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Sowing Seeds: Reflecting back on Father’s Day

Father’s Day is a second-class holiday, and I don’t like it. Do you want to know how Father’s ...

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Sowing Seeds: Does God really answer prayer?

“Does God answer prayer?” I asked.  “Of course! Yes! Always!” People usually answer. “Then, why don’t we pray ...

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Sowing Seeds: Let’s talk about bible study

Shortly after committing my life to Jesus Christ, I began studying the Bible more seriously. Unlike many future ...

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Sowing Seeds: Memorial Day and Uncle Bobby

Memorial Day is to honor men and women of the armed forces who served our country sacrificing their ...

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Sowing Seeds: Impossible dreams

“Impossible Dream” is my favorite song within my favorite play: “Man of La Mancha.” The story is loosely ...

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Sowing Seeds: Supporting each other

A little boy scraped a chair across the kitchen floor and climbed on it to reach a cookie ...

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Sowing Seeds: We are the church, together

Most churches in America are declining but some are thriving. I visited four churches thriving in the midst ...

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Sowing Seeds: We are the church, together

A dictionary defines church as a building for public and especially Christian worship or a body or organization ...

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Sowing Seeds: More stories about Easter

After Jesus’ death, the disciples were consumed with questions: Why did Jesus have to die? What will happen ...

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Sowing Seeds: Easter and other church stories

I love being a pastor and serving churches because despite the problems, churches truly make a difference in ...

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Sowing Seeds: Easter and seeking the lost

The stranger who entered the church was young and new to the community, struggling with her faith and ...

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Sowing Seeds: Divisiveness and prayer

Recent events have been traumatic for The United Methodist Church I love and serve. Churches which have called ...

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Sowing Seeds: Stuck in the mud

What if, God said to you… “Come away with Me for a while. The world, with its nonstop ...

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Sowing Seeds: A story of ‘20/20’ and God’s love

“20/20” featured a story about Mary who murdered her husband Matthew, a pastor in Tennessee. There was a ...

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Sowing Seeds: The narrow door and humble pie

Flannery O’Connor wrote about Mrs. Turpin, a lady sure of her heavenly destination who did not hesitate to ...

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Sowing Seeds: Free, free, free

A few years ago, Mell and I moved from a three-story house full of furniture, mementos and stuff ...

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Sowing Seeds — Prayer: Is anybody listening?

“Is anybody listening? Is anybody listening?! Please, somebody help me! My husband has collapsed, and I don’t know ...

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Sowing Seeds: Earthquake response

Recent worldwide events have been traumatic. According to the latest news: The earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria ...

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Sowing Seeds: A letter from Sam

I  asked church members to tell me stories of how God or our church impacted their lives. Samantha (Sam) ...

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Sowing Seeds: A story about nine miracles

For this edition of Sowing Seeds, I asked church members to tell me stories of how God or ...

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Sowing Seeds: Winter shelter

Our church participated in housing 65 homeless guests for a week. During that week, we provided a place ...

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Sowing Seeds — Tap, Tap, Tap: Worship

Tap-tap, tap-tap-tap, tap-tap-tap-tap: annoying sounds? Maybe, but it could mean much more. Captain Eugene ‘Red’ McDaniel tapped on ...

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Larry Davies: Sowing Seeds — Shoveling snow

Years ago, our neighborhood was blasted with eighteen inches of snow. I was stranded at home, but it ...

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Sowing Seeds: Epworth, St. Simons and The Wesley Brothers

Mell and I love to visit “Epworth by the Sea” a retreat center in St. Simons, Georgia; named ...

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Sowing Seeds — 2023, $10 challenge and letters

Over the past few weeks, I challenged our congregation to take $10 and either multiply it and donate ...

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Sowing Seeds — Christmas and tacky lights

For me, Christmas used to start with lights – lots of lights. What can I say? I grew ...

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Sowing Seeds — Christmas: I’m just a business owner

One person not often seen in any nativity scene is the innkeeper. Often, he is portrayed as the ...

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