An Army Chaplain tells the story of sitting in the Officer’s Club one rainy day. In fact, it was more than rainy. It was a raging storm. The winds were blowing fiercely. The rains were descending in sheets. Nearby, two officer’s wives were watching the storm through the big picture window. Continue reading
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This week Norma Jean and I are blessed to be on the campus of Florida College to attend their annual lecture series. It’s a special place for us.
FC is where we met. Dated. And were engaged to be married. I played basketball for FC on their first scholarship team. At FC I was privileged to meet and learn from some great men of God. Clinton Hamilton. Edgar Srygley. Homer Hailey. Bob Owen. Melvin Curry. Harry Payne Sr. And James R. Cope. Continue reading
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It was one rainy day. In fact, it was more than rainy. It was a storm. The winds were blowing fiercely. The rains were descending in sheets. Thunder roared. And lightening was flashing. There were just a few people in the Officer’s Club. An Army Chaplain and two officer’s wives were watching the storm through the big picture window.
Suddenly, through a flash of lightning, one of the women saw a solider standing outside on guard duty totally at the mercy of the raging storm. The Chaplain then overheard this exchange from the women. Continue reading
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“Membership has its Privileges” touts an American Express commercial. The credit card and financial services company has promoted the idea of membership for years. Their slogan speaks of the benefits of membership. The same is true of many clubs and organizations that are seeking to sell prospective members on the benefits of being in their organization. Continue reading
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Kinship. I just got to thinking about it. I’m not sure why. It’s not a word you hear used a lot anymore. You used to. Someone would say, “I know your kinfolks!” Or “Are you all kin?” Continue reading
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I’ve borrowed the title of today’s post from Marina Keegan’s blog. Yesterday I wrote about her final column in the Yale Daily News. (If you missed it, please read it before you read another word here. https://thepreachersword.com/2012/06/26/the-best-years-of-our-lives ) Continue reading
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Norma Jean and I enjoyed a wonderful Memorial Day weekend with dear friends in Columbia,TN. We worked together with these good people in the Kingdom for 11 years. We worshiped together. Laughed together. Cried together. Rejoiced together. Ate together. Made memories together. And now we had an opportunity to spend a little time together on the way to a new and exciting chapter in our lives. Continue reading
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“I’m not into organized religion. Can’t I be a good Christian without being a member of a church?” This sentiment of this statement and question is very common. But is it so? Must one be a part of a local church family?
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I’ve been thinking about friendships. Norma and I spent last week-end with our special friends Steve and Theresa McAllister. We’ve known each other since the mid 1970’s. They are “forever friends.” The kind that even though you may not see each other for a while, you can just pick up where you left off and have a great time together. Being with them just reminded me about the beauty, the joy and value of good friendships. Continue reading
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An Army Chaplain tells the story of sitting in the Officer’s Club one rainy day. In fact, it was more than rainy. It was a storm. The winds were blowing fiercely. The rains were descending in sheets. Nearby, two officer’s wives were watching the storm through the big picture window. Continue reading
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