Dennis Brady
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Social Justice Is Coming
There’s a harsh and terrible judgment coming to this nation. Jesus said in Luke 10:13-15, 13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,… Continue reading
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Check Your Hypocrisy At the Door
Depending on who you believe, the US has experienced between 12,000 and 193,000 COVID-19 deaths since about March 1. The higher number seems to be the official number, while the lower one is the estimate of deaths attributed solely to… Continue reading
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Sacred Cows, the NFL and Kneeling
I’m just spitballing here. No definitive thoughts. Thinking out loud. The kneeling issue at NFL games has divided players, fans and teams and frustrated everyone who pays attention. To kneel or not to kneel? Seems to be the hot button… Continue reading
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To My Non-Christian Friends
In my heart of hearts I truly believe that Jesus is returning for His Church soon and it burdens me that you will be left behind in the resulting world. You’ll still have a chance to repent and accept Christ… Continue reading
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Christians, You Really Don’t Need A Sign
I was reading in Luke 1 this morning about Zechariah entering the temple of God and meeting the angel Gabriel. Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth were old and had no children because she was barren. Yet Gabriel told Zechariah that… Continue reading
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The USA Is On A Slippery Slope
“…to disarm the people; that it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them; but that they should not do it openly, but weaken them, and let them sink gradually…” George Mason, 1788. That statement pinpoints precisely the… Continue reading
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How I Chose My Political Party
Charles Spurgeon said, “To live for a political party is unworthy of a man who professes to be a Christian.” I agree with Spurgeon. Christ is first. And foremost. For most of my life, I’ve not considered myself a political… Continue reading
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Taking Philippians 4:13 Out of Context
I was never destined to be a Major League Baseball pitcher. No matter how many tennis balls I threw at the crawl space door as a boy. Regardless of my hopes and dreams and imaginary games I played in my… Continue reading
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Sipping From a Half-Full Mug
I didn’t know what a mandrel was before yesterday. I know who the Mandrell sisters are, but that’s as far as it goes. Will and I started our Saturday with a project as we so often do. Most of these… Continue reading
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What Is The True Cost of a Thing?
You won’t see it on the price tag. The true cost of something is your freedom – how much time and freedom you must surrender to work in order to pay for the thing. For example, I buy a thing… Continue reading
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What If I Take the Log Out of My Eye?
Conduct an experiment. Gently correct a friend or family member about a lifestyle decision. Then wait for it. You’re likely to get one of three responses. Judge not lest ye be judged. He who is without sin cast the first… Continue reading
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Who You Say I Am – Who’s Being Worshipped?
I love the song, “Who You Say I Am” by Hillsong Worship. I’ve listened to it countless times on my own and sang it oodles of times at church. I have it on a playlist right now. But I ask… Continue reading
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You Do Seek Him
You may not know that it’s Jesus you’re seeking, but it is. That empty spot in your soul that you try to fill with other things, other people, activities, busyness, money, sex, getting high or drunk, doing good deeds, or… Continue reading
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How To Lose 2 Pounds a Week Without Giving Up Nutter Butters
I wrote recently about losing 17 pounds in the past 2 months and I have to fess up – it’s been pretty easy. And you can skip the walks and workouts. They aren’t required. Neither are starvation, diet pills or… Continue reading
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Why Does Anyone Want To Eat Cottage Cheese?
A couple of things I don’t really care about: Living to be old Looking like a swimsuit model. So why am I eating healthy? (I’ve lost 17lbs in two months by the way). Why am I walking? Why am I… Continue reading
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Things Don’t Always Go As Planned
We love our outdoor living area. It’s a great way to get away from the kids. Just kidding (not really). But seriously, it’s so nice to come outside and sit under the pergola to just slow down, relax and catch… Continue reading
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Happiness Helps With a Hernia Surgery
A more appropriate title would be, “An Unusually Friendly Hospital Receptionist Really Helps Ease My Nerves Before Hernia Surgery”, but it’s too long and I like the alliteration with the “h”s. It was 5:45am and I have no expectations that… Continue reading
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Scripture Out of Context Part 1
We Christians think it’s pretty cute to put our favorite Bible verses on coffee mugs, t-shirts and wall art and then claim them as promises from God, all the while ignoring what comes before and after. Context is important. For… Continue reading
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Every Knee and Every Tongue
This verse is one of the boldest, most glorious, yet saddest truths in the Bible. EVERY knee will bow and every tongue will confess Jesus as Lord and Savior. However, for many it’ll be too late and involuntary, done with… Continue reading
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Both of My Parents Are Gone
It’s the circle of life – the normal course of events. Although God blessed us with insight in both cases that death was imminent, that only makes bearing the actual day a little easier. It’s no comfort in filling the… Continue reading
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We’re Sinful at Conception?
David says in Psalm 51:10, “Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.” Sinful at the point of conception? When we’re just the size of a small seed still inside our mothers’… Continue reading
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Are You Really Crucified With Christ?
“It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 This is a pretty verse. Popular amongst us Christians. We have it on our shirts, our coffee mugs, our walls, but is it true? Oh,… Continue reading
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Splat!
I’m pretty sure that “splat!” is the sound made when a bug hits the windshield of a car whizzing by at 60mph. I’m equally confident that’s what Kyle and Will heard when I smashed into the racquetball wall going just… Continue reading
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Walks With Toby
I’m blessed. My daily commute to work is 23.4 seconds down a flight of stairs and I can do it in my pajamas. So there are several days a week I don’t have to leave my house. A stricter interpretation… Continue reading
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Where Is the Power?
Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:4 that his speech and message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power… I ask you, where do we see demonstrations of the Holy Spirit’s… Continue reading
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Work Is Good
We often associate work with other 4 letter words, not good. But something caught my eye in the Bible this morning that I’ve never noticed. “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to… Continue reading
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The Rock
Will and I were digging a trench today to fix a drainage problem and we hit a rock. A big rock. We think it’s the one that the house is built on. We tried for about an hour to dig… Continue reading
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The Boy Wants a Fire
We’re hosting a Thanksgiving dinner Sunday night and my son, Will, really wants to have a fire in the fire pit. It’s no problem, except that it’s supposed to rain later this afternoon (Saturday) and our firewood will get wet.… Continue reading
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Running Away
I’ve tried running from it all week, but it keeps catching up to me, pokes me in the arm and says, “And?” I’m referring to 1 Samuel 5:1-4. The Philistines captured the Ark from Israel and set it up beside… Continue reading
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Holy, Holy, Holy
Multiple times in Leviticus God commands us to be holy. “Be holy, for I am holy” is repeated over and over. Why does God repeat Himself? To get our attention maybe? Then in the New Testament Peter said in 1… Continue reading
