Grandparents?

A number of years ago, I was giving my friend Pastor Barry Layne a hard time about becoming a grandpa. I just couldn’t believe that Barry and his wife were grandparents before they were 50 years old. Boy was I naive. Now my words have come back around to haunt me. My daughter Regina and [...]

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A Tribute to My Father

This is a belated tribute for Father’s Day. Last week I posted a poem prompted by my father-in-law. This week, I want to share a poem I wrote about my father. I have the privilege of having two men to look up to. Both are men with incredible strength, neither will quit, and both have [...]

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Separation

“Be ye holy, as I am holy” The doctrine of separation is rooted and founded in the nature of a holy God. Specifically, personal separation from the world is referenced in I Peter 1:15-16. In studying out separation again, I am brought back to God’s character and nature and my response to Him. A [...]

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Merry Christmas

For those involved with ministry, the hectic part of the season is over. Christmas programs are done for another year. (Unless you have a Christmas Eve Service) So now we can concentrate on the important things. Things like Christ, family, rice soup, silly string wars, snowball fights. Of course Christ should be utmost in our [...]

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So teach us…

Psalm 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
I started teaching the adult Sunday School class at our church 2 weeks ago. The hardest part was to decide what to teach. Our Pastor has preached through the entire Bible over the past 2 years. So what is [...]

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Know Him

It is not unusual to hear athletes and entertainers acknowledge God and give thanks. Is this what is meant by Proverbs 3:6? “In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.” It might be, or it might not. I had never paid particular attention to this phrase until recently. Acknowledge is most [...]

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Pearl Harbor

December 7 rolls around again. 65 years ago this morning, the US was attacked by Japan.
The survivors are gathering in Hawaii today for what they say will be there last reunion. We will see if 2011 finds them together again. My grandfather was one of those survivors, but has since, years ago, gone to be [...]

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I’m dreaming…

It is nice to see everything white again. Snow is the great equalizer. Under 6 inches of snow, my lawn looks as good as my neighbor’s lawn. The Bible repeatedly speaks of things being “as white as snow”. ” As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a [...]

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AnyIdiot?

When I was first introduced to blogging, I read more than I posted. As I read, I was amazed at what people would write. I remarked to a friend, ” Because of the internet and blogging, any idiot can have an audience. So when I contemplated a blog site, the statement returned to my mind. [...]

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