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Partial Obedience

Posted on May 24, 2019 at 7:52 am by / 0
“To obey is better than to sacrifice.” I Samuel 15:22 I was serving a church in Atlanta and we desperately needed a new car. Ruth and I prayed individually about an amount we felt we could handle in a car payment, and God gave us both the EXACT SAME NUMBER! So, we went shopping, and… Read More
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Worship

Let Everything That Breathes…

Posted on May 17, 2019 at 11:21 am by / 0
“Praise Him With the trumpet blast; praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with flute and strings, praise Him with resounding cymbals…Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (Ps 150: 3-6 HCSB) Psalm 150 is the template for Biblical worship: It tells WHO to worship, WHERE to worship,… Read More
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COMMITMENT

Posted on May 14, 2019 at 10:02 am by / 0
COMMITMENT(an excerpt from CHARACTER FOR KIDS by John G Gage, available on Amazon) The Dog The dog is the most committed animal on earth. Since they are so loving,  they become attached to people and remain with that person for life. One dog named Hachi met his owner at the train station every day after work. After the… Read More
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SECOND FIDDLE

Posted on May 7, 2019 at 11:43 am by / 0
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves….(Phil. 2:3-Holman CSB) On a choir mission trip to Israel we took two people who were confined to wheelchairs. What a joy to see choir folks assisting those who needed help with steps, needed help getting on or off… Read More
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DRIVING ON EMPTY AGAIN

Posted on May 3, 2019 at 10:02 am by / 0
“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”. (Matthew 11:28) There have been very few times in my life when I have exerted a maximum amount of energy, but one experience I recall vividly! We had taken a pop-up camper to Colorado on vacation, and a… Read More
Worship

The Role of the Worship Pastor

Posted on November 15, 2018 at 4:17 pm by / 0
While a student at John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, I was privileged to play trumpet in The Sound Generation, a group that represented the school across the country. In 1970 the group became associated with Creative Management Associates, the team that managed country star Roy Clark, among others, and we began to play state… Read More
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Waiting

Posted on October 11, 2018 at 12:05 pm by / 0
“Wait for the Lord, Be strong and courageous,Wait for the Lord “(Ps 27:14) Does it take COURAGE to wait for the Lord? You bet it does. In our human penchant for CONTROL, we want every issue, every decision resolved immediately, but often in our desire to resolve issues quickly, we get ahead of the Lord and… Read More
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Green Pastures

Posted on October 11, 2018 at 12:03 pm by / 0
“He lets me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters.” (Ps 23:2 BCSB) Israeli shepherds are usually young teenage girls who tend their flocks in pairs. They know every sheep by name, and they constantly call out to the sheep as they lead their flocks across mountainous desert countryside. The sheep… Read More
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Driving On Empty

Posted on October 11, 2018 at 12:00 pm by / 0
DRIVING ON EMPTY “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”. (Matthew 11:28) There have been very few times in my life when I have exerted a maximum amount of energy, but one experience I recall vividly! We had taken a pop-up camper to Colorado on… Read More
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