Good morning from Cedarville, Michigan
After a profitable and enjoyable time speaking for the Cornerstone Church in Dayton. Ohio, and reconnecting with so many brethren we’ve known through the years, we decided to come to Michigan’s UP for a few days of R&R
We are “roughing it” staying in a 90-year-old cabin on Lake Huron, and enjoying the beauty of God’s creation where Lake Huron and Lake Superior meet. We are blessed. And thank God for the opportunities He’s provided for us. Continue reading
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I have done a lot of reading over the years from the famous author anonymous. I came across this list in my file on “life” some time ago. I’m sharing it with you because I liked it and I think you will too. And it’s Bible-based. Continue reading
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A 21st century Jewish Rabbi shared this striking statement about the power of words:
“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively use words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.” Continue reading
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Bill Maher is a social commentator, comedian, actor, and TV Host, who’s highly critical of religion. Several years ago he wrote and starred in a documentary entitled “Religulous”, a combination of the words “religious” and “ridiculous.”
Maher once described Christians as having a neurological disorder that keeps them from thinking. “Religion to me is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don’t need, Maher boldly claimed. “But I’m not an atheist, no. I believe there’s some force. If you want to call it God… I don’t believe God is a single parent who writes books.” Continue reading
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In what was described by LifeSiteNews.com as a “barn burner speech,” Senator Ted Cruz called for churches, preachers, and pastors in America “to wake up.”
Cruz, who recently spoke in Kissimmee, Florida at the annual conference hosted by the Faith & Freedom Coalition, excoriated religious leaders who fail to defend Christian morals and values.
“If we are going to defeat the woke assault, then all of us need to wake up,” the staunch conservative exhorted.
“The slumbering Church needs to wake up…,” Cruz continued. “We need to wake up. We need to energize. We need to engage….” Continue reading
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Ted Bauer, a blogger, writer, and editor who lives in the DFW Metroplex, wrote a piece in May for the Whiterock Locator entitled “Imagine You Were Born in 1900.”
As you read it, think about the word “perspective.”
“It’s a mess out there now. Hard to discern between what’s a real threat and what is just simple panic and hysteria.” Ted correctly observes. Continue reading
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Today finds me and Norma Jean in Centerville, Ohio, where I’m preaching for the Cornerstone Church, formerly known as the Kettering Church.
It’s special being with these brethren, again. We worked with the Kettering church back in the 1970s. We’ve maintained a good and close with relationship with these brethren through the years, have returned for gospel meetings several times.
Also, this is where I became a father. I had just begun preaching at Kettering when Kenny was born the day following Mother’s Day. Like any young, inexperienced couple with this first child, parenting was a sharp learning curve, often through learning trial and error. Continue reading
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Good morning from Dalton, Georgia
Yes, we’re on the road again.
We’re heading up to Centerville, Ohio, where I will be preaching for the Cornerstone Church at their Sunday morning worship service and speaking on their summer lecture series on Tuesday night. Continue reading
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With Father’s Day approaching, I pulled out my file on fathers came across this Top Ten List.
No source was attributed, but it’s purported to be based on a survey of elementary children who shared what they liked most about their fathers.
While some specifics of this might be a little different in 2021, I think the suggestions and sentiment of this list continues to be relevant. Continue reading
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“I remember a summer day that began bright and sunny, but muggy and uncomfortable. The weatherman predicted storms, but when one looked outside, it was hard to believe it would happen” recalled Jacquelyn Wagenmaker.
“By 3 in the afternoon things had changed drastically. The air was so humid you felt you would drown just walking through it. The sky in the West was turning ugly. Huge dark clouds were rolling in and soon the sun was totally obliterated. It was almost as dark as night, but it was late afternoon.” Continue reading
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