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Four emails
The following four emails came at various times throughout my ministry. What each writer expresses is a need ... Read more
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The Church: Judge or encourage?
Our family moved to a new area just as I entered the seventh grade. During the first week ... Read more
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‘Hang in there’ and Colin Powell
When people came to me for spiritual guidance and counseling, I listened carefully and tried to offer sound, ... Read more
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More $10 challenge stories
Recently, each family received a $10 bill with a challenge to multiply and use it in a way ... Read more
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Leadership and the cockroach letter
On a dinner flight, the man opened his meal. Right on top of the salad he saw an ... Read more
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Column – What’s going down
The song on the radio was an old sixties hit, “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield. Stephen ... Read more
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What’s going down
The song on the radio was an old sixties hit, “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield. Stephen ... Read more
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One tornado, two churches – Part 2
Early one Saturday morning, Cordelia Alexander awoke to the sounds of a concrete truck and men talking. The ... Read more
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One tornado, two churches
I read an ad that said, “95% of our daily decisions could be made by most anyone. It ... Read more
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Heaven and hell
Ship of fools or lifeboat to heaven? Did you hear about the man traveling from New York to ... Read more
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The $10 challenge
A church giving away $10 bills? Whoever heard of such a thing? Especially in September when most churches ... Read more
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Riding a dead horse
Bill Dettmer wrote: “The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from one generation to the next, ... Read more
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How do we prepare for the return of Christ?
A church member emailed asking about end times. One sentence stuck with me: “Most Christians do not have ... Read more
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God comforts us so we can comfort others
We all occasionally suffer. Some hurt more than others, but all of us experience pain in different ways ... Read more
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Persistent prayer is a part of our relationship with God
We pray about something important or painful. We desperately need an answer. We hope for a response of ... Read more
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Prayer is a crucial tool in battle of good vs. evil
The novel “This Present Darkness” by Frank Peretti is about a struggling church deciding whether to keep their ... Read more
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Why should I go to church?
As we would say in the south, I was raised right. My family attended church off and on. ... Read more
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Teachers exhibit duty, honor and grace
Anyone in the military, looking at this title, “Duty, honor, grace,” would be tempted to correct me. The ... Read more
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How do we react when we stumble?
For a children’s message I wanted to illustrate Job from the Bible losing his family and his possessions. ... Read more
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Why I am so passionate about serving
Our church along with others support a group of aid organizations and churches in New Mexico and in ... Read more
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The impossible dream is alive in each of us
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Even during tragedy and disappointment, God is in control. If ... Read more
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In search of the impossible dream
My favorite song within my favorite play, “Man of La Mancha.” is “Impossible Dream.” The story is loosely ... Read more
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Reconciliation and healing puts old hurts behind us
Years ago, I visited someone who after a few moments began to weep. “I’m so sorry.” For the ... Read more
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Believers reach out to suicidal person
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a series on a person contemplating suicide. Years ago, someone sent ... Read more
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How can we help those contemplating suicide?
Years ago, I received an email. “Please pray. I know God is my Savior. I know nothing is ... Read more
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Offering seeds of encouragement and hope
The stranger who entered the church was young and new to the community, struggling with her faith and ... Read more
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Remembering the real meaning of Easter
If you walk through Walmart and look for Easter, you will find candy — lots and lots of ... Read more