2013 archive

The Character of George Washington

Author’s Note:  The following is a much longer post than I typically write, but I think it well worth your time to read.  I wrote this article for the June 2009 issue of Think Magazine.  George Washington has long been a personal hero.  The below article shares one of my favorite stories from his life. …

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How Jesus Managed Time

I don’t deserve credit for the information in this post.  The information came from Mike Winkler and his lesson shared on a podcast called iPreach hosted by Dale Jenkins and Adam Faugh.  You can click here to listen to this episode. (It is episode 248). I have been blessed by this lesson and the six …

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Holiness in the Midst of Struggling Families

This week’s posts have been on holiness.  The first one focused on our motivation for holiness and the second one compared a happy versus a holy marriage.  This last post continues the family discussion. I ended the last post by asking: But, what if my spouse isn’t holy? What if my marriage is miserable? What …

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A Happy vs. A Holy Marriage

The world and Christians tend to speak of “happy” marriages. We say they look so “happy” together. We wish for a couple on their wedding day a “happy” marriage. This is not bad.  I certainly want to be happy.  I want my kids to have happy marriages.  I want the couples of our church to …

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Our Motivation for Holy Living

I have been guilty. Most other preachers are as well. We often teach God’s commandments and desires for our lives in this manner: This benefit is why you should obey this command.  It may be an avoided consequence or a blessing gained. For example: We tell young people not to be sexually active because of STDs, …

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Generosity: What I Learned at the Pumpkin Barn!

On Wednesday morning the Homeschool Group, to which my wife helps organize, went to the Pumpkin Barn here in Graves County, KY.  There were over 60 of us in the group.  My family has gone for several years with our church preschool. We love going each year. It is a beautiful country scene.  The kids …

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Tested by Praise

  We know: Riches tempt us. Pleasure allures us. Lust entices us. Suffering tries us. But do we consider the praise of others as a temptation? We should!  Satan is subtle and he often uses the praise of others to get us believing in our self-suffiecientcy.  He uses the praise of others to produce pride …

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The Golden Rule Applied to Marriage

“Whatever you wish that others would do for you, do also for them.” The golden rule, which comes from the teachings of Jesus in the sermon on the mount (Mat. 7:12), revolutionizes relationships when put into practice. However, I think we often misapply it when it comes to meeting the emotional and physical needs of …

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Kingdom Journal Released with Campbell Articles

Some time back I shared a couple of posts related to Alexander Campbell and my research related to an article I was writing involving his views of Jesus as the King of the Kingdom.  Freed-Hardeman has released this issue of Kingdom (Vol 2. Nu. 2).  You can access this and all of the Kingdom journal …

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Don’t Let the News Depress You!

At Polishing the Pulpit, a teacher for one of the ladies’ class told this story of her parents after their retirement.  They had lots of time on their hands and they watched the news on TV for hours out of the day.  She noticed their attitude was becoming more negative each time she visited them. …

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