DeMeco Ryans may not be a familiar name to most of our readers. Unless you’re a NFL football fan, and especially a fan of the Houston Texans, you probably didn’t know Ryans is head coach of the Texans.
Honestly, I really didn’t know much about Ryans until I read an article about him in the Christian Chronicle. Continue reading
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“The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me,” wrote contemporary author Francis Chan.
This challenge Chan describes is not new nor unique to our 21st century culture. It’s as old as the succinct description during the Old Testament Judges “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
This week has been a bit of a rollercoaster in terms of Norma Jean’s recovery from surgery. With PD, progress is slower with its own unique challenges. However, yesterday was her best day all week. So, we’re hoping and praying for more good days. Thanks to everyone’s for your continued concern and prayers. Continue reading
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This weekly column is intended to find positive, insightful, or informative posts on social media. Not everything is negative. There is a lot in which to find encouragement.
In fact, there is so much good stuff, it’s difficult to pick one post to feature each week. Today’s post from the Mindful Christianity page speaks to me. And hopefully you will find it helpful, as well as our comments from Psalm 46. Continue reading
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As I sit in the early morning darkness drinking a cup of hot coffee and writing this blog post, it’s peaceful. Quiet. Calm. However, if I was writing this from Israel, it would be a different story.
The current Israeli-Iranian conflict, has overshadowed the recent fight with Hamas and the conflicts in the Gaza strip. Almost forgotten, at least in the news media, is the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading
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Billy Sunday once said in a sermon that there are 256 names given for Jesus in the Bible. Then he added, “I suppose this was because He was infinitely beyond all that any one name could express.” Sunday’s comment reminds me of an observation made by Ralph Waldo Emerson who said that Jesus’ name “is not so much written as ploughed into the history of this world.”
I’ve been working on a series of lessons for the Wellandport VBS about the names of Jesus based on material from Apologetics Press. The five we’ll be studying are Messiah, Nazarene, Lord, Almighty, and Savior. I wish we could have a sixth lesson from today’s text Continue reading
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Kevin Michael McKeehan, better known by his stage name TobyMac, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
The “Christian artist” was recently asked in a news conference what are some things on his bucket list. In other words, what are the dreams and goals he hoped to achieve before he died. Continue reading
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I recently read about a young man who was driving home late one night on a quiet country road. He had traveled the route many times and knew every turn, sign, and intersection. Confident and relaxed, he turned up the music, pulled out his phone to check a message, and thought, “Just a quick glance—it’s no big deal.” Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
From Pre-op, to Norma Jean’s surgery, to Post-op, this has been quite a week.
Norma’s last surgery, in fact her last hospital stay, was 52 years ago when Kenny was born. So, for us, this was new territory. Thankfully, the surgery was successful. And the one unspoken concern, which we never verbalized to each other, was what pathology would find from the fibroid. What a relief to hear the surgeon say it was negative. Norma’s recovery is typical of most Parkinson’s patients. But she is making slow and steady progress each day. Continue reading
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Today’s facebook Friday features a post from my friend and preaching colleague, Wilson Adams.
Wilson’s newsfeed hasn’t been automatically appearing on my page lately. So, I had to look for it. Turns out I’ve been missing some really good stuff, which is no surprise. Wilson’s an excellent writer with a special gift.
This post is short. But packs a powerful, penetrating message about mission. Continue reading
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