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On The Lighter Side

My friend and preaching colleague, Kent Heaton, publishes a blog, Minute Moments.

He recently posted these Bible riddles, questions and quips on facebook, entitled “The Lighter Side.” With so much negativity, problems, and pressures in our world today, maybe a bit of humor on this Friday would serve us well.

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Tearing Down Strongholds

Tim Tebow and his wife, Demi, have recently been touring Greece and sharing their thoughts and adventures on facebook.

I found this post particularly insightful, practical, and applicable to my life.

“Hey guys, wanted to share another impactful place Demi and I learned about while in Greece. In the background of ancient Corinth is this mountain/hill called Acrocorinth.” Continue reading

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Serving and Protecting

This random post appeared on my facebook news feed recently by Emma Isabella. I don’t know her, but she shared a compelling and touching story by Emanuel Dotch, who’s a police officer for the Pritchard, Alabama, police department.

“Tonight while I was out riding around looking for something to eat, I was riding on I-10 and I noticed this elderly lady driving by herself headed towards Florida.” Continue reading

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Weekly Recap: May 22-26

Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL

In case you have missed one our posts this past week, this post serves as a recap with its convenient live links for you to catch up.

It’s also a good way for you to share ThePreachersWord with your friends via email or social media. In addition, we added a bonus post at the end. Continue reading

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Minute Moments

My friend and preaching colleague, Kent Heaton, is also a blogger and posts on facebook.  You can access it directly at The Heaton File.

Additionally, he posts some short pieces called “Minute Moments.” Most can be read in less than a minute.

Today’s facebook Friday features three from his page. Continue reading

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Attitudes. Actions. And Feelings.

On the John Maxwell leadership facebook page is this important reminder from one of his colleagues.

“Attitude plays a crucial role in shaping our emotional responses to different situations. The way we react to events and circumstances is largely influenced by our attitude towards them.”

The author, who I believe is Chris Robinson, speaks to the issue of our feelings as it relates to both our attitude as well as our actions. Continue reading

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Humor Found on Facebook

With all the evil abounding in the world, and too much negativity posted on social media, we thought a little humor on facebook Friday was in order.

Today’s post is a collection of captions, quotes and memes from various sources.

We begin with a question Wilson Adams asked in the prelude to a serious post.

How many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb? Continue reading

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Feelings

A friend of mine, Catherine Fairchild from Jordan, Ontario, Canada, recently posted this piece by an unknown author about feelings.

“My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God’s Word defines truth. Continue reading

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White Noise

Matt Bassford is a fellow blogger and gospel preacher. Until recently, he preached at the Jackson Heights church in Columbia, Tennessee, where Norma Jean and I lived and labored for 11 years.

Matt also is batttling ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease.

During the past several months Matt has shown incredible strength, courage and resolve, as he has continued to minister in the Word. Through his blog, HisExcellentWord, Matt has inspired, motivated and encouraged us all to a higher level of living as he has candidly written about life and death. Sickness and suffering. Joy and pain. Mercy and grace. And the hope of eternal life. Continue reading

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Confidence

Recently my friend and preaching colleague, Leland Ping, posted a short piece about confidence that is worthy of our serious reflection and application.

“There are a number of things that we can be confident in,” Leland observed. “Our abilities. Our talents. Our finances. The list can go on and on. But, the things we are confident in are often the very things that we truly, in the end, cannot really count on.” Continue reading

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