruit.

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I Used To Be Passionate About Other People's Today's

I used to be so passionate about other people getting to that healthier place. Passionate about wanting them there now, in that healthier place. I realize now it’s the direction that matters, not the current situation TODAY. You can be pissed. You can be hurting. You can be vengeful.

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When The Wait Is The Purpose Because The Wait Is The Process

When the wait is the purpose because the wait is the process, the journey is the process. We often think of waiting as just that. Sitting and waiting. But God Plays Chess Backwards. The wait is the journey of movement. The waiting is the process Waiting is exactly the same

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Avoid The Baseball Bat

Avoid The Baseball Bat Divorce granted me a skill I never had before. Before my divorce, I was not able to ask myself if I was wrong. I always unintentionally assumed my opinion was right, and I would only change once the "baseball bat of reality" hit me

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The Road Ahead

Sometimes the Lord has you on the road and there’s only two ways to go. Generally speaking. One is for the Lord to give you mercy. Where you don’t have to deal with the pain or those past mistake mistakes anymore. Or the other way to go is

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What Did The Lord Do Yesterday For Your Today?

Question for you: Did the Lord speak to you previously? Last month? Last year? Have you considered that maybe he spoke that into your soul in order to give you strength and hope... today? Did The Lord show you something yesterday? Did The Lord nudge you yesterday? Perhaps you just

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Why The Lord Lets Us Make Mistakes

Why We Make Mistakes and why The Lord lets us make mistakes. Because we're human, and it’s often the only way we learn. But also... Because that’s part of God Plays Chess Backwards. He’s walking us through the journey over the days and decades of

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Do We Really Care About Yesterday That Much?

Pondering something lately. When you stop and think about it, many of us are impatient. Right? And that’s why we don’t wait for many things. But if you step back and look forward, as in you look at today instead of yesterday. Do you really care what you

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When You Realize

When you realize that God Plays Chess Backwards, you realize that everything has purpose and meaning because The Lord sees everything. And when you start to embrace that realization you realize that everything going on in your life, every movie you watch, every text, every time you go to a

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Three Things Can Be True At The Same Time

Three things can be true at the same time. I can say: 1. It’s wrong to sin. 2. And I can say you should not sin. 3. And I can say I understand you’re still going to sin. Similarly you can say: 1. I needed to make the

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The Lord Doesn't Explain Himself

Something to consider. The Lord does not often explain himself ahead of time. Why you might ask? Because then you won’t learn, you won't grow Using a story from the Bible. Why did The Lord tell Gideon to reduce his army for example? Well The Lord didn’

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Not Wanting To Offend People Is Toxic For Society

Have you ever noticed that not wanting to offend people makes our society weaker in basically every way? That might sound weird to hear, sure. Especially since it's counter cultural to the messaging of being "sensitive" or "aware" or "making sure people are