Alan Smith tells the story that during a confrontation between Malaysia and Indonesia in 1964, a group of Gurkhas from Nepal were asked if they would be willing to jump from transport planes into combat if the need arose. The Gurkhas had the right to turn down the request because they had never been trained as paratroopers. Continue reading
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Sunday is Father’s Day, and I’m preaching a lesson about “How to Be A Great Dad.” But let’s be honest. Father’s Day is just not as big a deal as Mother’s Day! Restaurants are not as crowded. Phone circuits are not jammed. Hallmark’s business is not as strong as it is on Mother’s Day. And even church attendance doesn’t compare to Mother’s Day!
But that’s understandable, because typically fathers are not as sentimental as mothers. However, let me share a bit of sentiment as I think about my Dad, who passed away 18 years ago, and pay tribute to dads.” Continue reading
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“It’s been crazy. I can’t understand why everyone wants to talk to me,” said Meghan Vogel. “It’s strange to have people telling me that this was such a powerful act of kindness and using words like ‘humanity.’ It’s weird. I don’t consider myself a hero. I just did what I knew was right and what I was supposed to do.”
So, what did Meghan do that made her an overnight media sensation?
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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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Jesse DiCaprice tells a story about a female passenger, while waiting to board her flight, bought a bag of cookies from a shop at the airport terminal. She found two empty seats next to a man who was reading a newspaper. She supposed that he was also waiting to board. Continue reading
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Hopes were dashed. Hearts were discouraged. Lives fell into despair. That was on Friday when the religious rulers turned into murderers. And a Chief Priest became a rogue Judge. And a governor failed to govern, but succumbed to political appeasement.
Despair was the mental, emotional and spiritual state of the apostles, disciples and Christ’s followers on the day He was crucified. Despair confused them. Crippled them. Scattered them. Continue reading
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What if you were told you only had six months to live? What would you do? What would you tell your wife? Your children? Your friends? What advice would you offer? If the elders gave you an opportunity to speak to the church, what would be your final words?
Randy Pausch, a terminally ill computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was given that opportunity. On September 18, 2007, he stood in front of 400 people at the university to deliver his last lecture entitled, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” He spoke of the Continue reading
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One of my favorite stories is about the mother who was preparing pancakes for her two sons, Kevin, age 5, and Ryan, age 3. As the boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake, she saw an opportunity to teach a spiritual lesson. Continue reading
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Isn’t cruise control a great invention? I don’t take a lot of long trips by automobile, but when I do it’s a great feature to have. On our trip last week from Tampa to Kansas City there were mainly interstate highways. Fortunately, the traffic wasn’t very heavy. So, I kept it on cruise control most of the time. The drive was pleasant. We just cruised along. Continue reading
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Last Thursday Allied Van Lines arrived to unload all of our stuff at our new home in Lee’s Summit just east of Kansas City. It seemed like even more stuff that I remember packing! But I haven’t seen anything yet that wasn’t ours (BTW, for my ruminations on “stuff” see my post when we packed! https://thepreachersword.com/2012/05/22/some-thoughts-about-stuff/ ) Continue reading
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