Tony Funderburk's Christian articles loaded with rhyme and reason

In this episode of the podcast I talk about joy peace, fear, time, hypocrisy, and the measles. Yep, you read that right. It all makes more sense when you read (or listen to) these stories… No joy in the “happiest place on Earth” The hypocrisy of the atheist’s “10 non-commandments” How a person is a person even before they’re born How fear is always … Read the rest...

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In this episode of the Rhyme and Reason podcast I talk about: Who knows you better than you know yourself? How I sweat the details and why I shouldn’t How having a noble dream doesn’t make you a Christian Why your opinion of yourself isn’t the “ultimate”one How even memories can be childish things Why the main theme in the Bible should bring everyone … Read the rest...

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How in the world can anything to do with spooky, weeping, hungry poverty bring you any encouragement? That’s a fair question. But in this Rhyme and Reason PodcastI share the fuller message behind why I’m using these words. It’s a message full of hope, and with everything going on in this world, maybe you could use some more hope. If you look around you … Read the rest...

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The old Christian hymns often said things so much more wisely and profoundly than the “praise and worship” music that permeates many churches today. They weren’t so repetitive and chant-like. They told stories and conveyed such faith in a relationship with the one true living, loving God. I’m sharing one of those old standards here again. It uses what’s often referred to as “the … Read the rest...

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I’m not nothing. In fact, I am something. Not because of how particularly special I am just by being me…but because I love. Yep, love is the key. Without love I’m nothing. What does it matter what I do in my life, with my life, if I don’t have love? Without love everything and anything I do is motivated by selfishness. What else could … Read the rest...

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I remember, sometime back in 1997 I think it was, when I first heard the expression “he thinks he’s all that and a bag of chips”. I nearly pulled a Danny Thomas spit take. I’d never heard it put that way…comparing conceitedness to a complete deli sandwich meal that came with “all that and a bag of chips”. Good one. Do you know anyone … Read the rest...

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The fullness of joy most people seek (whether they know it or not) is only found in a relationship with your Creator. And God IS your Creator…even if you don’t believe in Him. David, who was King of Israel, was a songwriter. Many of his lyrics, known as Psalms, are found in the Bible. And he talked all the time about his relationship with … Read the rest...

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