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Commentary: Have We Been Pursuing the Wrong Thing?
Have We Been Pursuing the Wrong Thing? Have we been pursuing the wrong thing? In what area of our life do you ask such a question? I would say in “church” and in society as a whole. How so? You ask. It is easy to see in society, but not so easy in “church”. Society …
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Essay: Almost Home
x Almost Home Jan. 2021 “‘Almost Home’ came out of a conversation between Mercy Me front man Bart Millard and a pastor pal of his. Millard’s friend has been in ministry for a long time; in fact, he was once the singer’s youth pastor. The pastor admitted to Millard that ministry is hard and he …
Commentary: Shame — Why Should We be Ashamed?
Martha’s Poem this week is entitled “Shame”. That is shame on America. The essay is on what we Christians can learn from how political action is accomplished. This week we went to see the movie “The Sound of Freedom’–by the same studio of “The Chosen.” It is how we in this country have allowed human …
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Commentary: Keeping God Real
The Poem Martha posted today was the question “If God is Real.” My essay is about the folly of personal agenda’s and the hubris of leaders. I submit there is both a correlation between these two and a possible root cause. In our society today both Christians and non-believers typically act as if they are …
Poem: If God is Real
If God is Real If God is real, Can He love me? I’m full of sin And wish to be free. Though I’m not worthy, Christ longs for my heart. Left God in Heaven To come do his part! God is so gracious— Longsuffering and kind. Everything good Comes from the Divine! Stretch so …
Essay (1min read): Reflections on the Movie “Heaven is for Real”
May 11, 2014 This afternoon my wife and I went to the movie “Heaven is for Real.” In this movie and the book on which it is based, Colton, a four year old, relates his experiences in “heaven.” These experiences occurred during an appendix operation in which Colton almost died, but in fact did …
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Poem: Visions of Love
Visions of Love A nebulous word, the word called love. Elusive and wanting though sent from above. The patter of raindrops, a rainbow on high. The sweet smell of flowers and birds in the sky. The music of children all steeped in their fun, Brings visions of memories of sweet little ones. The bounce …
Essay:Reflections on Cooperation and Religious Divisions
April 18, 2014 Do you wonder why there have been so many religious divisions in the Churches of Christ? What is it that is the root cause? Can this pattern be broken? Attendance at a recent Missions Resource Network benefit dinner, sparked thoughts of the religious divisions and lack of cooperation that long characterized congregations …
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Nored Family Update: March 4
March 4, Since the 24th. We finished the raised bed. Here is a picture of it.We had to clear a lot of the brush from behind the barn to get to the panels-looks a lot better now. When the county did the road in front, we had 15 truck loads of mulch put near the …