If you are in the Cape Girardeau, Missouri area I would love for you to come worship with us at the Cape Church of Christ. This is their website and address link. The building is at 328 S. West End Blvd, Cape Girardeau, MO. The theme of the meeting is Faith and Family Thursday night …
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Sep 25
It is Hard to Miss Naked, But We Do!
It is hard to miss naked! Yet, Jesus said the church at Laodicea didn’t know they were “naked.” In fact, Jesus says they do not realize they are “wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked” (Rev. 3:17). How can you not know you are blind? How can you not know you are poor? How do you miss …
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Sep 19
Children and Their Bibles: Part 1
I wanted to share some thoughts on Bibles and kids in the next two posts. In this post, I will make some general suggestions for you to consider. In the next post, I will share some of our experiences with various Bible versions and story books. Some Suggestions Get your children a Bible and require …
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Sep 14
Is Worship Special to You?
Worship; something Christians do regularly, but does the commonness and routine of it cause us to lose its specialness? I have been teaching Revelation in West Kentucky Bible School and have been reminded of the importance of worship. The great heavenly throne room chapters (4-5) show us where our song ends. They show us that …
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Sep 11
Polishing the Pulpit (PTP) From a First-time Perspective
Our family finally gave into the encouragement of friends and went to PtP this year. Polishing the Pulpit is a gathering of over 3000 Christians in Sevierville, TN (Gatlinburg area). Here is their website for more information. I want to share our experience as a first time family attending and also some reasons that held …
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Sep 08
Which is Your Spirituality: Microwave Dinner or Home-cooking?
“Quick and easy” are two buzz words we all love to hear. All it takes is a trip to the local grocery store to see how products advertise “quick and easy.” Home cooked meals, that may take hours, have been replaced with frozen TV dinners and quick microwave dishes. With our busy schedules, this shift in meal …
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Aug 09
Revelation Class
Do you skip Revelation in your Bible reading? Do you just read the first 3 chapters concerning the letters to the 7 churches and then skip to the good part about heave in chapters 21-22? Have you been overwhelmed by the difficulty of the book? Here is my plea to you: Don’t neglect Revelation! God …
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Aug 07
Your Approachability Quotient
Do you walk around with this sign figuratively attached to your forehead? Durk Jager, former CEO of Proctor and Gamble was profiled in the book DeRailed by Tim Irwin wore such a sign. He wrote about him: “Rather than drive change through courageous empowerment and wise deployment of skills, Jager, a large man “built like …
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Aug 01
Send Them Back With Prayer
This Sunday marks the fourth year at Seven Oaks Church of Christ we have spent the Sunday morning worship before school starts praying for our kids and teachers. We call this program, “Send Them Back With Prayer.” This is not original to us, in fact, I got the idea from Jeff Jenkins and the Lewisville …
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Jul 19
The King of the Kingdom
In the last post I shared what I learned from studying from Alexander Campbell. I wrote an article titled, “The King of the Kingdom” for FHU’s Kingdom journal. The article is based on an article written by Campbell called “The Kingdom of Heaven.” I believe that the points Campbell made in 1834 about Christ as …
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