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The Gospel of the Good Finish

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “The worst moment for an atheist is when he is really thankful and has no one to thank.” – G.K. … Continue reading

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My Mother Has Cancer

My mother has terminal cancer. I was able to spend twenty-four hours with her recently. They were great moments. I will cherish them the rest of my life, because we don’t know how fast the cancer is spreading and how … Continue reading

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God’s Slow Work

Definition of arrogant: exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one’s own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner (Merriam-Webster) Years ago, I was flying to Nashville for a trustee meeting of Lifeway Christian Resources. When I fly from one city … Continue reading

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The Art of Giving

Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others. Although it often seems that people give only to receive, I believe that, beyond all our desires to be appreciated, rewarded and acknowledged, there lies a simple and pure desire to … Continue reading

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My Oldest Friend’s Voice

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. – C.S. Lewis My oldest friend called me on my birthday a few months ago. Here is how he … Continue reading

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Those People

When God saw…how (those people) turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind… Jonah 3:10 In the early years as a pastor in Oklahoma, kids would go to church camp and return to our little church and give testimony’s … Continue reading

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Desperate for God

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. When I was three or four years old, we had a dog named Peppy. It was part little dog and part another little dog, but I loved that dust-colored … Continue reading

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Running From God

But Jonah ran away from the Lord… Nineveh is a couple hundred miles north of where Jonah is standing when he heard the command to go preach and he books passage to Spain, which is where Tarshish is located.  It would be … Continue reading

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A Lament For Two Fathers

And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Malachi 4:6 O Lord, we are the clay, and You our potter; and all of us are the work of Your … Continue reading

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Lent and Ash Wednesday

Repentance leads to life. What is Lent? The word “Lent” comes from the Old English word “lengten,” which simply means “spring” — when the days lengthen and new life springs forth. It is a time in which we anticipate the … Continue reading

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