Today, February 11th is “Make a Friend Day” according to “Your Ultimate Guide to 2025 Wacky, Fun and Weird Holidays”
Their website observes that “Making new friends can help people broaden their horizons and learn about different cultures and parts of the society. Research has shown that people with diverse group of friends are more tolerant, open to new ideas, and empathetic than people who have a small or a non-diverse group of friends.” Continue reading
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The narrative of the prophet Jonah is one that is well known, frequently used as a great Bible class story for kids, and too often taken for granted by adults, observed Nathan Ward in his lesson yesterday morning at the Florida College Lectures.
Nathan dug deeper than most teachers usually do in sharing some interesting insights and challenging thoughts about Jonah and his encounter with “the great fish.” Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
Finally. We’ve returned to normal. And Florida is Florida again. 79 degrees today. With prospects of being in the low 80’s next week. For those of you coming down for the Florida College Lectures we should have Chamber of Commerce weather for you. Continue reading
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Last night our Bible class studied the inspiring story of Gideon recorded in Judges 6-7.
Gideon was a farmer who enjoyed farming. He had no political ambitions. No leadership aspirations. No dreams of greatness. He was not from a high social class. He was the youngest of his family. And just trying to make a living. Continue reading
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In the final days of his Presidency, Joe Biden issued more pardons than any President in history, including a pardon for his son, Hunter, and many of his family members.
On his first day in office, President Trump, created some controversy as he issued pardons for most of those convicted during the January 6th riots at the Capitol four years ago.
A Presidential pardon is one of the greater powers given to our President. The pardon releases one from prison, relieves one of the consequences of the crime, and restores their rights. It’s as though they’ve never broken the law. Continue reading
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“Could it be that with the advent of social media some verses suddenly became written in invisible ink or perhaps reached an expiration date?” Asked my friend and preaching colleague Don Truex on his facebook page. Continue reading
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“I watched this Apple commercial over the holidays, and you may have seen it. It features a girl going out for a run on January 1st when it’s snowing,” posted Jay Ferguson on his blog.
“She’s clearly miserable, out-of-shape, wearing a pair of sweats that look like they belonged to your old middle school gym coach, devoid of the right gear. But, she does have an Apple Watch, which–spoiler alert–allows her to run all year long, progressively faster and in progressively better gear.” Continue reading
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The recent snow storm named Blair dumped incredible amounts of snow stretching across the Midwest from Kansas into the Ohio Valley.
Norma Jean and I watched the news accounts from the warmth of our Florida family room reminiscing about places where we’ve lived and experienced snow storms.
Our first winter in Ohio back in 1970 was Norma’s very first taste of snow. Living in Hillsboro and Kettering we saw snow. Lots of snow. It was also Norma’s first exposure to driving in snow that landed her in a ditch on a country road. Continue reading
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WordPress, the platform we use for ThePreachersWord, has a daily writing prompt on its dashboard for bloggers.
Recently this probing and penetrating question caught my eye. “Tell us one thing you hope people say about you?” Continue reading
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Exercise three times a week.
Eat healthier.
Pray daily.
Read the entire Bible this year.
Lose weight.
Text less.
Listen more.
Get organized.
Stop procrastinating.
Live within or below my income.
Become debt-free.
Max-out my Roth-IRA.
Learn a new skill.
Spend more time with friends and family. Continue reading
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