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Chuck Monan
Mar 19, 20241 min read
Last Meals and Lasting Thoughts: Reflecting on Life's Final Moments
I’ve thought hundreds of times about the menu for my last meal. I’ve even nar- rowed it down to a top ten. Ask me about it, and I’ll tell...
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John Phillips
Mar 12, 20242 min read
Chasing the Wind: Finding Contentment in a World of Never-Ending Want
Valerie and I enjoy going on vacation in the sunny state of Florida. The last time we were there, what stood out most to us was how much...
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Chuck Monan
Feb 26, 20241 min read
From Forgotten to Forever: The Heartwarming Tale of Vanessa's Adoption
On a sweltering summer day in 2012, a sorry excuse for a couple pulled up to the Villalobos Dog Shelter in Louisiana and dumped a...
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John Phillips
Feb 20, 20242 min read
From Tupperware to Transformation: What's That Smell in Your Spiritual Life?
Valerie and I love Tupperware; we like the convenience of those tightly sealed plastic containers that can preserve leftover food so we...
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John Phillips
Feb 13, 20242 min read
Unveiling the Greatest Love: From Valentine's Day to God's Eternal Gift
Valerie and I aren’t much for celebrating Valentine’s Day, which is strange since we first met around that time many years ago. The...
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John Phillips
Feb 6, 20242 min read
Finding Strength Amidst Adversity: Lessons from the Heartbreaking Reality of War
Like many of you, Valerie and I have found it hard to watch the news reports of the massive death, destruction and devastation brought...
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John Phillips
Jan 30, 20242 min read
Healing the Hurts: Finding Trust and Love, Just Like 'Big Ears' the Dog.
It was one of those lazy Saturday mornings that Valerie and I love to spend drinking coffee and looking out over our deck. But this day...
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John Phillips
Jan 27, 20242 min read
From Silversmith to Spirituality: How God Refines Us in the Fires of Life
Valerie and I vacationed to Arizona a few year ago and they have this section of Scottsdale called “old town” that is a recreation of an...
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John Phillips
Jan 22, 20242 min read
From Popcorn and Commercials to Faith and Authenticity: Are You Truly Living in Christ?
Valerie and I really enjoy the rare moments when we can find time to curl up on the sofa with a big bowl of popcorn and relax while...
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John Phillips
Dec 9, 20232 min read
Embracing Childlike Humility: Rediscovering the Wisdom of Jesus
Valerie has always had a soft spot in her heart for children. That’s why most of her professional life has been spent working in areas...
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Chuck Monan
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Building Lasting Monuments: Living a Life of Spiritual Legacy
Sir Christopher Wren was one of the most famous architects in history. Following London’s Great Fire of 1666, he rebuilt fifty-five...
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Chuck Monan
Dec 1, 20232 min read
The Price of Integrity: Lance Armstrong's Tale of Triumph and Tribulation
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what this godly sorrow...
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Chuck Monan
Nov 25, 20231 min read
The Thrill and Peril: Balancing Life's Risks with Wisdom
If someone says, hey, you know, this long weekend, let’s go skydiving ― I would say, no, are you nuts? I’d just as soon sit down and have...
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Chuck Monan
Nov 17, 20232 min read
Words of Weight: The Gravity of Blasphemy in a Profane World
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone Guiltless who misuses his name. -Exodus 20:7 You...
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John Phillips
Oct 28, 20232 min read
The Survivor Tree: Finding Strength in the Indestructible Cross
Valerie and I were so thankful for all the prayers and well wishes of so many Christian friends during the time of my recovery from...
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Chuck Monan
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Mystery in Moscow: The Fatal Flight of Putin's Former Friend Prigozhin
On August 23 Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the head of the guns-for-hire Wagner Group and Vladimir Putin’s longtime ally turned foe, was killed in...
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Chuck Monan
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Rules Without God
We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition,...
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John Phillips
Sep 19, 20232 min read
THE COMING JUDGMENT
Like many of you Valerie and I were sadden by the news of the tragic, untimely death of one of our beloved sports hero’s a short while...
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Chuck Monan
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger
Conditioned by years of eating empty and far too many calories, many Americans struggle to really understand what it means to be hungry....
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John Phillips
Sep 5, 20232 min read
IT’S THE COFFEE NOT THE CUP
My little wife Valerie is really quite a blessing to me! I must confess that I am often anxious about things or burdened by some...
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