Michael and Mary were driving home after purchasing a new luxury car. As they rode along, Mary said, “You know, Michael , if it weren’t for my money, we probably wouldn’t have this new car.” Michael just drove and didn’t say a word.
As they drove up the lane admiring their beautiful new custom home, Mary remarked, “You know, Michael, if it weren’t for my money, we probably wouldn’t have this new home.” Again, Michael was silent. Continue reading
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The Kansas City Star in Saturday’s weekly column, Voices of Faith, led with the headline and question “Most religions say killing is wrong so is the death penalty also wrong?” Continue reading
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Those who are regular readers know that I post 5 days a week—Monday-Friday. However, this month I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. The challenge for bloggers is to post something every day in the month of October.
My plan is to use Saturday to share a little humorous story with a short, simple moral to it. And on Sunday to post a seed thought pertaining to the Lord’s Day.
So, to start, here’s one of my favorite stories….. Continue reading
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“Membership has its Privileges” touts an American Express commercial. The credit card and financial services company has promoted the idea of membership for years. Their slogan speaks of the benefits of membership. The same is true of many clubs and organizations that are seeking to sell prospective members on the benefits of being in their organization. Continue reading
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This morning I am in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Later I will drive over to Morgantown and preach the funeral for my Uncle, James O. Gabbard. He died last Thursday at 91. He lived a full and exciting life. He was a Christian. But finally my Uncle Oval met his appointment with death.
Death. It is a sobering word. A cold word. A frightening word. We don’t even Continue reading
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I recently read about a preacher who would have the kids come up front before the evening worship for Bible drills.
One Sunday night, he decided to use squirrels for an object lesson teaching the kids about diligence, preparation and planning. So he began by saying, “I’m going to describe something, and I want you to raise your hand when you know what it is.” The children nodded eagerly.
“This thing lives in trees (pause) and eats nuts (pause)…” No one raised their hand. “And it is grey (pause) and has a long bushy tail (pause)…” The kids looked at each other. But still no raised hands. The preacher continued, “And it jumps from branch to branch (pause) and chatters and flips its tail when it’s excited (pause)…” Continue reading
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Kinship. I just got to thinking about it. I’m not sure why. It’s not a word you hear used a lot anymore. You used to. Someone would say, “I know your kinfolks!” Or “Are you all kin?” Continue reading
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“Could you please speak more on this subject of mercy? Asked one of my readers. She was referring to my post on August 13th
(https://thepreachersword.com/2012/08/13/mercy-2/)
The reader further commented and questioned: “You say in the next to last paragraph that you can either retaliate or resolve. Are there any other options like just no contact with the person(s) you feel wronged by? What if no matter what is said there will be no changes in the relationship?
Excellent question! What’s the answer? Continue reading
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Balance is very important in life. If the tires on your car are out of balance, you will have a rough ride. If your check book is not balanced, you may find yourself overdrawn on your bank account. If you lose your balance on a ladder, you can fall and hurt yourself. Balance is also very important in Christianity.
Elton Trueblood once wrote: “No vital Christianity is possible unless at least three aspects of it are developed. These three are the inner life of devotion, the outer life of service, and the intellectual life of rationality.” Continue reading
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Monday night during a fundraiser in Stamford,Connecticut, President Barack Obama took a jab at his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, and told his supporters: “He’d ask the middle class to pay more taxes so that he could give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than $3 million a year.” Then to applause and uproarious laughter the President added, “It’s like Robin Hood in reverse. It’s Romney Hood!” Continue reading
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