Feb 21
Jesus said we should be known for our love for one another.¹ The term love involves our affections, loyalty, and passions. Jesus said that “whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.”² When you put these two statements of Jesus together you are …
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Feb 15
God likes patterns and repetition. I have started thinking about this again since teaching the book of Joshua this quarter. The children of Israel go through a similar intentional pattern as their forefathers did when they left Egypt. They renew the covenant, cross the Jordan river on dry ground, circumcise the men, and God speaks …
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Feb 13
Like a car engine needs oil to run, so the moving parts do not create lots of friction and melt down, so a marriage with all of its stress needs lots of love to keep it from burning down. Love needs to be expressed daily to maintain the strong vibes and positive feelings between spouses. …
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Feb 08
*Below is my 2017 FHU Lecture Manuscript for my assigned topic in an Ethics track called “Should Christians Seek Social Change? from Daniel 4:27. I hope it is helpful for you. ETHICS — SHOULD CHRISTIANS SEEK SOCIAL CHANGE? (DANIEL 4:27) Daniel, the prophet of God, was disturbed by the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. He realized …
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Feb 01
I have had sheep on the farm since 2014. We started with two ewes and a ram. We have an unusual breed of hair sheep called Barbados Blackbelly Sheep. They are very skittish and flighty. They aren’t your cute cuddly version of sheep. We raise them for the meat, which tastes very good. We recently …
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Jan 29
Sheriff Mike Chitwood of Volusia County, Florida was caught by one of his own deputies going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. The deputy realized who he had stopped and declined to give his boss a ticket. When the sheriff reflected on the incident and his own example, he went back to the deputy and asked …
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Jan 27
Byron Nelson tells an interesting anecdote in his autobiography regarding Ben Crenshaw in the 1975 U.S. Open. Ben was finishing up his third round and walking to the 17th hole when lightning struck nearby. It scared him so badly that he just flat ran off the course. A couple of USGA officials in the clubhouse …
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Jan 25
On January 21st, over 500,000 protestors took to the streets of Washington D.C. in what was called the “Women’s March.” Protestors in cities across the U.S. joined in this cause bringing the claimed total to more than a million. The organizers of the March claimed “the march’s goal was to stand up for equality for …
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Jan 18
Americans are living longer and our medical system is the most advanced in history! Both of these seem like wonderful blessings, but in reality they come with new challenges for our present generation. One of those is the need to provide care to aging family members. God has always commanded His people to honor and …
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Jan 11
What do preachers say when you ask them how things have been going? Most all of us will say, “We have been really busy!” We may even give you way more information than you desired about all the things we have been doing. This is a typical response from most working Americans today. We believe …
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