We are taking a blogging break this week, but reblogging some past posts. Here’s one from 5 years ago. It will provide you a bit of humor along with a serious and challenging message. Click the link below.
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Word of the Week: Thanks
We are taking the week off from blogging new posts. However, we are reblogging some past posts. Here’s one from Thanksgiving week in 2016. It contains a great story about the British poet Rudyard Kipling and a special poem “Thank God For 100 Things.” Enjoy.
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Weekly Recap: November 18-22
Greetings from Indian Shores Beach, Florida
We’re here for our annual family Thanksgiving getaway. The hurricanes took a toll on the beach community. Lots of places still closed. But several are open for business. They seem glad that we still decided to come.
Today’s post, our weekly recap of the past week’s posts, will be our last new post for November. We’re taking next week off to relax, recharge and enjoy family as we give thanks. I will however, reblog some past posts next week. Continue reading
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Three Barriers To Spiritual Growth
I’m facebook friends with a young lady, Becky René, who’s the daughter of gospel preacher, David Cambridge, who preaches in London, England.
I don’t remember how, when, or why I became one of Becky’s facebook friends, but I’m glad I did. She’s obviously a very spiritually minded and evangelistic young lady, who provides some encouraging and sometimes humorous posts on her page. Continue reading
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Teaching Kids To Be Thankful
In a column called “Voices,” the Christian Post offers outside writers the opportunity to share their views on faith as it relates to cultural and societal issues.
Recently Fred Pry contributed an article entitled “4 simple ways to teach kids to be thankful this November.” Continue reading
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Matthew 5:13
“Influencers are a big part of our world now, largely a creation of the internet and social media,” observed Mark Roberts in his newly released book “The Sermon on the Mount for Everyone.”
While certain people exert influence through facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube, Mark makes the point that “being an influencer isn’t a new phenomenon that arrived in the 21st century.” Continue reading
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The Power of a Few Well Chosen Words
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
You recognize these words as the opening of President Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address, which were delivered on this date in 1863. Continue reading
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Faithfulness is Fundamental
Several years ago Eric Hulstrand related a story in Leadership magazine illustrating faithfulness.
“While I was preaching one Sunday, an elderly woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, an EMT in the congregation called an ambulance.” Continue reading
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Weekly Recap: November 11-15
Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
After a four week trip to Tennessee and Texas, we’re home again. Well, for a few days!
We’re finally, beginning to enjoy some Florida Fall weather. Highs in the upper 70’s and lows in the upper 50’s here in Citrus County. Sweet. It’s a good time to be in Florida. Continue reading
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Stop Fighting Lust…
I’m not sure who is the original author of this piece. I’ve seen it posted by two different people on both facebook and Instagram.
The headline caught my attention when it announced “Stop fighting lust–” What? I thought. But then the second part of the title offered a fuller explanation.
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