Randy McKenzie
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
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
"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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 5 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 5 min
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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Randy McKenzie
- Jan 25, 2019
- 2 min
What is Grace?
'Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up...' Acts 20:23 Usually grace is defined as God's unmerited...
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Randy McKenzie
- Dec 7, 2018
- 3 min
If you only have sunshine, you will end up in the desert!
Many new Christians believe that once they accept Christ into their lives, all their troubles will be over. Every day will be sunny. God...
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Ron Smals
- Nov 2, 2018
- 3 min
UNTIL DEATH DO US PART
Once upon a time a knight in shining armor picked up his princess on his white horse and they got married and lived happily ever after. ...
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Ron Smals
- Sep 21, 2018
- 4 min
Worry: Should I?
An unknown source writes: "How you can tell when it's going to be a rotten day: You wake up face down on the pavement. You call Suicide...
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Ron Smals
- Aug 10, 2018
- 3 min
SUICIDE: Heaven or Hell?
Through my 37 years of church ministry I cannot count the number of times that I have been asked about suicide and whether a person who...
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Andrew Nichols
- Jul 12, 2018
- 5 min
The Problem of Pain
Last week, my brother-in-law died of lung cancer. Jim Gilbert never smoked. He was only 35 and had two young children. His funeral was...
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