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  • 5 Signs You Ain’t Got It

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    While a lot can be said and accomplished by hard work, dedication, and will, some things just aren’t meant for everyone. Sometimes, our giftedness falls outside of the category that we would sometimes like it to. Here are the top 5 signs that you just ain’t got it… You have to talk people into allowing…

  • 3 Things I Know

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    I’m a pretty young dude. In fact, I’ve been called a “young whipper-snapper” recently. I have, however, lived life 23 years. It’s hard to live even that long without learning a few things along the way. So, here are 3 things that I know. I hope you already know them as well! 1. God’s grace…

  • Blogs Are A Waste of Time?

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    Technology is a beautiful thing. No other time in history has seen more opportunities to grow, learn, and share than the time we live in. We have resources at our finger tips that people as few as 20 years ago could have never imagined. BUT, I wonder, is it helping change us? Are blogs and…

  • How to Destroy A Relationship

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    It’s no secret that relationships of any kind require a lot of time, work, and communication. The element of a any relationship that often gets over-looked is selflessness. Selfishness has ruined a lot of relationships. In fact, the relationships that I have seen ended have all been because both parties consistently practiced selfishness. Selfishness, while…

  • What Will They Write?

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    Mark 3:16-19 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter  James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder); Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. It’s natural…

  • Passion: Catch It

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    My South Carolina Gamecocks (well, I say “my”, but I don’t own em or play for em) won the College World Series last night. Living fairly close to Columbia SC, I’ve gotten a chance to experience the celebration first hand. With the local sports radio station phone lines ringing off the hook from callers wanting…

  • Come On Now

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    Last Friday, I went to get my eyes checked for the first time in… too long! As I was getting fitted for glasses and getting checked out, the lady at the front desk noticed my occupation. She was asking me a little about it and then said something that’s been stirring in me since I…

  • Do What You Need to Do

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    We’ve all been there… Times when we knew what we were supposed to do, but had so much trouble actually doing it. Times when we knew how we should handle a situation, but also knew what would be more profitable for us. Times when we knew that we were crossing a line, but wanted what…

  • Put Up or Shut Up

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    Here’s a question that I’ve been asking myself lately… What does it mean to follow Christ? Now, I know that there are some typical answers to this question, but they’ve really become more “church talk” than an actual lifestyle. Here are a few practical examples of what following Christ look like when put into action……

  • Follow Me

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    We all like to be around people that are like us… That look like us. That dress like us. That like what we like. We are drawn to people of similar personality and preferences. It’s the way we work. It’s the way we’re comfortable. At the same time, we were never meant to all act,…