The vernal equinox arrives today, March 19, 2024, at 11:06 PM EDT, which marks the official beginning of Spring for the Northern Hemisphere.
Each year to coincide with the equinox, is International Earth Day, founded by John McConnell in 1969 and approved by the UN General Secretary, U Thant in 1971. It’s also called Sun-Earth Day. And is not to be confused with the US Earth Day celebrated on April 22nd. Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
This is sweet time in Florida. Cool mornings in the 50’s or 60’s. The highs in the 70’s or lower 80’s. We’re blessed.
Yet, regardless of the temperature, we’re blessed in so many ways. This week we had the opportunity to minister in the Word in a meeting in Trenton, FL We enjoyed wonderful fellowship. Reminisced with friends and family. Made new friends. And shared good times. In the midst of this I had a birthday Wednesday. Continue reading
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Last night we concluded a meeting with the brethren in Trenton, Florida. It has been a wonderful four days of fellowship with some of the finest folks you’d ever meet.
The church is served by four spiritual shepherds, John Frazier, Kent Heaton, Billy Mikell, and Freddie Summers who are truly servant leaders. Everritt Heaton, is a dedicated young man who serves as an evangelist with a wonderful family to support him. Kent works along side Everritt in a special teaching role. Continue reading
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“I am a sinful man.”
These words were spoken by the apostle Peter.
But they could have been my words.
They could have been your words. Continue reading
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This week we are in a meeting with the church in Trenton, Florida.
This a wonderful fellowship of enthusiastic, dedicated Christians are who letting their light shine in this rural part of Gilchrist county. You would be blessed by visiting them. Continue reading
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Polycarp was a second century Christian who lived at the time of Roman persecution.
This godly man, one of the bishops of the church at Smyrna, managed to escape persecution for almost his entire life. However, at age 86, he was suddenly a target of the Roman government.
Friends urged him to flee and go into hiding. Polycarp refused. When the soldiers came to his door, he let them in and said, “God’s will be done.” Historians record that he was brought before the local proconsul, Statius Quadratus, who interrogated him in front of a curious crowd of bystanders. Continue reading
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Today is a rare day. One that only occurs every four years during what we call “leap year.” It’s February 29th.
Honestly, I’ve never quite understood it. Wikipedia says it occurs “to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year.” Got that? Continue reading
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“America is in crisis. Happiness is falling, loneliness and despair are rising, too many schools are riddled by fights and failure, crime is unacceptably high, and the American Dream is out of reach for millions,” writes W. Bardford Wilcox, professor of sociology at the University of Virginia
“The problems are visible to us all,” Wilcox opines, “but virtually no one is talking about the solution that matters most: marriage.” Continue reading
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Bob and Terry Andrews are facebook friends of mine. But more importantly they’ve been friends in real life for over 50 years. They are successful entrepreneurs, faithful Christians, and some of the most positive people I know.
Bob regularly posts Bible verses, encouraging quotes, and thought-provoking memes on facebook that challenge us to improve our lives.
The other day Bob posted this graphic which sparked the basis for today’s blog post. Continue reading
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For the past several weeks, I have been teaching a Wednesday night class on the book of Ecclesiastes.
The Preacher in Ecclesiastes searched for what is good in life. For true happiness. And ultimate satisfaction. He pursued pleasure. Possessions. Wealth. And wisdom. Yet, all of these were fleeting. And found wanting. Continue reading
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