Jul 22
“SIN” – that is a word that has fallen on hard times. Sin is too religious of a term. We prefer terms like “mistake” and “wrong” better. In fact, it may be the case that most of the current culture doesn’t even understand the word “sin.” It is viewed just as another term for doing …
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Jul 21
DRAMA! Some folks live with perpetual drama in their lives. By drama, I mean turmoil in relationships, crisis situations, and generally making a big deal out of every issue! Drama involves gossip, consumed with other people’s business, excessive worry, and conflict with others. Jesus had lots of drama surrounding his life, yet he dealt with …
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Jul 15
I didn’t post any last week, as it was a difficult week of tragedy for our family. My first cousin, Brandon Daniels lost his wife in a tragic car accident on the way to Horizons camp at FHU. Brandon and I grew up together and went to Freed-Hardeman together back in 1994. They have two …
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Jul 12
We have been asked to start a new week of church camp at West Kentucky Youth Camp located near Marion, Kentucky. We have agreed to this new ministry. I have never directed a youth camp week, but have enjoyed camp and believe it is a great way to build faith in young people. This camp …
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Jul 01
I don’t like mushrooms, while my wife loves mushrooms. To me all mushrooms are bad and avoid my mouth. But did you know that many mushrooms are poisonous? A couple of types can even cause certain death. The death sounded awful and excruciating too! So not all mushrooms are the same. If you were to …
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Jun 30
Evangelism is not optional! We as Christians focus on the reasons people are not responding. We defeat ourselves before Satan even has to by our negative self-talk. We come up with the reasons why we cannot evangelize. But we must realize what is at stake with our choice to evangelize! 1. The Blood of Christ! Jesus …
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Jun 26
Since the terrible tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina where a murderous hate crime was committed against a historically African-American church killing 9 worshippers the Confederate flag has come under attack. There has been a desire to take it down from the state grounds where it flies over a Confederate memorial in Charleston. This subject is …
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Jun 18
We have Barbados Blackbelly Sheep on the farm. They are a breed of hair sheep. They do not have wool like traditional sheep. They do look very much like goats. In fact, most everyone thinks they are goats. Even a vet kept calling them goats. We just had a new lamb this week. We named …
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Jun 17
We have an adversary, an enemy in Satan. Paul describes Satan as the “god of this world” while Jesus described his character as being a “murder from the beginning” and “the father of lies”¹ Satan is not deity! He is not equal with God. Satan is a created being who prideful rebelled against God.² Even …
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Jun 15
I follow professional golf pretty closely. During Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial tournament some interesting comments were made that have me to thinking. Jack Nicklaus considered the greatest golfer of all-time because of his 18 career Major wins, said, “”I think I underachieved all my life.” Nicklaus said Wednesday at the Memorial. ”I think that’s why …
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