Backstory
Does life have a backstory?
There are seven billion people in the world. Seven billion stories. And yet there are themes in our stories that are universal: betrayal, love, romance, redemption, sacrifice.
The question—and it’s a really big question—is if there’s a larger story or narrative to which all our stories relate, one that...
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Lost Boys (and Girls)
He was 52 and his father in his mid-70’s when they learned about each other. No kidding – they had each lived all those years without knowing the other one existed. Well, the son, whose name was John, knew he had a father, or had at one time, but his mother had told him that his father had died after abandoning them. And the father, whose name...
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Nate Larkin - Protecting my Reputation
If I asked your friends to describe you, what would they say? And if I asked you to describe yourself, would your answers match up with those of your friends? Consistency in character is certainly no easy feat; it is difficult to keep up one's persona especially when there is no one watching. Pastor Nate Larkin lived a double life -- despite a floundering...
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Nate Larkin - Protecting my Reputation
He knew that the moment the news of his scandal broke out, his ministry would be over. On the outside, Pastor Nate Larkin seemed like your typical guy -- happily married, three kids, and a comfortable life. On the inside, however, he was struggling with a porn addiction. Despite a floundering marriage and a growing inclination to feed his addiction,...
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Writing a Will
It's a subject that none of us want to think about. Whether we're young and just starting life or older and approaching the end, we don't want to think about our own death. Adding money to the mix only makes it worse. But, the truth is that all adults need to think about what will happen to their financial affairs when they die. Failure to do so...
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God is Peace
Do you know anyone who has been afflicted with cancer? If so, then you must be familiar with that feeling -- the dreaded fear of the unknown. There are many hard questions, many emotions, many thoughts to grapple with. When Katherine heard that her husband, Dave, was diagnosed with cancer, she was filled with fear. Her family went through excruciating...
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6:07
God is Peace
Do you know anyone who has been afflicted with cancer? If so, then you must be familiar with that feeling -- the dreaded fear of the unknown. There are many hard questions, many emotions, many thoughts to grapple with. When Katherine heard that her husband, Dave, was diagnosed with cancer, she was filled with fear. Her family went through excruciating...
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