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Choosing Football Over Children

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Meet Jay Jones. Jay is the Sheriff of Lee County in Opelika, Alabama. As Sheriff Jones courageously strives to keep his county safe, he oftentimes has to get creative with how to enforce the law.

On July 29th, 2011, Sheriff Jones and his police force created a sting, Operation Iron Snare, to round up suspects who were wanted to pay more than $270,000 of unpaid child support.

Each of these individuals received a letter saying they had won two tickets to this year’s Iron Bowl game between Alabama and Auburn. The address used was the same addressed used in unsuccessfully trying to get them to pay child support. One by one, these suspects filed into a festive atmosphere to claim their tickets where they were later arrested and transported to the Lee County Detention Facility.

See the video here:

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Adultery Brings Consequences

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David was labeled as a man after God’s heart. As a passionate worshiper, a brave warrior, and a decisive king, David was used of God to change the landscape of Israel. While many of his victories caused Israel great triumph, his downfalls also caused his family great pain. Along with his moments of faithful obedience sits a series of events that sent David down a slippery slope where he never truly considered the consequences.

Maybe you remember the story. When King David should have been in battle, he was relaxed in the comforts of his palace when he saw a beautiful woman bathing from his rooftop, sent someone to bring her to him, had sex with her, and then sent her home. Weeks later, she informed the king she was pregnant with his child. Her husband, Urriah, was fighting on the battlefield, and David attempted to cover up the incident by allowing him some time with his wife. Out of loyalty to his fellow soldiers, he denied himself that privilege, and David, unwilling to accept responsibility, had him killed on the battlefield.

The prophet Nathan, risking his life, confronted and rebuked King David. Read the consequences that Nathan tells David that await him in 2 Samuel 12:7-15:

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Eli Finally Sleeps Well

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It’s hard to think that Eli has almost been home with us now for 2 years.  In May, when he turns 4, he will have been with us longer than he has been without us.  Honestly, it’s hard to imagine what life was like before he came home.

Eli adjusted well.  I mean crazy well.  We didn’t have any real horror stories.  When I got off the plane with him in my arms, he cried the first time Amanda held him, but 5 minutes later, he has been absolutely attached to his mommy.  The first night he only woke up one time probably due to jet lag or some of his medical conditions.  Mom, who he had been around only a few hours at that point, went in to console him, and he went back to sleep easily.  And that’s all the sleep issues we have had.  Naps great and sleeps great.  Potty trained in 20 hours.  The kid is a stud.

But even with all those successes, there was one thing that always concerned me about Eli.

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A Father’s Affirmation

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Amanda and I love watching The Biggest Loser.  While there has been some wearisome drama this season, Tuesday night had me standing up and applauding as I watched this father and son duo in the weigh-in show a great example of a father showing affirmation for his son. Chism was being sent off and his youth pastor father, Mark, was …

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When Is Divorce Permitted in the Bible?

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Marriage should be a one-way ticket. You don’t invest in one side of this journey. It is more than starting the journey, finding out along the way that you don’t like the accommodations, and deciding to turn back around. No two-way tickets should be issued.

That’s why you need to resolve that divorce will not even be an option for your marriage. Take the word out of your vocabulary.

Does the Bible make allowance for divorce? Under certain circumstances, yes. While the Bible does permit divorce in some situations, it never promotes divorce.

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“Glo – o – o – ria…”

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We are now less than six weeks away from Gloria’s due date.  We are rounding the corner and realizing that the time is coming quickly now.  As we finalize preparations in the home, we are constantly talking about her arrival with the boys.

They love to sing and talk about their baby sister, but I almost fell on the floor laughing the other day when I heard what came out of Obadiah’s mouth.

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Mothers, Let Mothers Mother

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Mothers, let mothers mother. I’m a guy.  I know I shouldn’t weigh into things of which I cannot empathize with, but I feel like this word is necessary.  It is absolutely astounding the pressure that mothers put on other mothers to raise their children the same way they do. In our years of parenthood, we constantly run into other mothers …

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This is My Love, and This is My Friend

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Happy Valentine’s Day!  For all you married fellas out there, I want to let Scripture remind us of some truths to help us love our spouses better.

You need to focus on your wife more. She needs your undivided attention. In order to focus on her properly, you might be interested concerning how she focuses on you. While, hopefully, she is physically attracted to you, she also is attracted to things other than merely your impressive physique.

What is it about you that your wife would say was most attractive?

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“Hot Mama!”

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Oh, be careful little eyes what you see.

Amanda was picking Obadiah up from church nursery the other week and we realized that they really pick up and kids say the craziest of things.

We never saw this one coming.

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The Worst Sign I’ve Ever Seen

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We’ve been remodeling our home recently which has had me out getting different needed things for the house.  One day, as I was rushing through an aisle, a sign grabbed my attention.  I do believe that it is the worst sign I’ve ever seen.  It is unfortunately honest for many men, but it makes me want to vomit.

And it reads:

“I’d rather be lost at the lake than found at home.”

Does it make people chuckle as they go by?  Sure.  Do we know men who this sign (or a variation of this sign) should belong to?  Probably, and that is why it is so tragic.

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