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Category Archives: Personal
The Good Old Days
Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not inquire wisely concerning this. (Ecclesiastes 7:10, N.K.J.V.) Most of us have a tendency to pine for earlier days in our lives. I myself have a … Continue reading
What Satellite Chips Have to Do with Holy Conduct
…as He who has called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15-16, N.K.J.V.). A country doctor had a sign in his office that … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Character, Choices, Decisions, Desires, Discipleship, Doing Good, God's Holiness, God's Will, Holiness, Personal, Personal Holiness, Sin, Temptation, Trusting In God
Tagged be holy in all your conduct, being tempted to sin just a little, illegal programming chips for satellites, old style satellites
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Limburger Cheese, Traffic, & Roses
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. (Psalm 100:4, N.K.J.V.) Evangelist R.T. Kendall tells the story of some youngsters who played a prank on a man who … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Attitude, Complaining, Contentment, Disappointment, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Mercy, God's Provision, Grace, Human Life, Personal, Praise, Problems, Thankfulness, Work
Tagged be thankful that thorns have roses, God makes His sun rise on the good and the evil, God sends rain to the just and the unjust, R.T. Kendall, reasons to be thankful, this whole world stinks
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Is It Sin Or Not?
One morning a boy was dressing for school. He picked up a shirt that was lying around and asked his mother, “Mom, is this shirt dirty?” Without even looking at the shirt, the mother answered, “Yes, it’s dirty; put on … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Decisions, Discernment, Entertainment, God's Will, Inner Peace, Personal, Personal Holiness, Sin
Tagged free passes to Dollywood, how to decide about questionable things, Is this a sin or not?, Let each person be fully convinced in his own mind, Whatever is not from faith in sin
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The Middle
Did you watch the Super Bowl this year? If so, did you see Jeep’s commercial featuring Bruce Springsteen? The commercial was called “The Middle” and featured Springsteen visiting a tiny chapel that purportedly stands on the site of the exact … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Coming Judgment, Current Events, Discipleship, Faithfulness, God's Wrath, God's Judgment, Perseverance, Personal, Politics, Salvation, Scripture, The Bible
Tagged Because you are lukewarm I will vomit you out of My mouth, Bruce Springsteen commercial, Bruce Springsteen dwi, commercial "The Middle", He who is not with Me is against Me, I am the way the truth and the life, The Middle
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Getting Off Your Rock-O-Plane
“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!’” (Luke 15:17, N.K.J.V.) Many years ago, back when I was 12 or 13 years … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Backsliding, Change, Disobedience, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Personal, Rebellion, Repentance, Restoration, Salvation, Sin, Temptation
Tagged But when he came to himself, carnival in Spruce Pine NC, City Drive In Spruce Pine NC, puking on a carnival ride, Rock-O-Plane ride
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Seeing God
One day a little boy asked his older sister, “Can anybody really see God?” Slightly annoyed by what she felt was a silly question, the sister answered, “Of course not. God is so far up in heaven that nobody can … Continue reading
One Man’s Opinion
Four years ago, in the immediate aftermath of the election between Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, I wrote a post entitled The Christian & Government. As part of that post, I listed ten Bible passages — five from the Old … Continue reading
