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Randy McKenzie
Jan 173 min read
Falling Upward! The way Down is the way Up
Have you met your Waterloo or your Stalingrad yet? I know that seems like a strange question. Waterloo was the decisive engagement of...
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Randy McKenzie
Nov 29, 20234 min read
Are you Successful or Unsuccessful? Does it Really Matter?
You probably want to be a success. And that's alright-it's a very reasonable thing to desire. The question "Am I successful?' or "What...
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Randy McKenzie
Sep 20, 20233 min read
Whatever Your Work--Shine!
10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks...
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Randy McKenzie
May 4, 20233 min read
Evil is Evil
Among the many objections to Christianity that have appeared over the centuries, one of the most common is known as the problem of evil....
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Randy McKenzie
Apr 4, 20234 min read
Can We Love Unconditionally?
All of us are on Journeys, regardless of whether the journey is characterized by self or love. The Hebrews thought of a life of Love not...
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Randy McKenzie
Nov 10, 20223 min read
Creating Space for God
The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resilient, and shy. When we go crashing through the woods shouting for it to come out so we can...
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Randy McKenzie
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Die Before You Die!
What is the human being's natural condition? The image of God drenches us with glory and renders us utterly unlike any other creature in...
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Randy McKenzie
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Living in the In-Between!
And God said, "Let there be light" and there was light. Genesis 1:3 Everything is in place. The land and sea nestle together. Day and...
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Randy McKenzie
Dec 2, 20214 min read
Who Gets the Credit?
I am in the publishing business. This week we had our semiannual Sales Meeting with the secular publishers. This involves two days of...
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Randy McKenzie
Oct 13, 20213 min read
A Sparrow Alone
Sparrows are very small birds, usually 4-8 inches in size. They are persistent, resourceful, and intelligent. For many people they are a...
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Randy McKenzie
Sep 15, 20213 min read
50 Years Later
At the end of August, Gwendolyn and I made a trip back home to see our families and also to attend my 50-year High School reunion. Some...
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Randy McKenzie
Aug 11, 20213 min read
We all Wear Glasses!
Whether you know it or not, from the moment you were born you have been part of a culture. Your culture has shaped and influenced you in...
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Randy McKenzie
Apr 7, 20213 min read
"It's One Thing"
In the movie City Slickers, Billy Crystal plays a confused, dissatisfied thirty-something character with a vague sense that life is...
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Jared Stern
May 22, 20203 min read
Confidence in Confusion
How many facts have we been told? How many conspiracy theories are running rampant? Who can you trust? There is only one source...
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Jared Stern
Mar 27, 20204 min read
3 Reasons to Panic
Running out of toilet paper is frightening. But do you know what is even scarier? Here are three reasons to panic during this pandemic...
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Randy McKenzie
Sep 5, 20195 min read
Our Christian Counter Culture
We suffer to get well. We surrender to win. We die to live. We give it away to keep it. This counter intuitive wisdom will forever be...
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Jared Stern
Jul 26, 20192 min read
For Such a Time As This...
I grew up in a stable Christian home. Accepted Christ at a young age. In many ways I feel like my life is a stock photo. Not perfect by...
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Randy McKenzie
May 9, 20193 min read
Do You Believe in the Devil?
A recent survey in a leading national magazine has nonbelievers mocking Christianity by saying that it’s distinguishing feature is not...
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Randy McKenzie
Mar 1, 20193 min read
Longing for the Familiar
I am a traveler. I have been traveling for over 40 years. It is my job. I visit our customers, publishers, and authors. I mostly travel...
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Ron Smals
Feb 1, 20195 min read
Suffering: Are There Any Positives?
I had the privilege this past week to officiate the memorial service for a woman who was a member of our church. As long as I have known...
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