The Butterball Turkey Company used to set up a hotline to answer consumer questions about preparing holiday turkeys. One woman called to inquire about cooking a turkey that had been in her freezer for twenty-three years. The operator told her it might be safe if the freezer had been kept below zero degrees the entire time. But the operator warned that, even if it were safe, the flavor had probably deteriorated, and she wouldn’t recommend eating it. Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Stewardship
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Word of the Week: Gospel
This week I will be writing my posts from Trenton, Florida. I’m in a gospel meeting with the Trenton church of Christ. It is especially sweet since Trenton is Norma Jean’s home town. So, she is enjoying seeing her relatives and reconnecting with old friends.
I love coming to Gilchrist county. It’s a joy to preach the gospel here. They turn out for Gospel Meetings from all the other churches in the county. And they are very supportive and encouraging of gospel preaching.
As I reflect on preaching here, I am reminded of an old saying about the gospel by a 19th century preacher, Walter Scott. Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Righteousness
A family had the habit of treating their children for ice cream after the church service. One Sunday the father decided to break the habit. The children were not happy about it. They started whining. The father decided to use spirituality to deal with the situation. He asked, “Where in the Bible is it said that we should eat immediately after the service?” Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Majesty
Beautiful. Incredible. Gorgeous. Awesome. Amazing. Majestic. These and other descriptive words were exchanged by Norma Jean and me as we enjoyed our trip to the Rocky Mountains last week.
From the Vail Valley to Independence Pass. From Breckenridge to Aspen. From Beaver Creek to Piney River. It was one awe-inspiring, breath-taking, God-affirming sight after another. Continue reading
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WORD OF THE WEEK: PURPOSE
The Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the “Seven Wonders of the World.” It is called “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.”
The Temple’s inspiration was supposedly based on the great love the Moguel emperor Shah Jahn had for his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. When she died he was devastated. Grief stricken, he ordered this edifice erected as her final resting place. No expense would be spared in honoring his beloved. Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Repent
Rick Stacy, a Michigan preacher, tells a neat story about a man named Ken Bailey.
Ken was a laborer on the Alaska Pipeline back in the mid 1970’s. He worked a year and came back with $30,000. That was a lot of money 30 years ago! He blew it all in a month.
He went back and in six months made another $18,000. He came home again and this time he decided to visit the church where Rick preached. Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Peace
Do you remember Tracy Lippard, the tall, beautiful, blond, beauty queen from West Virginia? She was dubbed by the media “the psycho-Barbie doll gone bad.”
After crowning her successor, she drove 275 miles seeking revenge against her boy friend who had jilted her for another woman, Melissa Weikle. She took with her a 9-mm semi-automatic pistol. A butcher knife. Rubber gloves. A bottle of lighter fluid. And a hammer. Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Mercy
A mother once approached Napoleon seeking a pardon for her son. The emperor replied that the young man had committed a certain offense twice and justice demanded death.
“But I don’t ask for justice,” the mother explained. “I plead for mercy.”
“But your son does not deserve mercy,” Napoleon replied. Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Love
Several years ago I heard a story about a psychology professor who believed that parents should not punish or spank their children. His motto: ”Just love your children.
Although he had no children of his own, whenever he saw a neighbor scolding a child for some wrongdoing, he would say, “You should love your boy, not punish him.” Continue reading
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Word of the Week: Joy
“There is no virtue in the Christian life which is not made radiant with joy,” wrote William Barclay. “There is no circumstance and no occasion which is not illuminated with joy. A joyless life is not a Christian life, for joy is the one constant in the recipe of Christian living.”
The word of the week is joy. Continue reading
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