Good Morning from Beverly Hills, Florida
We enjoyed a wonderful week with the East Shelby Church in Collierville, TN. The brethren were engaged, receptive and very hospitable. If they were as edified as Norma Jean and I were, then it was definitely a mutually beneficial week.
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Too often our culture is focused on what they have. Money. Cars. Homes. Collections. Investments. And Real Estate.
This attitude of having affects and infects Christians when they allow the world’s value system to drive them instead of spiritual values.
In John Mason’s fine little book, Conquering An Enemy Called Average, he suggests 34 things you really need to have And none of them are material. Here are 13. Continue reading
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From Futurism.com is this recent headline:
SUPER WEALTHY FUND MYSTERIOUS LAB TO UNLOCK IMMORTALITY
A group of billionaire investors, led by Amazon founder and ex-CEO, Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, are exploring the secret of living forever. Or at least, extending life well beyond our current expectations.
Multiple new sources including the MIT Technology Review are reporting that Altos Labs, funded by Bezos and others is a startup company pursuing breakthroughs in biological reprogramming technology. Continue reading
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Steve Shepherd tells the story about a fellow leaving worship service one Sunday morning. The preacher was standing at the door shaking hands (You know that’s his job to shake ‘em in, then shake ‘em out).
Well, the preacher grabbed the guy by the hand and said, “Hey, friend, you need to join the Army of the Lord.”
“I’m already in the Army of the Lord,” the man replied.
“Then, why don’t I see you except at Christmas and Easter?” the preacher inquired. Continue reading
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Last week Vice-President, Kamala Harris, stirred some controversy by her response to a student who made an anti-Israel comment.
“Your truth cannot be suppressed,” Harris told the student.
The exchange took place at George Mason University during a Q & A session when one student questioned funding Israel’s “Iron Dome missile defense system, which has been credited with saving countless Israeli lives,” according to multiple news outlets.
The student accused Israel of engaging in ethnic genocide. Continue reading
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A Texas preacher, Bob Joyce, tells about a church split that began over an argument at a potluck supper.
The dispute started when one of the sisters brought a congealed salad made from cool whip instead of real whipping cream.
The reminds me of an old story Robert Jackson used to tell about a country church that couldn’t get along. Continue reading
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Good Morning from Beverly Hills, Florida
“Are you still traveling?’ I’m occasionally asked.
The answer is “Not full-time, but, yes, as we have the opportunity.”
October offers several opportunities and finds us away from home for about 2/3 of the month. We’re leaving today for Memphis, Tennesse, where I began a meeting tomorrow with the East Shelby Church in Collierville. The theme is “Christianity 101: Bible Basics for the 21st Century.” If you’re in driving distance, we’d love to see ya’ Continue reading
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Today Norma Jean and I are in the Memphis area where I’m beginning a meeting for the East Shelby Church in Collierville, Tennessee.
The Shepherds have asked me to preach lessons based on Ephesians 4 that speak to the issue of religious unity. We’ve entitled the series: “Christianity 101: Bible Basics for the 21st Century.”
Sometimes it’s good to get back to the basics. To the fundamentals. To the authoritative principles on which our faith is founded.
The story is told that the legendary football coach Vince Lombardi came into the training camp of the Green Bay Packers in the summer of 1961 taking nothing for granted. Continue reading
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Christianity is not merely a philosophy to be examined or a doctrine to be taught, but a life to be lived.
We are called not just to believe in something or someone, but to behave in a way that’s different from the world.
Today’s list, from an unknown source, speaks to various relationships in life with a one-word exhortation to apply a Biblical principle. Continue reading
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Today’s the last day of September. Fall is in the air. And baseball playoffs begin next week, with the World Series just around the corner.
What team will rise to the top? What heroics will be talked about for years to come? Who will be Mr. October? And what stories will be retold from bygone years?
One name surfaces almost every year. Babe Ruth, known as “The Bambino,” or “The Sultan of Swat.” Continue reading
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