Haddon W. Robinson, the American author, theologian, professor and preacher, once told a great story of a young lady who approached her preacher about the sin of pride.
“Every Sunday I come to church and look around and think to myself that I am the prettiest girl in the church,” she confessed. “I try to stop but I just can’t.”
Then she asked the preacher,” Am I horribly sinful?” Continue reading
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In the Peanuts comic strip, we find Snoopy thinking to himself: “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog.”
In the final frame he sighs, “Ohh…there’s so little hope for advancement.”
Sadly, some folks have resigned themselves to feel like Snoopy. They feel hopeless. Continue reading
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Greeting from Citrus County ,FL
This is my favorite time of year.
No, not the Florida weather. Or Springtime. But the 3 weeks of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Dramatic upsets. Exciting finishes. And some good basketball. Continue reading
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“I wish I was a better Christian,” is a refrain I’ve often heard from fellow Christians.”
Sometimes, it goes like this. “I want to be a better Christian.”
Yet, the wishes and wants don’t always translate into action and change. Continue reading
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The other day I came across a column by conservative writer Cal Thomas simply entitled “Mendacity.” What’s that I wondered?
Quickly I learned he was referencing the decision by Judge Scott McAfee in the case regarding Fulton County, Georgia’s District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Continue reading
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Good Samaritan Hospital. Good Samaritan Clinic. Good Samaritan Society. Good Samaritan Inn. Good Samaritan Community. Good Samaritan Church.
Good Samaritan Academy.
All of the above plus Samaritan’s Purse, Samaritan Project, Samaritan Ministry and many more institutions of mercy derive their name from today’s text and its hero, identified for all time as “The Good Samaritan.” Continue reading
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The vernal equinox arrives today, March 19, 2024, at 11:06 PM EDT, which marks the official beginning of Spring for the Northern Hemisphere.
Each year to coincide with the equinox, is International Earth Day, founded by John McConnell in 1969 and approved by the UN General Secretary, U Thant in 1971. It’s also called Sun-Earth Day. And is not to be confused with the US Earth Day celebrated on April 22nd. Continue reading
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The late Robert Jackson used to tell about a country church that couldn’t get along.
Both of the opposing sides lacked the resources to leave and build another building. So each group decided to meet at different times–one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
This is sweet time in Florida. Cool mornings in the 50’s or 60’s. The highs in the 70’s or lower 80’s. We’re blessed.
Yet, regardless of the temperature, we’re blessed in so many ways. This week we had the opportunity to minister in the Word in a meeting in Trenton, FL We enjoyed wonderful fellowship. Reminisced with friends and family. Made new friends. And shared good times. In the midst of this I had a birthday Wednesday. Continue reading
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