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Category Archives: Personal
To Doorbust or Not To Doorbust?
This past Friday I got closer than I’ve ever gotten to doing some “door busting” on Black Friday. Walmart was advertising a sweet laptop at an unheard of price, and so I made plans to hit in there about 4:00 a.m. and take … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Choices, Contentment, God's Will, Money, Personal, Priorities, Stewardship, Temptation
Tagged 1 John 2:15-17, Black Friday, Christmas shopping, consumerism, door busting deals, greed, sale on laptops
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Faith
Flywheel was the first movie done by the Kendrick Brothers, who are associated with Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga. It’s not as well known as the brothers’ other movies (Facing The Giants, Fireproof, Courageous, War Room, and Overcomer), but … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Belief, Faith, God's Timing, God's Will, Patience, Perseverance, Personal, Prayer, Reward, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged a definition of faith, Belief, Faith, Flywheel the movie, Kendrick Brothers' movies, Sherwood Baptist Church movies, the faith walk is on a need to know basis
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Good Morning
Jesus was in my room this morning. I don’t know why He came. Unless it was the prayer last night in which I called His name. ——————————————————- It was too early for any daylight, so I didn’t view His face. … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, God's Love, Personal, Prayer, Problems, Seeking Forgiveness, Trials, Worry
Tagged Christ's love, Christ's presence, Christian poems, dark night, good morning, Prayer, Salvation, Trials, Worry
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Great One-Liners
Several years ago, a friend of mine handed me a list of spiritual one-liners. I want to share that list with you. I have no idea where my friend got these, but there’s some good stuff here. Don’t let your … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Personal
Tagged a list of one-liners, great one-liners, one-sentence sermons, spiritual one-liners
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Idolatry in Early Bloom (A Word About Youth Sports)
When you are the parent of a child involved in youth sports, you know more than you want to know about gyms, football fields, baseball diamonds, and soccer fields. You know how time consuming those places are. You know how … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Choices, Christian Liberty, Church Attendance, Discipleship, Family, Fatherhood, God's Will, Idolatry, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Priorities, Sports, Worship, Youth
Tagged Christian parents and youth sports, Is it alright to miss church because of a ballgame?, keeping youth sports in right perspective, making a god out of sports, making an idol out of sports, missing church because of travel teams
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Is There Life on Other Planets?
Does the Bible say anything about intelligent life on other planets? The short answer is: No, it doesn’t. But let’s talk about it. Some people try to make the case that the four living creatures of Ezekiel chapter 1 are … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Demons, Life On Other Planets, Personal, Scripture, Spiritual Warfare, The Bible, The Devil
Tagged Are aliens demons?, Bible reasons why there isn't life on other planets, Did ancient cultures think aliens were gods?, Is there life on other planets?, What does the Bible say about life on other planets?
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Beer and Boycotts
Our little town of Spruce Pine recently voted to turn “wet” by allowing the sale of beer and wine inside the city limits. Needless to say, this was major news. Many of the churches of the area banded together and put … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Balance, Christian Liberty, Holiness, Personal, Personal Holiness, Separation
Tagged Alcohol, beer, boycotts, Christian Liberty, Personal Holiness, Separation, wine
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The Blessing of Changing a Sermon
On Sunday, July 1st, 2009, I had in mind to preach a sermon on prayer. Specifically, I planned to preach on the so-called “Lord’s Prayer.” But as I began to ease into my studying and preparing for that sermon, the … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Belief, Change, Children, Christ's Death, Christ's Resurrection, Disobedience, Forgiveness, Obedience, Parenting, Personal, Preaching, Reward, Salvation, Seeking Forgiveness, Sin, The Holy Spirit
Tagged Belief, changing a sermon, leading a child to Christ, Obedience, Parenting, plan of salvation, Preaching, Salvation
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“Lord, I Believe; Help My Unbelief!”
The story of a certain father bringing his demon-possessed son to Jesus is recorded in Matthew 17:14-21, Mark 9:14-29, and Luke 9:37-42. While each of those accounts provides different details about the story, the account that typically gets used as … Continue reading
