The Line Between Being a Good Samaritan and a Good Fool
I feel foolish telling you this story, but I need to process something that happened. I’m writing these words over the Pacific Ocean...
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Jim Candy
- Sep 29, 2021
- 6 min
I'm Begging the Church.. Please DO THIS
By Jim Candy Every few months we’re greeted by another article outlining the demise of the Church. You’ve probably seen them. One in Five...
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Jim Candy
- Sep 19, 2021
- 6 min
Three Reasons (+1) for the Rise of Spiritual Bullies
By Jim Candy Is today the best time in history to be a spiritual bully? Like many others, I’ve been listening to “The Rise and Fall of...
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Jim Candy
- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min
What Kind of Person Goes the Extra Mile?
I’ve made numerous attempts over the years to change to a healthy diet. Unfortunately, the only differentiating variable of my efforts...
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Jim Candy
- Jul 14, 2021
- 4 min
Beating a New Pandemic
By Jim Candy Normally I start blog posts with a funny story. But not today. As the pandemic subsides in the US, I’m concerned about a new...
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Jim Candy
- May 27, 2021
- 4 min
My Dinner with Dallas
Jim Candy I ate dinner once with Dallas Willard. Dallas was one of the top theological minds of the 20th century; a brilliant professor,...
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Jim Candy
- Mar 18, 2021
- 5 min
Hearing God Speak to You
Jim Candy Nearly 20 years ago I was speeding south on Denver’s I-25 terrified of being late. My side-gig job as public address announcer...
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Jim Candy
- Mar 4, 2021
- 4 min
Get More Stink in Your Life
The names Stink and Big Al may be unfamiliar to you, but they are two of the most well-known voices in Denver sports radio. Stink (Mark...
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Jim Candy
- Feb 26, 2021
- 4 min
Which Track Are You On?
I'm convinced I was the only person who mowed my own lawn when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. Everyone else outsourced the job. I...
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Jim Candy
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Classic Spiritual Blunder
I routinely make certain mistakes: Banging my head on our oven hood. Not bringing flowers to my wife frequently enough. Failing to write...
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Jim Candy
- Feb 3, 2021
- 4 min
When She Asked, I Choked
The professor stared at me waiting for my answer: I choked. The year: 1993 The place: Philosophy 101 at the University of Colorado The...
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Jim Candy
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
Help Wanted: Spitters
Hi Friends: This is the first of the three-part mini-series on "The Spitting Jesus." Would love your feedback as I'm writing them! My mom...
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Jim Candy
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
If Jesus Ran in 2024
I don’t think he would get past New Hampshire.
Why?
Jesus’ platform is unpopular; always has been.
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Jim Candy
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
Seven Faith Checkpoints
A young Jim Candy begged his poor parents to skip church, especially once our family discovered bacon, egg and cheese biscuits from...
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Jim Candy
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Facing Off with Patrick Roy
Goaltender Patrick Roy is a Hall of Famer, but apparently needed me to manipulate the scoreboard to keep is focus on the puck.
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Jim Candy
- Jan 4, 2021
- 5 min
Jesus Broke the Rules that Needed Breaking
Before you start: Women faced a painful, heartbreaking reality in the 1st century. They were considered more like property than people. A...
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Jim Candy
- Jan 1, 2021
- 3 min
IT'S TIME TO STOP 'ALMOST' LIVING
You may have paid a heavy price at the 2020 tollbooth, but do you believe the future can be different?
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Jim Candy
- Dec 24, 2020
- 4 min
THE UNTOLD STORY LEADING TO CHRISTMAS EVE
God tends to use “unplanned events” to position us for things we can’t yet conceive.
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Jim Candy
- Dec 23, 2020
- 3 min
PROOF JESUS LIKES YOU
Has your faith become all formality and “being good” and not enough joy and beachside BBQ?
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Jim Candy
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
3 THINGS WE MUST EMBRACE ABOUT JESUS… AND HIS ANGER
Some things are worth flipping tables for.
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