Answers We Don’t Want

Let me tell you a story: You’re standing out in the cold. No friends. No family. Lost with no shelter – in negative degree weather. A stranger comes by and requests you to do the unspeakable: “You’re not allowed to…

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My Vulnerability

I come to you all with a debate in my head. If I happen to break my leg, people would see that and help out. They would open doors for me. Carry any books I have. The list goes on…

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The Fog of Life

I have two stories to tell you. So go ahead. Ask Tim Tebow his current stance on abortion. The answer he will give you is that no abortions are justified. There’s even a personal story regarding his own mother deciding…

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Chaos

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set…

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Sacrifice

I wish to raise a question to you about something that is at the foundation of our faith. It’s an important concept to our belief system. And those who leave such a question unanswered will ultimately be left with a…

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Going Against the Tide

“Peer pressure is like a pressure cooker. As more and more pressure is added, the more you start to scream.” In our high school years, it’s almost impossible to escape peer pressure. And you have to manage such on a…

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The Maker of the Wind

There’s a white oak on the hill at my old Clinch Mountain home,It stands straight and true on that windy spur alone.And when the cold winds blow, its roots bend and moan,But when the storm has passed, it straightens up…

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Faith Enough

Ice is thin enough for walking,Rope is worn enough to climb.Throat is dry enough for talking,World is crumbling, but I know why. I come to you all with a dilemma. A question not made of outward appearance, but within ourselves.…

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War

I have a vital message to give to you: STOP BEING A PUSHOVER. There is such a thing as self-defense. This topic we are going to discuss is a controversial one, and requires a carefully researched and founded answer. And…

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