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Category Archives: Communion Meditations
What Are You Chasing?
I recently attended a Christian men’s meeting where the preacher delivered a powerful sermon on giving God the honor and respect that is due him. Moments after the message concluded, a young boy, perhaps 12 or 13 years old, came … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:11, boy holding a toad, illustration, priorities, pursuing God, toad, worship
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Get Rid of Those Mistakes!
Browsing in the school supply section of a store recently, I noticed a product called Jumbo Eraser. This eraser was huge—I refer you back to the name—and it had a clever phrase printed on it: “For Big Mistakes”. If only we … Continue reading
Memory Failure
The Family Circus recently ran a cartoon that showed one of the children telling his mother, “Grandma says she’s seen it all, done it all, and heard it all. She just can’t remember it all.” I think that Grandma speaks … Continue reading
Driving with Charlie
My friend Charlie is a retired policeman. He and his wife Heather came to visit us recently. As I drove us around that weekend, I found myself being extra cautious with this former lawman riding shotgun. I was continually saying … Continue reading
Feeling Fresh
A couple of days ago, I pushed a lawnmower for about an hour in 90 degree heat. The humidity was high also, so when I finished I was soaking wet with sweat. As I peeled off my shirt, I found … Continue reading
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Tagged blood of Jesus, clean, dirty, dryer sheet, forgiveness, illustration, Psalm 51:7, sin
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Dire Circumstances
The “Mother Goose and Grimm” cartoon strip that appears in today’s newspaper pictures a man strapped into an electric chair with a look of panic on his face. Behind the glass, in the observers’ section, is a collie. The dog … Continue reading
Bigger View of Jesus
A Denver woman told her pastor of a recent experience she had in a jewelry store. She had walked in and told the man behind the counter that she was looking for a necklace with a gold cross. The clerk … Continue reading
Unclaimed Prize
An unknown person won $12 million in the Lotto Texas jackpot, but forfeited the prize when he or she failed to claim it by the end of June. Six months after beating the odds and winning the lottery, the person … Continue reading
Truly Hungry
While walking in downtown Indianapolis, I was approached by a man. After making some polite conversation, he mentioned that he had not had anything to eat all day, and asked if I would give him some money. “Just a dollar … Continue reading
Honoring a Hero
Indianapolis police officer Perry Renn, 51, died last weekend from wounds received in a gun battle. Renn, a former paratrooper, saved several bystanders when he fired back at the suspect, critically wounding him. Officer Renn’s funeral was held yesterday in … Continue reading
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