Happy Monday

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This cartoon captures the true spirit of Happy Monday. Life is tough, many things are beyond our control, and well, you know… Mondays. We all have powers. Smiles are contagious, God is good. Pass it on, and have a Happy Monday! Continue reading

Happy Monday

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This is Happy Monday #196. Our first Happy Monday posts were about the same time as the 2012 Summer Olympics and we actually followed the metal count.Maybe we’ll do something special in a few of weeks to celebrate, which probably doesn’t happen on Monday very often. Continue reading

Happy Monday

Meanwhile, at the Chunnel:
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Hope that’s not too much of a mental hurdle to get over on Monday morning. I’ll drop some clues in the comment section just in case. Continue reading

Happy Monday

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Today is the first day of summer. We’re actually benefiting from a “cold front” that moved through over the weekend here in the deep South; our daytime highs will be in the upper 80’s for the next couple of days vs. the mid 90’s. Still, that  melting fan is pretty funny. Continue reading

Vengeance is Not Ours

Screenshot 2016-06-15 at 11.06.17 AMOur collective attention has been focused on Orlando since Sunday. Every angle of that story, from terrorism to gun control, has been covered. Stories with that much media attention I usually avoid commenting on completely; everything that can be said pretty much has been (whether it should have been or not).

Omar Matten reported posted “All gays must die” before the shooting starting. While Americans debate whether bakers and florists should be closed down for refusing to serve LGBT customers, homosexuality is still punishable by death in Muslim countries. I don’t want this post to disintegrate into a political discussion, but some Christians have questioned the current administration’s support of gay rights and also tolerance of Islam in light of those two things not necessarily being tolerant of each other. I want to remind all Christian believers that vengeance belongs to God. Continue reading

Happy Monday

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The news coming out of Orlando is pretty bad. The world is filled with evil and there has always been bad news. The Good News of the Gospel is greater. His mercies are new every morning. Happy Monday is about putting our focus in the right place. Now let’s do this. Continue reading

Happy Monday

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Maybe you’re getting out of bed this morning for a typical 5-day work week and maybe you look like our friend here. If it’s all hot dogs, beach sand and parades for you today then just pop in on Tuesday; that will feel like Monday and you will need the encouragement. Continue reading