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Church in America: Stop Pointing Your Finger
Today is 5 months since our world changed. 153 days. A global pandemic. It happened so quickly, so suddenly that we are still trying to wrap our mind around what happened. Throw a little racial unrest, a recession, and an election in the midst of it and we have a recipe for chaos. Like everyone,…
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Baseball & Believeland
If you live in Northeast Ohio, you know that the Cleveland Indians are in the World Series…the first time since 1997. My love for the Cleveland Indians stems from my childhood. Cleveland Indians baseball playing in the background was the soundtrack of my childhood summers. My mom would sit on the back picnic table listening…
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How Does Jesus Fit Into Politics?
I started writing this blog back in December. I have hesitated pushing the publishing button because I have not wanted to offend anyone. Witnessing what is going on in our political process in this season has convinced me I need to continue to wrestle with this. And encourage other believers to wrestle with it as well. I…
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Personal Reflections on 9/11
Originally posted on Along the Way: 9/11. This day impacts me every year. It impacts all of us. It has been 13 years since the planes were flown into the towers, the pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. It seems like yesterday that our security was ripped from us and we realized that we were not…
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The Tale of Two Worlds: American Christianity vs. Coptic Christianity
I am a very opinionated person. As I have grown in my walk with the Jesus, I have learned to keep most of the opinions to myself especially in regards to politics. I remember a few years back the Lord asking me “What do you want to be known for? What is really worth fighting…
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Personal Reflections on 9/11
9/11. This day impacts me every year. It impacts all of us. It has been 13 years since the planes were flown into the towers, the pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. It seems like yesterday that our security was ripped from us and we realized that we were not untouchable on our own soil. It…
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Election Eve
(I wrote this November 2nd, 2009, the night before the election in which I ran for my 4th term on Vermilion City Council. It was my first time running for the Council at large position. Instead of blogging about this year’s Presidential election, I thought this was worth moving to my blog page! Please remember…
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10 things I learned in 8 years on City Council.
Tonight was the last meeting of City Council for me. I chose not to run back in the summer for a myriad of reasons, most dealing with the time element. Also, I think new and fresh voices in government is always a good and healthy thing. Over the past 8 years, I have worked with…
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