January 13, 2017 · 6:48 am

Is Today An Unlucky Day?

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Welcome to the first of two Friday the 13ths in 2017. The other one is October 13.

Friday the 13th is considered by some to be the unluckiest day of the year. Psychologists have even come up with a word for fear of Friday the 13th– paraskavedekatriaphobia.  Movies and  books have capitalized on this fear.

Some “historians” claim Friday was the day Eve ate the forbidden fruit. The day the flood began. And the day the builders began the tower of Babel. Of course, there is absolutely no Biblical basis for those assertions.

But there have been some bad things happen on Friday the 13th. Continue reading →

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January 12, 2017 · 5:54 am

Are You Watching Out For The Kids?

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In a recent trip to Lafayette, Louisiana, during the holidays, Norma Jean and I enjoyed walking to a park close to Kenny and April’s house. Little Miles likes to be outdoors. Loves the park. And likes to go to a nearby “free library.”

The “library” is a little free standing house a block from the park. A lovely older couple built it and placed in their side yard next to the street. There are always some children’s books in it. And even a bench to sit down and read. So when you’re at the park Miles always says, “Go to the library?” Continue reading →

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January 11, 2017 · 6:20 am

Great Verses of the Bible: Philippians 4:19

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Melvin Newland, an Oklahoma minister, tells about a preacher friend of his who decided to keep track of all the questions he was asked and all the requests people made of him and the church for one week.

“When people stopped by to see him, what did they want? When people called him on the phone, what was on their mind? What was bothering them? What did the people really want?” Continue reading →

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January 10, 2017 · 6:53 am

Don’t Give Up

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Last night’s College Football Championship game was one for the ages. It was a battle of wills. Mental toughness. Physical stamina. Emotional fortitude. And a never say die attitude.

In an upset, the Clemson Tigers scored the winning touchdown with one second left in the game to beat the favored Alabama Crimson Tide, 35-31. Continue reading →

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January 9, 2017 · 5:14 am

Word of the Week: Priorities

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Clovis Chappell, a minister from the early 20th century, used to tell the story of two paddleboats. They left Memphis about the same time, traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side by side, sailors from one vessel made a few remarks about the snail’s pace of the other.

Words were exchanged. Challenges were made. And the race began. Competition became vicious as the two boats roared down the mighty Mississippi. Continue reading →

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January 8, 2017 · 6:18 am

A Kind Word of Encouragement

My wife, Norma Jean, has a little devotional book that relates a neat story about a famous singer scheduled to perform in a Paris opera house. The event was sold out in a short time. Continue reading →

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January 6, 2017 · 5:56 am

Are You Enjoying The Four Freedoms?

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It was on this day, January 6, 1941, that President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress “in an effort to move the nation away from a foreign policy of neutrality. The president had watched with increasing anxiety as European nations struggled and fell to Hitler’s fascist regime and was intent on rallying public support for the United States to take a stronger interventionist role.”

At the close of his address Roosevelt said that he looked forward to a world founded upon 4 essential human freedoms–freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom of worship, and freedom from fear. Continue reading →

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January 5, 2017 · 6:55 am

Are You Dwelling With God?

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Alan Smith tells a story about a lady who had just moved from an apartment to a house in the same small town. One day at the grocery store, she used the last of her personalized checks bearing her old address. The cashier examined the check and asked if all the information on it was correct. The shopper assured her that it was correct, and the cashier started to put the check in the cash drawer. But then she inquired again if everything was accurate.

“Why do you ask?” the shopper responded. Continue reading →

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January 4, 2017 · 6:59 am

Great Verses of the Bible: Luke 13:18-19

mustard-treeIt was on January 1, 2012, that ThePreachersWord entered the world of blogging with our first post. Now 5 years and 4 days later we are writing and publishing post #1400.

It was a small and obscure beginning. With no readers, no advance notice, no advertising and no professional platform we launched in faith that someone would notice. And hopefully read our little blog and recommend it to a friend. Continue reading →

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January 3, 2017 · 5:49 am

Look To This Day

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Look to this day
for it is life
the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all
the realities and truths of existence
the joy of growth
the splendor of action
the glory of power. Continue reading →

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