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By Thom McKee

I remember during season one of The Walking Dead thinking to myself, when are the people going to become the bad guys?  At that time, the walkers were pretty much the only antagonists and it wasn’t really until the governor appeared in season three where a group of people became a major adversary for Rick and his group. But since the third season we have watched the walkers’ actions take a back seat to the horrible things that people did to each other.

Consequently, in almost every season since, many characters have had to choose sides in major conflicts between people groups. Also, we have seen the different groups evolve and join together in partnerships and factions. But over the years, the main narrative for the show has been to

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By Thom McKee

A little over a year ago I went to Israel for the first time. If you haven’t been, I can’t urge you enough to go to the land where Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Jesus and the Apostle Paul lived. Just being in the place where the apostles, prophets and our Lord lived, served and preached will change your life. There is just something awesome about visiting a place that connects you to its history.

One of my favorite memories of that trip was the half mile journey through Hezekiah’s tunnel.  Sometimes called the Siloam tunnel because it dumps fresh water into the pool of Siloam, it is a tiny tunnel built in the eastern side of Jerusalem in the late 8th century BCE. It was built in order to

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Do we trust in God at all times – especially during the times that are filled with doubt, worry, or suffering? God assures those who trust in Him they’re never alone and that He can...
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I Hope

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Originally intended to be about a woman who wished for her ex to be happy after their breakup, I Hope ended up taking different turn. American Idol star Gabby Barrett sings about seeing bad things happen to an ex, making the assumption that we might find relief if bad things happen to the one who hurts us...
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In a world where we constantly hear that we should love ourselves above all else, we have to ask whether or not that’s the right choice for followers of Jesus. Halsey sings about needing to love herself more to love others better, which raises the question of how our view of ourselves impacts the way we love others.
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