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Are We Secularizing Our Children?

With the recent passing of  96-year-old Sewell Hall, a well-known preacher among our brethren, much has been posted on social media regarding his life, ministry, and influence.   I came across this article on Facebook by Sewell, with a probing and penetrating question: “Are We Secularizing Our Children?”

No date is given.  But I suspect it was written many years ago.  Some may find it outdated and old-fashioned.  You may not 100% agree with every application. But the question it raises, the concern it shares, and the principle it states are more relevant than ever.

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Love Is Not Arrogant

In 1783, after the American Revolution, George Washington stood before Congress and voluntarily resigned his military commission.

Many expected Washington to become America’s ruler. In fact, King George III reportedly remarked that if Washington willingly gave up power and returned to private life, “he will be the greatest man in the world.” Continue reading

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Celebrating Senior Saints

Today is the “International Day of Older Persons.”

According to the National Holiday Calendar, the United Nations began in 1948, the year I was born, “seeking the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by older persons.”

In 1982 the U.N. adopted the “World Assembly on Aging” to “highlight the situation of older people.” Then in 1990, the U.N. issued a proclamation that October 1st would be designed as the “International Day of Older Persons.” Continue reading

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Am I Old Yet?

“Old. Just the sound of it incites an almost immediate negative response,” wrote Dee Bowman in The Joy of Growing Old in Christ.

“Old cars break down. Old houses demand work. Old clothes get holes in them. Old equipment doesn’t work right. Old trash stinks. Old tires get slick and dangerous.” And on and on the list goes. Continue reading

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