““The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it,” opined educator William Mather Lewis.
Mather’s observation speaks to the challenge of the masses who simply exist, instead of truly live. They follow the path of least resistance. They go through the motions. They are as my friend and preaching colleague, Gary Henry once wrote, “passive puppets who’re ‘being lived.’” Continue reading
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Shirley Walker, the mother of my good friend and preaching colleague, Ralph Walker, recently passed away.
Sister Walker was a wonderful Christian woman. A faithful wife. A devoted mother. And of course, a doting grandmother and great-grandmother. She was funny. And a joy to be with.
Ralph announced her passing, with these words. Continue reading
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Good morning from Homosassa, Florida
After 4 gospel meetings in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana, plus two other preaching appointments, we’re back in Florida for the winter, Lord willing.
Our first stop was to see our grandkids Miles and Katherine and then tomorrow to see Roy and Fern.
This week’s posts have received a higher number of hits due to our posts relative to the election. This recap has quick links for you to catch up on any you may have missed. Also, it’s a good opportunity to forward this post and share ThePreachersWord with others
Also, I’ve included a bonus “election” post I think you will find worth your consideration. Continue reading
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Today’s list is selected and adapted from a seminary professor by the name of Loren Fischer.
It reminds us of what is really important during perplexing, confusing, and distressing times in our lives. And how God’s Word can help us navigate the challenging issues we face.
It’s simple.  But true. I hope and pray that it helps. Continue reading
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For the past 5 days, we’ve been in Hendricks County, Indiana, preaching for the church in Brownsburg, which is just West of Indianapolis.
This is the county where I grew up. We lived in the country between Plainfield and Danville. It’s been years since we’ve been here for any length of time, so I told Norma Jean that it was time to take a trip down memory lane. She patiently went along for the ride and listened to my old childhood stories. We drove the roads where I rode my bike and later begin driving a 1953 Chevy. Continue reading
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“Too Early To Call” was the news caption on key battleground states when I turned off the TV last night.
This morning I awoke to the same caption. Neither President Trump nor Joe Biden has captured enough delegates to truly claim victory. While each is obviously hopeful the outcome still hangs in the balance. It’s still undecided. We don’t know. And may not know for a few days.
The political pundits are perplexed over the unknown factors that have made this election the most unusual in American history. Even the experts don’t know how this is going to end. Continue reading
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While settling into my little corner in the Hampton Inn lobby to write today’s post, the lady working the front desk walked by and asked, “Are you ready for all the chaos that’s about to unfold today?”
I chuckled to myself. I already had decided to share a few thoughts about our attitudes and actions on this Presidential election day.
My new “friend” further opined that the chaos would not end today, predicting post-election problems, discord, and disorder. She may be right. Some businesses in downtown Indianapolis, as well as Washington, D.C., and a number of other major cities are boarding up their windows, fearing post-election riots, and looting. Continue reading
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Legend has it that the Danish, Nobel-prize-winning physicist, Niels Bohr had his desk in the shape of a horseshoe, securely nailed to the wall with the open end up so it would catch good luck and not let it spill out.
Once an American scientist visited Bohr in Copenhagen. Amazed to see the desk, he asked with a nervous laugh, “Surely you don’t believe the horseshoe will bring you good luck, do you, Professor Bohr? Continue reading
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Last night we set our clocks back one hour to begin the semi-annual debate about Daylight Savings Time. Some like it. Others loathe it.
One sage quipped, “Daylight saving time: Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket.”
However, regardless of the time zone we’re living in, we should be conscious of the stewardship of time. The Bible exhorts us to “redeem the time” (Eph. 5:16). The means, as the ESV renders it, “making the best use of the time.” Continue reading
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