Feb 12
I just finished listening to the audiobook Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The book was very informative and written for a popular audience as a thriller. I can’t say I enjoyed the book though. I have always revered Lincoln. I love history and have studied the Civil War since childhood. Lincoln has …
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Feb 08
There has always been much discussion about the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart in the book of Exodus. Those who teach predestination and unconditional election would point to the fact that God hardened his heart. But who does the Bible say hardened his heart? I examined these passages and found three categories [I used the NKJV]: …
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Feb 07
We are doing a Marriage Seminar this weekend at the Union Hill Church of Christ near Benton, Kentucky. We are excited about it. Please pray for us. There are spots available if you would like to come. There is no cost. It is on Friday night at 7:00 – 9:30 and Saturday morning from 9:30 …
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Feb 05
*Note – I had the privilege of speaking at the Freed-Hardeman University Lectureship on Monday, Feb. 4. My topic was “Forgetting the Lord’s Counsel” from Joshua 9:14. The post below is a brief summary of the lecture. The lectureship runs through Thursday evening and you can watch the live stream here. Also, I hope to …
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Jan 30
Meals have long been important in God’s plan. There is this important connection between God, food, family, and fellowship. In the Old Testament God instituted festivals. These festivals were annual events for the children of Israel and involved them stopping their regular activities and coming together for fellowship and worship. In the ministry of Christ …
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Jan 27
At Seven Oaks we are studying some of the names of God from the Old Testament. This past Sunday was on the name El Shaddai – “God Almighty.” When I was preparing for the sermon, I researched the times the term was used either as “God Almighty” or simply “Almighty.” It was used some 48 …
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Jan 24
In yesterday’s post I wrote that Christians should make our arguments emotionally convincing and appealing. Amanda told me about some friends from FHU and their story. I contacted her and asked if I could share her story on this site and she was happy to allow such. Here it is! Tommy and Miranda Schroader are …
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Jan 23
There is a saying in politics which goes like this: “He who frames the issue, wins the debate.” (source) In our culture today, I might say it like this: “He who frames the emotionally convincing argument, wins the debate.” Correspondingly, It is often true that the one who frames the argument first, loudest, and most …
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Jan 21
“the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way. For there is a time and a way for everything, although man’s trouble lies heavy on him. For he does not know what is to be, for who can tell him how it will be?” (Ecc. 8:5-7, ESV). ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– Since being in church ministry, I have witnessed that …
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Jan 18
Some exciting news and updates to share with you. Domain name change — You might have noticed that we changed the domain names of our sites. We are now just — joshketchum.com and amandaketchum.com. We dropped the KetchumKlan portion to make it simpler and also to remove any offense with the use of the term “Klan.”. We …
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