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True friends are hard to find but easy to love!
I've had very few true friends in my life. Many people are only friends with you when there is something to gain from the relationship,...
markallentinsley
Aug 31, 20182 min read
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Fly the Instruments
When I was going through instrument flight training for my commercial pilots license (many years ago now), I remember the instructor...
markallentinsley
Aug 27, 20182 min read
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The Mordecai Effect: a leadership principle
I love the ending to the Book of Esther. It says, "For Mordecai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was powerful among...
markallentinsley
Aug 20, 20182 min read
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The most depressing chapter in the New Testament
As I was reading Matthew 26 during my morning devotion, it occurred to me that this might be the most depressing chapter in the New...
markallentinsley
Aug 13, 20182 min read
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Would someone please cut down these trees!
We've all heard the saying, "He/She can't see the forest for the trees." This usually refers to someone who is so caught up in the...
markallentinsley
Aug 6, 20182 min read
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We need to visit Gennesaret more often!
I was reading in Matthew 14 this morning about Jesus' healing of the sick at Gennesaret. The most striking thing about this short...
markallentinsley
Aug 2, 20182 min read
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19 is almost 20
My wife, Beth, and I celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary today! We were married on July 31, 1999, in a little chapel on the campus of...
markallentinsley
Jul 31, 20182 min read
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Who is Simon the Cananaean?
Do you know who Simon the Cananaean is? Most people--indeed, most Christians--will not recognize his name. However, if you read Matthew...
markallentinsley
Jul 27, 20182 min read
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The Wards Factor
In my hometown, Wards Road is a major thoroughfare that runs through the principal retail district of the city. On each side of the road...
markallentinsley
Jul 25, 20183 min read
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Happy Human
I've spent the majority of my life trying to prove something to the world, to myself, to my family, to my friends...to somebody...I'm not...
markallentinsley
Jul 20, 20183 min read
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Independent Daze
When I was growing up, kids played outside with their friends, families ate dinner together, churches drew large crowds, and local...
markallentinsley
Jul 6, 20182 min read
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One score and seven years ago...
It occurred to me this morning that 27 years ago I was just learning to drive a car. So, as logic would have it, that means I have 27...
markallentinsley
Jun 30, 20183 min read
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Keep that door open!
I just moved into my new office at the church I'll be serving as senior pastor this next year (and hopefully many years to come). ...
markallentinsley
Jun 27, 20183 min read
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Where in the world...
Some of you have probably been wondering where in the world I've been. For the past three weeks, I've been conducting military training...
markallentinsley
Jun 18, 20181 min read
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Change
I haven't posted a blog in a week or so. Things have been quite hectic as my family and I have been preparing for quite a significant...
markallentinsley
May 28, 20181 min read
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What we've got here is failure to communicate...
"What we've got here is failure to communicate," the famous line from Cool Hand Luke (or "Civil War" by Guns n Roses, if that's your...
markallentinsley
May 17, 20182 min read
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She's always been there for me.
Today is National Military Spouses Appreciation Day. Of course, I didn't know it until this evening when I saw a Facebook announcement...
markallentinsley
May 12, 20182 min read
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When you back him into a corner, sometimes the groundhog bites you!
When I was little boy, my maternal grandparents had a black labrador retriever named Buddy. One summer day while I was playing in my...
markallentinsley
May 8, 20183 min read
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The balls don't hit themselves...
I remember a Little League baseball player once who would go to the plate, stand there for three or four pitches, strike out every time,...
markallentinsley
May 2, 20182 min read
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Unwanted: Dead or Alive
With the rise of social media, the increase in people's busy schedules, and the general lack of empathy that pervades our culture, there...
markallentinsley
Apr 27, 20182 min read
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