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The video is from my friend Nancy Brown … I love it and who better to tango with on my birthday! You rock!

I have been kidding around for about six months now about how if I have to have a mid-life crisis I should just take the bull [...]

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Here is another reprint from an article of mine on Boundless.  It is my testimony and was originally published last May.
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Same-Sex Struggles
by Randy Thomas
Fifteen years ago I was a very different man from who I am now.
All of my relational, political, and social needs were defined by a worldview that fed my appetites and met [...]

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The following was originally published on Boundless last October.  I thought I would add it here as well.
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Schaeffer’s Manifesto: A Revolution Realized
by Randy Thomas
The culture war is coming to an inevitable and dangerous turning point and Francis Schaeffer knew it would. The battle between Christianity and secular humanism - absolute Truth versus personal truth - [...]

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Overcoming Fear - Freedom From Fear - by Pastor Clark Whitten, Grace Church Orlando
Psalm 34:4 … “I sought the Lord and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears
I. The Fruit of Fear
A. Fear paralyzes potential.
John 20:19 - “…the disciples…were together with the doors locked for fear of Jewish authorities.”
B. Fear ruins relationships.
Genesis [...]

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I’ve always been a Doubting Thomas. You know how some people relate to David for his bravery, or Job for his perseverance? I relate to Thomas because I suppose I see myself as kind of a big, whiny baby, demanding physical proof. And through the years, as I’ve watched tragedies and heartaches [...]

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Albert Mohler writes …
Researchers are beginning to look at the data and analysis from the massive U.S. Religious Landscape Survey undertaken by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life — and some of the insights are worth noting.
The study revealed big changes in American religious life, with the Protestant majority disappearing, millions of Americans [...]

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I submitted some writing samples to a guy who knows his stuff about that kind of stuff. We both thought it would be good to read authors that I tend to write like. Not to copy them but to learn from them.
Enter David Sedaris’ books. I have read two of his other [...]

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Anne posted a very humble testimony about her struggle with pornography. From Dirty Girls, The New Porn Addicts:
… It’s been close to 10 years since my first encounter with online porn, and I’d like to admit I’ve had a perfect run at purity. I wish I could say I’ve always lingered on the right [...]

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The Discovery and Development of Your Destiny “Behold The Dreamer” - by Pastor Clark Whitten, Grace Church Orlando
“The dreams of our hearts should be the compelling vision for our lives.”
“Significance deals with character, values and faith - Internals - always kingdom related.” “Some live lives of performance, others life lives of significance.”
Eight Destiny Guidelines
Genesis [...]

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Sermon Notes from Clark Whitten at Grace Church.
Hebrews 11:6 - II Corinthians 13:5
What is real Faith? James 2:14-20 (The Message):

Faith in Action
14-17Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For [...]

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