Jan 24
At Thanksgiving, my parents had some family keepsakes from my Dad’s mother. Gramma, as she was known to me, or Jeanne Wiers Ketchum, passed away in April of 2008. This involved a box filled with journals, old photographs, and a unique little Bible. This Bible belonged to my great-grandfather Garrett Wiers. This was my …
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Jan 12
Find out how to win a FREE copy below. I have released my first book. I am excited about this new book. It is a study of the 12 Apostles. It is a study guide and expands on the book Twelve Ordinary Men by John MacArthur. This book is 62 pages in an outline …
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Nov 10
Most weeks for the last few years I have been blessed to go read Scripture with Jim Savage. Jim is a counselor, scholar, preacher, and farmer. He knows Greek and Hebrew well. He helped me get through my graduate Greek and Hebrew classes. Now the formal education is over, we still meet and read the …
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Oct 31
I want you to consider two words used in the Old Testament for leader or ruler. The Hebrew word nagid is often translated ruler, prince, or leader. The Hebrew word melek is translated as king. Often these are used synomous for a leader or king. Nagid is sometimes used for a leader, ruler, or prince …
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Oct 27
Lama Smith lay most hours in bed. She was confided to a residential care home in West Tennessee. I was a young minister who enjoyed going to visit her. She was a former English teacher and faithful Christian lady. She was in her late 80s. She had constant intestinal and abdominal pain. I would go …
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Sep 22
In the last post I shared some suggestions for children and their Bibles. In this post I want to share some of our experiences and make some book recommendations. Bibles I mentioned in the last post that you should get a child a Bible they can read. This link gives you the graded reading level …
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Sep 19
I wanted to share some thoughts on Bibles and kids in the next two posts. In this post, I will make some general suggestions for you to consider. In the next post, I will share some of our experiences with various Bible versions and story books. Some Suggestions Get your children a Bible and require …
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Dec 18
I like technology, but I only recently upgraded to a smart phone. I got an iPhone 4s on Straight Talk. I really enjoy it. It has been great for our family and for my ministry. We have had an iPad2 for the last year. I am not going to call names (Seven Oak’s folks), …
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