Tag: love
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The Loudest Voice
Photo Cred: Katie Nicolle Photography It’s a typical Tuesday morning. It’s around 8:30, and I am about to go to Show & Tell – a local coffee shop where I tend to write my sermons. I am in the bathroom brushing my teeth, not really paying attention to much around me as I think through…
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10 Years
10 Years. 10 year ago today I made a decision that would change my life forever. Outside of the day I truly gave my life to Jesus, this day pretty much ranks top 2. On this day, I sent a simple text message, “Hey, do you want to grab a coffee?” – or something like…
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Listening as Loving
My wife and I were in a bit of a disagreement recently, when she stopped in the middle of it and said to me, “If you were counselling a couple right now, what would you be saying?”. This was her way of telling me that I need to stop, use some wisdom, and get out…
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Life not Longevity
I don’t know about you, but have you ever noticed that when a couple has a wedding anniversary, the first question we ask them is how long they have been married? And then, if they happen to tell us some relatively large number, 15, 20, 50 years, we applaud them for simply making it that long? Not that…
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5 Things I Hope My Daughter Learns From Me
There are a plethora of sappy daddy/daughter posts out there. But I don’t care, here’s another one. I am about to have a daughter. Literally any day now she could come and bless our home with her presence. So, obviously, I have had to do quite a lot of thinking about raising a child in…
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How Seeing 50 Shades Will Ruin Your Life…
To be fair, the title is a stretch. Seeing a movie one time in the span of your life won’t ruin the entirety of your life. Nonetheless, the destruction you are asking for by submitting your mind to a movie like this is worth noting, whether you follow Jesus or not. …
Mike Rutledge.CA 