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Category Archives: Personal
Unsung Heroes
I live in the state of North Carolina, but when it comes to college basketball I am not a fan of the UNC Tarheels or the Duke Blue Devils. No, my team is the NC State Wolfpack. Do you want … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Christ's Death, Doing Good, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Family, Fatherhood, God's Work, Influence, Leadership, Ministry, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Priorities, Service, Sports
Tagged 1973-74 NC State basketball team, a hero in God's eyes, Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans, David Thompson, Monte Towe, Tim Stoddard, Tommy Burleson, Who's the only player to win a ring for NCAA basketball and the World Series?
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I Got Hacked
In late September of 2012, my email got hacked. I know that’s when it happened because I wrote a blog post about it back then. Well, here we are over seven years later and they got me again. This time … Continue reading
New Stuff
Regular readers will notice that I’ve recently tweaked some things about the blog’s appearance. I changed the background color from a shade of blue to a shade of maroon, and I also changed the font to something a little different. … Continue reading
Year-End Report (2019)
The Disciples Road is hosted by Word Press, and Word Press does an excellent job of providing in-depth statistical analysis for the blog. Anytime, night or day, I can click on “Stats and Insights” and get all kinds of information … Continue reading
“Christian Verses” Podcast: Proverbs 11:1
A recent headline from the world of baseball involves the Houston Astros, who won the World Series in 2017, cheating on their way to that title. In this week’s podcast, Malcolm and I use that as just one of multiple … Continue reading
Eulogy for my Dad
(After years of declining health, most acutely during the past couple of months, my dad died Monday morning. That explains why I haven’t written any blog posts this week. The only thing I wrote this week was his eulogy, and … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Eternal Security, Fatherhood, Personal
Tagged eulogy for my dad, funeral for a father, preaching my father's funeral
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Royce’s World Civilizations Textbook
Royce, our eighteen-year-old son, is currently attending the local community college. He’s in the general-education program, the idea being that he will complete that two-year program and then transfer to a four-year school. Okay, so far so good. He comes … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Current Events, Discernment, Parenting, Personal, Scripture, The Bible, Truth, Youth
Tagged being a Christian student in a public school, Can the Old Testament be trusted?, Did Israel conquer Canaan?, doubting the Hebrew scriptures, public schools and Christianity, Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past
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Far Better
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Aging, Comfort, Death, Encouragement, Eternity, Heaven, Persecution, Personal, Problems, Restoration, Reward, Salvation, Sickness, Suffering, Trials
Tagged at your right hand are pleasures forevermore, heaven is far better, in your presence is fullness of joy, to live is Christ and to die is gain
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The Vanity of Sports
For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun? For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes … Continue reading
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Spam and I Don’t Always Agree
Folks, I’d just like to use this time to offer my sincere apologies to all of you who have left comments under various posts in the past few months. I’ve been operating under the assumption that people read this blog … Continue reading →