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Ignore the Barking
Yesterday I was walking across the property of a friend who had given me permission to look for ginseng on her land. Her dogs didn’t know that I had their master’s blessing, so they barked incessantly at me. I just … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership
Tagged Acts 20:28, church, deacons, elders, illustration, Leadership
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Place of Worship
People have often said that they can worship God anywhere—on the lake, at the golf course, hiking, etc. Since this is true, some reason that they don’t really need to go to church on Sunday and worship with other believers. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations
Tagged beach, church attendance, Hebrews 10:25, illustration, nature, worship
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Painting the Raccoon
A state road crew in western Pennsylvania recently painted a double yellow line over a dead raccoon. The crew is usually able to remove road kill from the highway before painting, but circumstances prevented that from happening in this case. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor, Leadership
Tagged change, church traditions, illustration, painted dead raccoon, Pennsylvania road crew, progress
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Rise and Shine!
I had just spent an intense week with several teenagers on the campus of a Christian college. We had gathered, along with hundreds of other teens and adult sponsors, for inspiring worship, dynamic speakers and challenging workshops. It was truly … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church
Tagged devotion, illustration, Romans 13:11, spiritual awakening, worship
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Lackluster Effort
It seems that 8 Olympic badminton players, representing 3 different nations, have been kicked out of the London Olympic games for not giving their best effort to win. The players defended themselves by saying that they were conserving their energy … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations, Current Events, Sports
Tagged badminton, Colossians 1:29, effort, illustration, Olympics
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Peaceful Easy Feeling
The lone survivor of a shipwreck was stranded on a deserted island for years. Finally a ship came into view, and the lonely man frantically waved until he got someone’s attention. The ship stopped, and several people got into a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor
Tagged Ephesians 4:3, harmony, illustration, peace, rescued from a deserted island, unity in the church
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Slow to React
Last night a gunman opened fire in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, at the opening of the new Batman movie. Information is still coming in, but as of this moment, 12 people are dead and at least 50 have … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Culture, Current Events
Tagged 1 Peter 5:8-9, Aurora Colorado, illustration, movie theater gunman, salt and light
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Hobbies
Most preachers I know have some sort of a hobby. Many play golf. Others hunt or fish. I recently met a preacher who has taken up fencing. That’s right; this man of the cloth is a sword fighter! I immediately … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor, Leadership
Tagged fencing, illustration, keeping the peace, Matthew 5:9
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Taking a Stand
Bob Russell preached at the Friday morning session at the North American Christian Convention in Orlando. In his sermon, Bob reminded us that the church must not try to become more like the world in an effort to be accepted … Continue reading
Foretaste of Glory Divine
I’m in Orlando, Florida this week for the 2012 North American Christian Convention. The NACC is an annual meeting of members of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. My wife and I started attending the NACC in the mid-nineties, … Continue reading
