Author: pastortimswanson

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The Helper

wife roleThere was a time I worked for the telephone company and part of my job included going from house to house in a community and obtaining verbal permission for plowing an underground telephone cable to the house so the aerial could be removed. Continue reading →

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Three-way marriage!

Linda and me on our wedding day in May 1979.

Linda and me on our wedding day in May 1979.

In 1979 I was getting ready to get married. The date was set for May 4th so there was much to do at this point.

I had read where God had said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Gen 2:18 Continue reading →

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Sinful desires addressed.

lustA friend of mine sent me an article called “Gay People Don’t Go To Hell For Being Gay”. You can read it at that link.
My friend wanted to know what I thought.

I read the article and then sent my response. Then posted my response as today’s Morning Thought.(I apologize for any grammatical errors; I was writing in a hurry and on-the-fly!) Continue reading →

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Being Jealous

Nikon_D5000I learned another great lesson the other day.
I was talking with one of the young ladies in church about using her in a photo shoot. It didn’t seem like the weather was going to cooperate so I had to try and reschedule.
I offered an alternative day but she told me that another photographer was taking her pictures on that day. Continue reading →

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God is not through.

baptismI indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. Mark 1:8

In the past month some wonderful things have been happening at church.

First, a young lady in the church was in a really bad accident earlier in the year. Continue reading →

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Reconnected

coaxLast Saturday morning the Satellite Internet I use had no signal.
I didn’t think much about it because, even though it was clear weather here, there could have been a problem at the uplink.
Besides Linda and I were about to leave for Lufkin. Continue reading →

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I can’t let my guard down!

guard over mouthI set my own standard high when it comes to how I act, what I say, where I go, and what I do.
Okay, maybe the “how I act” is a bit of a stretch since I like to pull jokes, play pranks, and spout quit witted one-liners. Continue reading →

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Grace is a gift not a reward!

grace1For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Eph 2:8-9

One of the harder subjects to understand in the Bible is grace. I believe part of the reason lies in the curse in Genesis Continue reading →