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June 22, 2024 · 4:22 am

Weekly Recap: June 17-21

Greetings from Beverly  Hills, FL

This will be our last post from Florida for a while.  Monday we are leaving for a summer trip to Ontario, Canada.  This year we will be staying in Welland in the Niagara region.

While it will be nice to escape the oppressive Florida heat for a while, more importantly we are looking forward to being with our Canadian brethren again.  Already scheduled are preaching appointments in Wellandport, Hamilton, and Kingston.  Also we will be teaching the adult class at the Wellandport VBS.  If time and opportunity permits, we may add a couple more speaking engagements. Continue reading →

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June 21, 2024 · 4:04 am

Break the Cycle

Not everything posted on social media is negative. So, every Friday we choose something positive, enlightening, and encouraging, found on facebook.

This piece, “Be the person who breaks the cycle,” has been posted by a number of people over the past several months. It’s credited to author and blogger Lori Deschene. Continue reading →

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June 20, 2024 · 4:01 am

Unknown Heroes

Tomorrow night Bill Greason is being honored in a special baseball game when the St. Louis Cardinals square off against the San Francisco Giants.

“Who’s Bill Greason?” “What’s so special about the Cards and Giants playing baseball? You may wonder? Continue reading →

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June 19, 2024 · 4:19 am

Matthew 4:1-11–The Tempter’s Attacks

John Piper once wrote that sin (lust for example) “gets its power by persuading me to believe that I will be more happy if I follow it. The power of all temptation is the prospect that it will make me happier.”

Piper’s observation reminds me of a true story that occurred several years ago. To protect the innocent, as well as the guilty, I will refer to the two married couples as Jason and Judy and Matt and Jen. Continue reading →

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June 18, 2024 · 4:04 am

A Biblical Response to “Pride Month”

Two years ago the late Matt Bassford posted this piece on his blog site His Excellent Word. It’s a thoughtful and well reasoned response to “Pride Month.” We recommend its message for your careful consideration. Continue reading →

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June 17, 2024 · 6:06 am

Confession is Fundamental

There’s an old adage attributed to a Scottish proverb that says, “Confession is good for the soul.”

While this exact expression is not found in the Bible, the concept of confession is one of the fundamentals of our faith. Continue reading →

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June 15, 2024 · 6:15 am

Weekly Recap: June 10-14

Greetings from Beverly  Hills, FL

We’ve enjoyed a wonderful week in Temple Terrace attending the VBS at the TT Church.  We took all four of our grandchildren, Roy, Miles, Katherine, and Fern.  It was fun to witness their excitement as they thrilled at the narratives about Daniel and the 3 Hebrew captives–Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.   The theme, Building Faith in Babylon, was a faith building experience not only for the kids, but for adults who attended the auditorium class.  We appreciate the hard work by the TT brethren in making this event possible. Continue reading →

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June 14, 2024 · 6:50 am

The Danger of Waiting Until Later

“My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can today. Procrastination is the thief of time,” wrote Charles Dickens’ in his novel David Copperfield.

Also, as my favorite author anonymous once opined, “Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.” Continue reading →

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June 13, 2024 · 7:34 am

Four Facts About Temptation

“I’m the marshmallow man,” quipped Columbia University Professor Walter Mischel. Over the past 50 years his “Marshmallow Test” has become synonymous with the concepts of self-control, temptation, and delayed gratification.

The test is simple. A child is given a single marshmallow and this choice: Eat this one now. Or wait for 15 minutes and you can eat two. As you can imagine the results are a bit comical as kids twist and turn trying to control themselves from eating. Continue reading →

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June 11, 2024 · 10:13 pm

Daniel 3–Unbending Commitment


Yesterday’s lesson at the Temple Terrace VBS was instructive, exciting, challenging, and inspiring. And not just for the kids

My good friend and preaching colleague, Ralph Walker, presented an engaging lesson that paralleled the children study of the three Hebrew boys, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who along with Daniel were in Babylonian captivity.

While there is no way we can capture the power of Ralph’s lesson in this short blog post, take a minute to read the text and consider these thoughts. Continue reading →

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