Category Archives: Discipleship

“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 →

“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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

“You’re the busiest retired preacher I know,” quipped a friend of mine one day.

Of course, it depends how you define “retired.” When we left full time, local church work in May 2018, it was never our intention to fully retire from preaching, teaching, writing, and in whatever ways I could be used in ministry. This year has been no exception. Continue reading →

With Christmas just a week away, maybe you can relate to the 90-year-old lady who decided buying Christmas gifts had become a bit too stressful.

However, she wanted to give her family and friends something. So she decided to write out a check for everyone and include it in her Christmas card. With a personal note wishing each a “Merry Christmas” she added, “Buy your own Christmas present this year.” Signed her name. And sent them off.

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The cold blooded murder of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City Street was shocking. But even more shocking is the reaction of a sizable number of people following the apprehension of the murderer.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who committed the crime, was well educated and came from family of privilege, apparently felt aggrieved by the health care industry and was making a statement.

According to multiple new sources on both the left and right, ”Mangione’s arrest has turned him into a symbol of resistance for those frustrated by the U.S. health care system.” Wanted posters have popped up around New York City with the pictures of other Health Care CEO’s. Some in social media have hailed Mangione as a hero. Continue reading →

Over seven years ago I received a call from my Uncle, David Key, informing me that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.

Early on he wondered if he had a year left. After a treatment protocol was established, doctors believed he might have two, maybe three years. However, he made it more than seven. He just passed from this life December 2, 2024. Continue reading →