I’m sending out this additional blog post today with a special prayer request for my wife, Norma Jean.
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Monthly Archives: May 2025
Weekly Recap: May 26-30
Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
Welcome to the last day of May.
It’s been a good week for ThePreachersWord with a spike in hits and readers. Especially in Germany. In a normal week, we might be lucky to have a few hundred German readers. This week it’s been in the thousands. Any of our German readers know why? Is there a revival in Germany? Not complaining. Just wondering. Hope you folks from the Deutschland stay with us. Thanks for reading and sharing our little blog. Continue reading
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Sin. Satan. Selfishness.
My facebook friend and former Florida College classmate, Becky Hunter Copeland, recently posted a quote from Dennis F. Kinlaw that captured my attention and spawned a few thoughts for today’s “facebook Friday.”
Kinlaw, the late past President of Asbury College, and respected as an Old Testament scholar, was the author of several books. This quote is found in his devotional “This Day With the Master.” Continue reading
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Keep Climbing
On this day in history, May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary became the first man to climb Mount Everest.
Along with Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, the British expedition become the first known explorers to reach the Everest summit, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth.
Hillary was knighted for his efforts. He even made American Express credit card commercials because of it. However, when you read his book, High Adventure, you realize that Hillary had to grow into this success. Continue reading
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Matthew 28:19-20- Making Disciples
“Making disciples, not members,” was the title of a Christian Chronicle article by Calvin Cockrell, I recently read online.
In it Cockrell quotes Quincy Byrdsong a minister at the Simpson Street Church of Christ in Atlanta, who said, “We have to quit just baptizing and not making disciples.” Continue reading
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Guarding Your Zeal Against Self-Righteousness
A Bible class teacher was presenting the lesson to a children’s class about Jesus’ parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector who “went up to the Temple to pray.”
The Pharisees said, “God, I thank You that I am not like other men.” He then began to recite the sins he didn’t commit. Extortion. Adultery. And injustice. He even cited the Tax Collector saying, “Thank God, I’m not like him.” Continue reading
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Weekly Recap: May 19-23
Greetings from Beverly Hills
Hope you all enjoy a special time on this Memorial Day weekend. Whether you’re traveling, visiting friends, or relaxing at home, take a moment to reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day, what it represents, and the legacy we’ve been bequeathed by those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Continue reading
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8 Things To Remember When Going Through Tough Times
We have published almost 100 editions of “facebook Friday,” This may be the shortest one yet. It’s from the page of Mindful Christianity.
However, if you are experiencing some difficult challenges in your life, these short, simple, impactful statements may make a big difference. Continue reading
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Do You Believe in Absolute Moral Truth?
The Barna Group recently published a report revealing that most Americans reject the idea of absolute moral truth.
A survey by The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University released its results in their latest installment describing the world view of both Christians and non-Christians. Continue reading
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Romans 2:1-16: God’s Judgment vs Man’s Judgment
One morning, as Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, a group of scribes and Pharisees dragged a woman before Him. They said she had been caught in the very act of adultery.
According to the Law of Moses, they reminded Jesus, such a woman should be stoned. “What do you say?” they asked, hoping to trap Him into saying something they could use against Him. Continue reading
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