Many of you noticed there wasn’t a post from ThePreachersWord yesterday. Nor will there be a recap post tomorrow.
This short post is a simple explanation. And a prayer request Continue reading
Psalm 97–The Lord Reigns
“Fellow citizens! Clouds and darkness are round about Him. The dark waters of the seas and stars of the skies form His pavilion. Justice and judgment are the establishment of His throne. Mercy and truth go before His face. Fellow citizens, God still reigns! He will enable the government in Washington to carry on.”
Those words were spoken by General James A. Garfield to an emotionally troubled and distressed crowd in New York City the morning after President Lincoln had been assassinated. Continue reading
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Biblical Guidelines For Giving
Yesterday we wrote about this special day, the first Tuesday following Thanksgiving, identified as #GivingTuesday.
Giving is good. It is the nature of God. And it is directed by Biblical principles. Here are 7 Scriptural guidelines for giving. Continue reading
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An Opportunity To Be A Blessed Giver
“Buy Happiness By Giving Your Money Away” was the headline of a recent Wall Street Journal article by reporter Dalvin Brown.
Among the various benefits the WSJ offered this insight. Continue reading
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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! Black Friday
Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. By now, you know we’ve taken the week off from publishing new posts. But have been regblogging past posts. This one is from November of 2015. It’s from column we published from 2012-2015–“It’s Friday. But Sunday’s Coming!” It’s one of 175 posts from that period. You can access all of the posts from this link.\
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Don’t Be Like Your Dog
Although we are on a holiday blogging break from posting new material, here’s a past post with a neat story that you will enjoy. It also offers a serious spiritual point. Until Friday, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, everyone.
Click the link below to access this post.
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An Epitaph Worth Emulating
We are taking a blogging break this week, but reblogging some past posts. Here’s one from 5 years ago. It will provide you a bit of humor along with a serious and challenging message. Click the link below.
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Word of the Week: Thanks
We are taking the week off from blogging new posts. However, we are reblogging some past posts. Here’s one from Thanksgiving week in 2016. It contains a great story about the British poet Rudyard Kipling and a special poem “Thank God For 100 Things.” Enjoy.
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Weekly Recap: November 18-22
Greetings from Indian Shores Beach, Florida
We’re here for our annual family Thanksgiving getaway. The hurricanes took a toll on the beach community. Lots of places still closed. But several are open for business. They seem glad that we still decided to come.
Today’s post, our weekly recap of the past week’s posts, will be our last new post for November. We’re taking next week off to relax, recharge and enjoy family as we give thanks. I will however, reblog some past posts next week. Continue reading
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Three Barriers To Spiritual Growth
I’m facebook friends with a young lady, Becky René, who’s the daughter of gospel preacher, David Cambridge, who preaches in London, England.
I don’t remember how, when, or why I became one of Becky’s facebook friends, but I’m glad I did. She’s obviously a very spiritually minded and evangelistic young lady, who provides some encouraging and sometimes humorous posts on her page. Continue reading
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