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Making Music in Your Heart
Earlier this week, I attended a Christian men’s meeting. We sang a few worship songs to begin the meeting. I was pleased that I knew the songs. Every song we sang was an old hymn that I had grown up … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church
Tagged Ephesians 5:19-20, illustration, music in church, singing in church, variety of music, worship
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Going Forward
Charlie Wi had trouble making progress on the 5th hole at the Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida last Sunday. Three straight shots he took ricocheted off a tree and bounced behind him. Wi ended up on the practice range, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Sports
Tagged 1 Timothy 4:15, Charlie Wi, golf, illustration, octuple-bogey, progress, spiritual growth, Transitions Championship
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Messed Up Brackets
Kyle O’Quinn had 26 points and 14 rebounds Friday to lead his Norfolk State team to an unlikely victory over the second-seeded Missouri Tigers in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. After the game, O’Quinn exclaimed, “We messed up some brackets! … Continue reading
Undivided Heart
While attending the Kentucky high school boys state basketball tournament yesterday, I noticed a fan who obviously had some mixed feelings about who to cheer for in the upcoming game. I could tell because of the t-shirt she was wearing. She … Continue reading
Everyone
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”—2 Peter 3:9. God wants everyone to be saved. Everyone. That means … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Peter 3:9, eternity, evangelism, God, illustration, Lord, salvation, witnessing
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Hands-On Sacrifice
I’ve known for some time now that the book of Leviticus is important because it explains the system of animal sacrifice that God instituted to prepare his people for the arrival of Jesus. They came to know the importance of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged animal sacrifice, cross, Hebrews 9:22, illustration, Jesus, worship
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Speech Says It All
My wife Karen has a bit of a Southern accent. This never drew much attention until we moved to Indiana. There she met a friend who had four young boys. Karen occasionally accompanied them on vacation trips. One trip took … Continue reading
Youth Prevails
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy held on to the lead and won the Honda Classic golf tournament this past weekend. He had to withstand a furious charge by Tiger Woods in order to claim the victory. The win enabled McIlroy to … Continue reading
Just as He Wanted
In a cartoon drawn by Hank Ketcham, Dennis the Menace was standing in front of his mother, who was sizing him up with her usual perplexed look. Dennis was wearing skates, a fireman’s hat and a super hero’s cape. He … Continue reading
True Hero
Frank Hall, a teacher and assistant football coach, is credited with chasing a teenage gunman out of an Ohio school after a shooting rampage that left three students dead. 17-year-old T.J. Lane has been charged with killing the three students … Continue reading
