Jun 30
I just finished listening to William C. Davis’ book Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee–The War They Fought, the Peace They Forged. The book is 688 pages in hardcover and took over 24 hours to listen to it. I listened to it over a period of 4 months. I really enjoyed …
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Jun 25
The story of the prodigal son is one of the most famous parables of Jesus (Luke 15:11-32). It beautifully and simply portrays the love God has for his wayward children. The father, who represents God in the story, takes center stage displaying love, forgiveness, and parental wisdom. In studying this story, I noticed six lessons …
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Jun 22
I preach for the Seven Oaks Church of Christ in Mayfield, Kentucky. Kentucky has several counties that have only one church of Christ. Now that my kids are getting older, I wanted to lead a group, with the help of my wife, to one of these congregations this year to preach a meeting and hold …
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Jun 20
Parenting has always been tough. Great Biblical heroes struggled to be good parents. David was a great king and psalmist but failed in numerous ways as a parent. Samuel and Eli both had rebellious sons who brought shame to their legacy. Jesus even pictures God the Father as having a rebellious son in the parable …
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Jun 01
The Bible speaks often about shepherds. God is the Shepherd of Israel, who is the flock of His pasture (Ps. 23; 95). Jesus describes himself as the “good shepherd” who knows his sheep and leads them to an abundant life (John 10). Elders or overseers of the church are described in the New Testament as …
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