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Greener Grass
A story is told of a farmer who had lived on the same farm all his life. It was a good farm, but with the passing years, the farmer began to tire of it. He longed for a change—for something … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Leadership
Tagged contentment, farm life, greener grass, illustration, Philippians 4:11, thanksgiving
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Another Disappointment
A group of soldiers were training for their first parachute jump. Their instructions were: Jump when you are told to jump. Count to ten, then pull the ripcord. If the first chute doesn’t open, pull the second ripcord. When you … Continue reading
Bigger Picture
One of the classic baseball television shots comes from the 1975 World Series, in which NBC captured Carlton Fisk, jumping up and down, waving his arms, trying to coax his hit to stay fair. It did—for a home run. The … Continue reading
Great Opportunity
I enjoy playing “Words with Friends” on the phone. This is a word game similar to “Scrabble”. Recently I started a new game, and with the letters I was given, I was able to score 20 points on the first … Continue reading
Power Source
On Wednesday, October 11, 1994, NASA’s Magellan space explorer fell silent. The Magellan had circled Venus more than fifteen thousand times since arriving at the planet in 1990, but on this day NASA scientists intentionally changed the satellite’s course and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged connected to Jesus, Jesus is the vine, John 15, Magellan, NASA, satellite, spiritual power, Venus, vine and branches
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Talking to Strangers
Sometimes we get the idea that it is of no use to try to initiate a conversation about Jesus with someone we have just met. We have come to believe that we need to develop a long-term relationship with someone … Continue reading
Evangelism Plan
There is a story told about a fellow who was involved in one of those get-rich-quick multi-level marketing programs. He was so excited about the concept that he tried to apply this business model to the evangelistic efforts in his … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor, Leadership
Tagged Acts 1:8, evangelism, illustration, sharing the gospel, winning people for Christ, witnessing
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Giving Them What They Want
A former business associate of President Donald Trump says that Trump was successful in business because of his strategy. Trump explains it this way–“I see what people want, and I give it to them.” That may be a great philosophy … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations, Culture, Leadership
Tagged 2 Timothy, illustration, itching ears, preach the word, sound doctrine
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