The facebook page, Mindful Christianity, is dedicated to bring a smile to your face or offer a word of encouragement to your life.
Recently, they posted this story of two dogs. Continue reading
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Stop the Anonymous Complaints
My facebook friend and gospel preacher, Jeff Carr, shared a post from Brad Harrub that resonated with me. And I’m sure it will with almost every preacher and elder.
“How can we make our local congregations stronger? Asked Brad. The answer is found in his well worded post “Stop the Anonymous Complaints.” Continue reading
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Praising Jesus
“Nowhere are we told to celebrate Jesus’ birthday nor are we told when it is! History tells us they didn’t even celebrate birthdays at all in those days.” recently posted Phillip Martin.
Phillip’s post continues with a detailed description of the events of Jesus’ birth,. However, he concludes his post with this poignant thought. “There is no Golgotha if there is no Bethlehem!” Continue reading
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Stop Fighting Lust…
I’m not sure who is the original author of this piece. I’ve seen it posted by two different people on both facebook and Instagram.
The headline caught my attention when it announced “Stop fighting lust–” What? I thought. But then the second part of the title offered a fuller explanation.
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Post Election Thoughts
With a few exceptions, I have been generally pleased with most posts that have come across my facebook feed this week following the election. Most have been respectful.
Moving forward, here are a few thoughts that we need to embrace now and in the coming days and weeks.
Next week ThePreachersWord will move on to other issues. But for now… Continue reading
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The Thing I Value Most
Today’s facebook Friday is from a post by my friend and former Florida College Classmate, Linda Nabors. It’s written by my favorite author anonymous.
It’s a story with a great lesson. I hope you like it.
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What Can Wash Away My Sin?
Robert Lowry was an 19th century hymnist who wrote a song that is still popular and sung today in churches. It was based on the question “What can wash away my sin?”
Lowry doesn’t leave us in doubt as he answers the question in the first stanza of the hymn. Continue reading
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Love and the Little Things
On the facebook page entitled “Very Interesting” is this post by an unknown and obviously female writer. Apparently it’s been shared almost 3,000 times and has received over a 1,000 comments, mostly positive.
It offers a practical perspective of love in action in a marriage. Not some Hallmark fantasy. Continue reading
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Cancel Culture
Rory Feek is a country music singer-song writer from Columbia, Tennessee. He’s also a blogger, author, and a world-class story teller. He was one-half of the Grammy-award-winning duo, Joey+Rory. Sadly Joey passed away 8 years ago with cervical cancer.
Today post is from Rory’s facebook page where he shared an article he wrote from Plain Values magazine in May 2023. It’s longer than we usually publish, but I believe you will find Rory’s article accurate, edifying, and spiritually challenging. Continue reading
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5 Ways to Handle Trials and Tribulations
Mark Nichols Posey is the Administrator of Pulpit Preview, a facebook page filled with sermon starter ideas. If you are a preacher or make short talks you will find it helpful.
Today’s facebook Friday was inspired by Mark’s 5 word outline from James 1:1-12 on how to handle trials, tribulation, and temptation, Continue reading
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