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Text, Call, or Eat together?
Sometimes we're a little irritated when kids (and adults) seem to be constantly connected. Â But what if that constant connection is part...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Aug 5, 20173 min read
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LOVE
1 John 4:7-10 The Message (MSG) God Is Love My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Aug 5, 20172 min read
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What are you worth?
Lots of print, audio, and video material, including these devotions, is often aimed at seeking to be better Men, better Dads, better...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jul 16, 20171 min read
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(In)dependence Day
What will you talk about with your family on the Fourth of July. Ideally we will take at least a moment to thank God for our country: a...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jul 4, 20172 min read
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Complete a Good Work
As we celebrate the 4th of July this week, you may hear the phrase "the Founding Fathers." We use that term to talk about the men who...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jul 3, 20171 min read
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But Rather Thanksgiving...
Check out these verses from our study of Ephesians: But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jun 24, 20172 min read
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Battle Ready
Our Study of Ephesians 5:8-21 last week talked about the spiritual battle we face every day and how we prepare for that battle in our...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jun 15, 20172 min read
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Decisions?
How many decisions do you make in a day? A quick internet search produced the frequently cited , yet unverifiable number of 35000. My...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jun 3, 20172 min read
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The Blessings of the Harvest
I'm not very good at gardening (yet), but the previous owners left some prolific rhubarb. Even though I'm not a big rhubarb fan, as I...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jun 1, 20172 min read
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Who makes you a better______?
You have many roles in life: a dad, a man, a husband, an employee, a boss, a volunteer, etc. (written for a dad's group, so if ladies are...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
May 26, 20172 min read
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If your life is perfect, you don't need this.
This week consider this quote from a podcast by J.D. Greear, our current video series host: "Religion is negotiation, Faith is surrender"...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
May 16, 20171 min read
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Your Faith is Just a Crutch...(?)
Christians may find that offensive, but if we're honest, we may also know it's partly true. At times our relationship with God is a...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Apr 25, 20172 min read
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Vote, Trust, Lead your family
This is not a political post. If you want to know my politics, ask me later or search my FB wall. This is considerably more important. ...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Nov 8, 20162 min read
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Slip Slidin' Away
And that's how it happens.... The backslide, the slip, the lag, the laziness. Go back to this blog in January and you'll read about the...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jun 21, 20162 min read
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Therefore we will not fear
Look into your own past, as near or far as you'd like as long as it's not the present, and think of something bad that happened. Before...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Mar 9, 20162 min read
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A Firm Foundation for Parenting
One can never underestimate or overstate how good it is to sit quietly with God and His word as often as possible. I'm sure many of you...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jan 5, 20161 min read
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