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What is our foundation?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament comes to its conclusion with the championship game tonight, those of us that have been watching the tournament have seen the same commercials over and over for 3 weeks now. I can picture Charles … Continue reading →

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Why is failure a better teacher than success?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

Why is it that I learn more from falling flat on my face than when things are rolling along successfully for me? I can’t even begin to tell you how frustrating this is in my life! Is this a conditioning … Continue reading →

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Admirer or Follower?

Posted on March 24, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

I was struck in a way that I wasn’t expecting this week as I was going through my emails one day. This past Labor Day weekend while visiting my brother-in-law and his family, Laura and I attended Redeemer Presbyterian Church-West … Continue reading →

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Do we have to prune these again?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

Last week, one of our topics was how the ways of our culture and the teachings of Jesus are frequently not in sync. He is another example that just doesn’t make sense in our culture until we take a deeper … Continue reading →

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Do not be like them…

Posted on March 10, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

“Didn’t you just study Matthew?” my wife asked when I informed her that I was going to study the Sermon on the Mount again. “That was like 3 months ago,” I replied. Perhaps I am going back to Matthew because … Continue reading →

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Make a decision–and then get movin’

Posted on March 3, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

Do you ever find yourself having a stuck-in-the-mud feeling when it comes to your faith? I know that I do. Upon reflecting on those times, for me those feelings tend to occur when I am trying to get “out of … Continue reading →

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Encouragement anyone?

Posted on February 24, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

Do you know anyone who has been beaten down by this world? Have YOU been beaten down by this world? Do you feel like you are stuck in the middle rounds of a Rocky Balboa fight? Just taking the beating … Continue reading →

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Responding to Grace

Posted on February 17, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

Last week, not only did I reveal that I am turning 40 soon, but more importantly discussed how I am coming to realize that I owe everything in my life to the fact that God has given me the undeserved … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace

Posted on February 10, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

I know this will be a shocking revelation to most of you–but I turn “The Big 40” later this month. I know, I know…you are asking, “How can that be?” But, yes it is true. As this milestone birthday approaches, … Continue reading →

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From the head to the heart

Posted on February 3, 2014 by jeremygarrettawaken

Today I read about Joshua’s defeat at Ai (Joshua chapter 7). As I am reading Scripture, like you I am trying to read, study, and apply what I am reading. People in my generation know that “Knowledge is power!”. We … Continue reading →

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