Alexander Teves. John Larimer. Matthew McQuinn. Jon Blunk. You’ve probably seen the names of these men, but may not recognize who they are. They were among the 12 that were murdered in the movie massacre in Aurora, Colorado, last week. But it is how they died that makes their story touching and unique. Continue reading
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Do You Know Why They Died?
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I Missed Church Sunday
Did you miss church yesterday? Norma Jean and I did. No, we really did. Continue reading
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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! Words of Salvation
Luis Acosta tells a story about thieves who broke into a large department store several years ago. But they didn’t steal a thing. The stayed long enough to accomplish their mission and escape unnoticed. Why did they break in? And what did they do? Continue reading
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The Best Days of Our Lives
“We’re so young. We’re so young. We’re 22 years old. We have so much time,” wrote Marina Keegan.
I had never heard of Marina, the talented and aspiring writer who landed a job with the New Yorker. Until today. Her final column for the Yale Daily Continue reading
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Hidden in Plain View
Fae Nolte gave me this puzzle Sunday. In the paragraph below there are 30 books of the Bible. Can you find them? Print this out and try it! Continue reading
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What If You Only Had 6 Months to Live?
What if you were told you only had six months to live? What would you do? What would you tell your wife? Your children? Your friends? What advice would you offer? If the elders gave you an opportunity to speak to the church, what would be your final words?
Randy Pausch, a terminally ill computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was given that opportunity. On September 18, 2007, he stood in front of 400 people at the university to deliver his last lecture entitled, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” He spoke of the Continue reading
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You Be Jesus
One of my favorite stories is about the mother who was preparing pancakes for her two sons, Kevin, age 5, and Ryan, age 3. As the boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake, she saw an opportunity to teach a spiritual lesson. Continue reading
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Reflections On Our Move to Kansas City
Last Thursday Allied Van Lines arrived to unload all of our stuff at our new home in Lee’s Summit just east of Kansas City. It seemed like even more stuff that I remember packing! But I haven’t seen anything yet that wasn’t ours (BTW, for my ruminations on “stuff” see my post when we packed! https://thepreachersword.com/2012/05/22/some-thoughts-about-stuff/ ) Continue reading
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Some Thoughts About Stuff
Tonight as I write this post for Tuesday’s blog I am surrounded by stuff. Over 250 boxes of stuff! Well, that is what happens when you’re married for 43 years! You acquire a lot of stuff. Allied has estimated that we have over 20,000 pounds of stuff. And what is this stuff? Continue reading
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A Cup of Hot Chocolate
A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit one of their old university professors, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in work and their lives. Continue reading
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