Yesterday I had lunch with John Witt. We had briefly met once, but never spent any time together. The lack of association has been my loss.
John is an energetic 89 years young. He’s a retired minister. But not retired from ministering.
John shared with me his conversion story. How he was searching for Truth. His journey. And how he was converted to Christ. It’s an intriguing and compelling story. John was in his late 20’s when he bought his first Bible. Continue reading
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Twenty-two years ago Rodney King became nationally known after being beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The African-American construction worker was on parole for robbery and following a high-speed car chase on March 3, 1991 was caught and beaten unmercifully.
George Holliday, a nearby resident, witnessed the vicious beating and video taped it from his apartment balcony. Mr. King’s plaintive cry was eventually heard around the world “Why can’t we all just get along?
Following the recent riots, vitriolic response and heated rhetoric regarding George Zimmerman’s acquittal for shooting Travyon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, King’s question still rings in our ears. Continue reading
Filed under America, Attitude, Christian Living, Culture
Tonight the San Antonio Spurs play the Miami Heat in the final game for the NBA Championship. The series should have finished Tuesday night. But the Spurs didn’t finish!
The Spurs were in control with a 10 point lead going into the fourth quarter. And with 28 seconds to play they were up five points. Security guards were lining the floor. Yellow tape was being stretched around the court to keep the crowd from coming onto the floor. The victory platform was ready to be rolled out on the court. In 28 seconds the Spurs would celebrate their fifth championship. But something happened on the way to the victory stand. Continue reading
Filed under Christian Living, Victory
Melvin Newland relates a touching story from the Special Olympics several years ago. The children were having a great time and competing with tremendous dedication and great enthusiasm. One event was the 220-yard dash. The contestants came to the starting line and at the signal took off as fast as they could.
One boy by the name of Andrew quickly took the lead. And soon was about 50 yards ahead of everybody else. As he approached the final turn he looked back and saw that his best friend had fallen and hurt himself on the track. Continue reading
Filed under Christian Living, compassion, Ministry
Yesterday I was listening to an old song by singer and song writer, Lee Ann Womack, who is known for her traditional country-style. The top twenty song, entitled Some Things I know, begins with these lyrics: Continue reading
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Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian.
I can remember as a boy hearing preachers say “Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian, anymore than sitting inside a henhouse makes you a chicken!” Yes, I know that dates me! But it’s a vivid analogy. Continue reading
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Teacher Debbie Moon’s first graders were discussing a family picture. One little boy in the picture had a different color hair than the other family members. Billy suggested that he was adopted.
A Little girl named Jocelyn Jay said, “I know all about adoptions because I’m adopted!”
What does it mean to be adopted?” asked Andrea. Continue reading
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Angry passenger: When is this plane going to take off? I have a very important meeting to get to!
Flight attendant: The incoming plane is delayed, sir, there’s nothing we can do at the moment.
Angry passenger: Well, are you going to make arrangements for me to get on another flight? This is urgent! Do you know who I am? Continue reading
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Have you heard about Lindsey Stone? She’s the Massachusetts woman who posted the above picture of herself on facebook. As you can see she is making a crude gesture and yelling in front of a sign in Arlington National Cemetery that says, “Silence and Respect.” Obviously, she is doing neither. The post went viral causing a national controversy. As a result, Lindsey was fired from her job. Continue reading
Filed under America, Christian Living, Culture, Freedom
I remember as a boy singing, “Here I raise my Ebenezer; hither by Thy help I’ve come… ” I may have been singing with ‘the spirit’, but probably not ‘the understanding’! These words come from the old hymn “O thou Fount of Every Blessing.” It’s in most of our songbooks. But do you know the meaning of “Ebenezer”? Or the song’s background? Continue reading
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