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Memorial Day: Are wars promoted by cause or by greed?

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[Looking at history and why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] What was the most memorable event of last week? Decoration Day, May 30, 1868. Former General James Garfield addressed a group at Arlington, on the seized farm of General Lee. What was the event? Decoration of the graves from the carnage…

Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City

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KANSAS CITY, MO. – I hadn’t been to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City for a Royals game in over 15 years, but it’s still one of my all-time favorite ballparks. Last week I wrote about the first part of our weekend in Kansas City, and on Sunday we attended the Royals baseball game against my…

The Best Advice I ever Received

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Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google said he resisted the idea of working with a coach when first approached by the idea. He would say “after all, would a chef executive officer of a world-class company need a coach?” He followed up with “I don’t really need a coach. I’ve been an experienced CEO…

I am Blessed! Take time to look for God’s many blessings

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Several years ago I wrote this article from an Internet café in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. I must describe my surroundings for you. I am sitting on one of those cheap white plastic lawn chairs that are made to appear fancier than they are.  You know the ones I am talking about; they come from a…

OETA doesn’t need state subsidies

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Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to veto reauthorization of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), the state’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) entity, has critics acting as though the sky is falling and that Big Bird is on his last legs. Neither view is true. Big Bird will still be around even without Oklahoma government funding, as…

Kansas City, Part I

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A weekend trip to Kansas City was both a history lesson and a trip down memory lane. My wife, daughter and I took the drive north to Kansas City last week and decided to make a stop along the way at Fort Scott National Historic Site, in eastern Kansas. From the site’s website; When Fort…

Grads: “You” are uniquely different from all the others

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I first shared this with the students I was teaching in our church in 2006. My heart has been to challenge students to realize how they carry their faith with them wherever they go in life. Each year at this time, high school and college students graduate and transition to a new phase of their…

Jesus Loves Me. You can sing it, but do you believe it?

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“Jesus Loves Me” is one of the first songs that I can remember learning as a kid. You should have seen me—standing there in the front row of the preschool choir, my parents looking on with great anticipation. I was one of those little boys who wasn’t afraid to lean back on his heels and…

Lesson from “Letter to the American Church”

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Eric Metaxas’ most recent book, Letter to the American Church, gives hope for a true revival in America. Drawing from the rich resources of research for his 2011 biography, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Metaxas chronicles the attempts of the young pastor, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who spoke truth to the German Church, warning them of the…