Rollen Stewart became known as the John 3:16 guy. Remember him?
Stewart wore a rainbow colored wig and attended sporting events either wearing a T-shirt or holding up a sign that read “John 3:16.” At football games, he would often be sitting behind the goal posts, or a baseball game behind home plate, so the cameras would televise his message. Continue reading
“Consistency is hard work,” says a Tennessee preacher, Matthew Morine.
He illustrated this principle in his efforts to exercise regularly. He gets up every morning at 6:00 A.M. and goes to the gym. Matthew says that going once or twice a week is not enough. “The key in working out is consistency.”
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Greetings from Miami, Florida.
Last night we concluded a meeting at the Carol City Church and are headed home today.
We’ve been with these brethren on previous occasions, so it was enjoyable to return and renew our relationships. Our friend, Donald Jackson ,is the preacher at Carol City and is always very gracious when we are with him and his lovely and hospitable wife, Gwen. She’s the daughter of the late and well known evangelist F. O. White, who preached here for many years. Continue reading
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Some time ago, Doy Moyer, preacher and professor at Florida College, posted a piece about happiness as it relates to some of the ranting we witness on social media.
“There is a universal desire for happiness, but since happiness is so elusive, people have instead embraced anger and have given in to the hopelessness and bitterness that come with it.” Continue reading
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Ross Sams, Jr. shared this true story about a neighbor’s cat that was run over by car.
When the mother was told of the accident she quickly disposed of the remains before her four year old son, Billy, found about it.
After a few days, though, Billy finally asked about the cat.
“Billy, the cat died,” his mother explained. “But it’s all right. He’s up in heaven with God.” Continue reading
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The late Herb Caen was a journalist and humorist who wrote a a daily column for the San Francisco Chronicle. He once wrote this humorous piece.
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle; when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.” Continue reading
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While Jon Rahm won the Masters golf tournament Sunday, Texas A&M amateur golfer, Sam Bennett also made national headlines.
Reuters reported that Bennett has tattooed on his forearm, “Don’t wait to do something.”
Apparently these were his father’s last words before he died of Alzheimer’s in 2021. Continue reading
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Readers Digest once shared a story about the time Henry Ford hired an efficiency expert to evaluate his company. After a few weeks, the expert made his report, which was highly favorable except for one thing.
“It’s that man down the hall,” said the expert. “Every time I go by his office he’s just sitting there with his feet on his desk. He’s wasting your money.” Continue reading
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“The message of the resurrection,” wrote N. T. Wright “is that this world matters!”
He further offers this insight in his book, For All God’s Worth: True Worship and the Calling of the Church. Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
Norma Jean and I are preparing to leave for Miami, where I will be preaching in a meeting for the Carol City Church, April 9-14. It’s one of the few week long meetings I do with 8 lessons, If you’re within driving distance, we’d love to see you.
Today’s post is a recap of the past week with its live links, provided in case you may have missed a post.
I don’t know about my fellow bloggers, but I often post something that I think should receive more hits than it does. This week the #1 most read post was Psalm 71, followed by Discovering Purpose Beyond Yourself. Coming in third was 10 Questions To Detect Sports Idolatry, which I thought would be a runaway #1 in terms of reader views. So, many of you missed it. I hope you will read it. And share it. Continue reading
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