Getting "Real"
The inspiration of the Bible provides lessons for life in sometimes unexpected ways. Years ago I was a guest teacher at a church camp. ...
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May 7, 2022
Ten Years Later - Status Check
Regardless of party affiliation, most Americans watch anxiously as the votes begin to roll in for a presidential election. It is a very...
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Apr 24, 2022
Lessons from "Go Fish"
Do you remember playing the game “Go Fish” when you were a child? When Jesus called Peter, Andrew, James and John to be his disciples,...
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Apr 15, 2022
Do You Believe It?
Perhaps you can relate to this situation. Years ago I received a phone call that began with the caller saying how much they valued my...
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Apr 9, 2022
"Lights in the World"
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own...
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Apr 2, 2022
Why People Do Not Understand
On many occasions I am asked to translate in person for somebody. But, one of the hardest things to translate are documents. One of the...
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Mar 27, 2022
Words of Exceptionally Good Value
As I reflect on the week and the state of the world there is a lot to ponder. I don’t think I can write better words to comfort your...
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Mar 20, 2022
Learning From Kids?
There they were. Three young people playing basketball. What fun they were having! Laughing, jumping, hot doggin’ it with visions of...
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Mar 6, 2022
Going Home
Bro. Tom Holland once told a group of us a personal story about an experience of his on a mission trip in a third world country. An...
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Feb 26, 2022
Building With God
The tree trimmers moved through Big M last year. Huntsville Utilities periodically “clears the lines” to minimize power outages by...
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Feb 20, 2022
The Power to Do ....?
One day, many years ago, I sat in a very familiar room. It was one of the examination rooms for Pediatric Cardiology, buried deep in the...
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Feb 12, 2022
Unguarded Approach
1776, the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. Later on that same day, a British armada carrying some 34,000 British...
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Feb 6, 2022
Looking Up
I had an interesting experience once at the hospital. Having parked on the second floor, I was walking to the elevators. Just as I...
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Jan 29, 2022
Life is Not Fair...
How many times in your life have you felt or expressed your frustration that life is not fair? Probably every parent has heard these...
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Jan 22, 2022
What My Mother Taught Me
My mother's teachings came in the form of advices mainly from the word of God. But the most powerful teaching and advice came from her...
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Jan 16, 2022
In Everything Edify
I was helping a friend get an air compressor working again. After finding and fixing a defective switch it was time to make sure...
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Jan 8, 2022
Life is a lot like...
Let me tell you a little story... in the summer of 1979 I was working as the associate minister (youth minister/song leader) for a TN...
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Jan 1, 2022
Not For Sale
A well-dressed couple came into a toy shop with their two children in tow. “We want some toys that will keep the children entertained,”...
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Dec 19, 2021
Finding and Following the Pattern
My mother came from a family with thirteen children. She had seven brothers-in-law. One of them, my uncle Clayton gave me my first...
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Dec 12, 2021
Two More Weeks...
At some point we have all anxiously waited for something good to come. Perhaps a trip or holiday filled us with such anticipation that it...
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