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My Ruined Day Is Going Good!

So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai. Esther 5:9
Have you ever had your day ruined by one person? Continue reading →

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Plucked From The Net

It was not a surprise that we wanted!
When we arrived home from shopping late Friday night, it was 86 degrees in the house; the air-conditioning was out.
We unloaded all the groceries and I checked out the outside unit. Continue reading →

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Chapter Closed – Forgiveness Given

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; Matt 5:44-45
A chapter in my life has come to an end.
There is someone in my past that I have thought about many times since I became a Christian. Continue reading →

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Eye for an Eye; Judgement for Judgement

You have probably heard about an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth all your life.
It comes from Ex 21:23-25 – But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye , tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. Continue reading →

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More Intimate With Jesus – Less Intimate With The World

What does Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggert, Ted Haggard, Lonnie Latham, Paul Barnes, and Billy James Hargis all have in common?
Ministry scandals!
Those few names are just the tip of the iceberg of a list that keeps on growing.
There have always been con-artists and charlatans that want nothing more than to separate you from your money; Continue reading →

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Old Sign – New Sign

For perhaps as long as 2 or 3 years our church has been without a sign and many thought we were closed down.
The old sign was wooden and held up for years; but wood warps and rots.
New signs can be metal, plastic, lit or unlit; either way they are expensive. Continue reading →

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Uno – It Means One!

I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one , as You, Father , are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. John 17:20-21
What a great week of church camp I had. Continue reading →

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First Impressions & Misconceptions

Your impressions of someone can be quite a misconception.
There is a pastor, here at camp that I see every year but have never got to know.
To be truthful, over the years I’ve never really noticed him outside of class.
I know he was probably in the canteen area and perhaps watching the games, but he was just such a quiet fellow that I didn’t notice him. Continue reading →

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From Plunging Toilets to Preaching Gospel

Andy Comer is our evangelist at camp this year.
I remember Andy from our early years at camp when he was, what is called, a slop-jock.
A slop-jock is a young man that works at camp all summer long and hauls trash, divides up the thrown-away food into solids and liquids, and they do maintenance around the dorms and cabins. Continue reading →