May 19
I am still a fairly young preacher, but I have been doing this for 17 years now. So I thought I would pen a somewhat humorous post for other preachers, especially ones new to the calling of preaching. Maybe other preachers will add their translations into the mix too. By the way, to those who …
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May 17
A Picasso painting just sold for 179 million dollars.² This is the highest sell price of any painting. The painting was painted in 1955. It features nude courtesans and is in his signature cubist style. It is not something I would even allow on my house walls but it sold for 179 million. The Patriots …
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May 12
It is graduation time again, which means for lots of rural churches their home-grown kids will be gone soon. Most will not return except for visits. They go off to school, fall in love, and settle down in large cities where jobs are located. This is the case for most of the kids I grew …
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May 08
I am truly in the “middle-age” years. I finally am starting to adjust to at least thinking of myself as older. I think you always tend to view yourself younger than you are, but after four kids I think I actually feel like I am a real dad now. Here are some random thoughts on …
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May 05
This has to be the most outlandish title post ever on my blog! But this quote was from the source of many of my blog posts–my wife Amanda. We were talking about a particularly upsetting situation, I will say more about later, that prompted this statement. She said there are two times when she doesn’t …
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Apr 28
The story of Boaz and Ruth tells about two worthy individuals who were dedicated to the Lord, the traditions and law of Israel, and their family. In ancient Israel family loyalty and dedication to family was highly esteemed. Many today tend to see Ruth as a love story, but it really is more about two …
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Apr 14
“Judge not, lest you be judged.” “Let him who is without sin, cast the first stone.” “for the husband is the head of the wife . . .” Hear any of these verses or sayings in our culture today? We live in a sound-bite culture where messages are often communicated in short-quick statements. We read …
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Apr 12
I wanted to share some pictures from our trip to Augusta National golf course on Tuesday of the Masters week. I love watching and playing golf when I can. My oldest son, Austin, shares this passion and he actually has a game to go with it. He was so excited to go and did so …
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Apr 09
We had the privilege of attending the Tuesday practice round of the 2015 Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was a special day that I will share more about in an upcoming post. It was our first time at “the National” as locals refer to the course. While you would …
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Apr 02
Caleb loves peanuts. He developed a habit of getting them out of the pantry and eating them throughout his day. As he is getting older, Amanda has started clamping down more on this habit so he will eat his meals good. The other day it was almost lunch time and Caleb goes to the pantry and …
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