Holly and Dad working together at the Young Ladies’ Winter Gathering.
New Year Idea
I have a pastor friend who is hurting. After years of pastoring the same church he was betrayed by a near associate and the church he spent his entire ministry building split leaving him devastated. Within a few months he had a major physical set-back. I spoke with him on Christmas Eve. He is a wounded man.
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Good Things?
When I got out of bed this morning I sensed the Lord put a question in my heart. “Is your heart a treasure of good things?” Jesus said; “How can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure in his heart bringeth forth good things; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth evil things…” (Matthew 12:34-35)
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Thanksgiving Week 2005
Friday night the family did a concert at Bethel Baptist Church in St. Clair Shores. Sunday night we returned from a weekend in Shipshewana, Indiana where we sang and preached at Emmanuel Christian Fellowship. We were hosted by the Robert Weaver family. It was a nice weekend. On Saturday we had a little time to explore the village of Shipshewana. The whole village was glowing with Christmas lights and ringing with carols. We strolled through the village, sampled the good “Amish-style” food and spent some time resting by the fire in the inn where the people graciously hosted us. Sunday we sang and preached and ate together.
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Spiritual Protection
I am often asked to speak about how to protect our children from rebellion and I am asked to address why young people turn from the faith or apparent faithfulness. I am convinced that we have lost a handle on what it means to protect our sons and daughters from danger. We live in a time when it will be unusual for sons and daughters to go on for God. If it happens they will be a part of a remnant and it will be an unusual thing. It will be a work of God. (Read Ezekiel 14)
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Misplaced Humor
There is a fine line between a merry heart which is like a continual feast and folly which is like scratching your fingernails on a chalkboard. Part of growing into manhood is discerning that subtle difference.
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