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Apr 08
There is a Difference in Loving and Supporting
We must act in love towards all people¹, yet we must also submit to truth². I fear that sometimes we go too far under the umbrella of love. The Bible teaches that there should be some boundaries on our love for others. Put simply–there is a difference in loving and supporting. Often this duty of …
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Apr 04
Walk 4 Water – Will you sponsor me?
A few weeks ago I wrote about the blessing of water. The statistics are staggering at the amount of death and suffering daily across the world because of the lack of safe drinking water. The post made me aware of the problem and why there is such a push to drill wells. Then I went …
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Apr 03
My Selfie Zoo Tour
I am not a selfie kind of picture guy, until I went to the St. Louis Zoo this past Monday. I took my first one early that morning when I was holding a scared Caleb on the carousel and I wanted to take a picture. Our tenderfoot got tired of the ride pretty quickly, so …
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Mar 29
Staring at the Greener Grass
What is it about the grass in the next pasture that always looks so much better to the animals? They will risk cuts and electrical shock to get some of the grass. But are we much different as humans? Amanda and Brooke are reading the book Sarah: Plain and Tall. The setting is pioneer days …
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Mar 27
Old Contacts Just Keep Popping Up!
I have been out of Freed-Hardeman as an undergraduate for 16 years. I loved my time at FHU, it was so much fun. I learned so much, grew in my faith, and matured as a man. I honestly don’t have many regrets from my time there. But there were lots of friends and contacts over …
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Mar 25
How to Get More People Involved in the Church
The work of the church is the greatest work on earth. Its work is urgent and eternal in nature. Yet, every church I know struggles with getting attendees and members involved in the work. Our Lord taught us to pray for more workers, because the laborers are few (Mat. 9:36-38, 20:5-7) Everyone needs to be …
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Mar 21
Our Lives and the NCAA Tournament
So this is probably a notorious preacher’s post that takes an illustration too far, but I can’t help myself. Have fun with it and maybe learn something along the way. Here are some ways life is expressed in miniature through the NCAA tournament. Our lives don’t stay clean long! Just like our brackets that start …
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Mar 20
What Do We Really Value?
“Ichabod” Now that is a name for you! You likely thought of the character Ichabod Crane in the fictional classic “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow” by Washington Irving. He was a skinny schoolteacher who loved to gorge himself on food and was excessively superstitious. Yet the name is actually a Biblical name. It is only …
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Mar 16
You Do Well When It is in your Heart!
Amanda heard a verse in ladies’ Bible class that encouraged her heart. It was . . . “But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.” …
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Mar 13
How Christian Families Have Chosen to Handle Media and Children
This is the 2nd post on this topic, the previous post dealt with considerations for children and media. Our family is always considering how to manage media in our home with children between the ages of 1 and 9. It seems that we are always saying “no,” especially in the winter and they are always …
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