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About randscallawayffm

Randy and Susan co founded Finding Focus Ministries in 2006. Their goal as former full time pastors, is to serve and provide spiritual encouragement and focus to those on the "front lines" of ministry. Extensive experience being on both sides of ministry, paid and volunteer, on the mission fields of other countries as well as the United States, helps them bring a different perspective to those who need it most. Need a lift? Call us 260 229 2276.

GOOD FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE?

Posted on November 20, 2021 by randscallawayffm

Learning about God and the relationship God has with His Son coupled with the realization of God’s Holy Spirit can get muddled in living an ordinary life in this world of anything goes.  We want to be “good for goodness’s … Continue reading →

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THE PHENOMENON OF MUTIPLYING EXPONENTIALLY

Posted on November 19, 2021 by randscallawayffm

When powered and nurtured by God’s Holy Spirit, exponential growth happens in all kinds of miraculous ways.  Like wildflowers in the middle of a field, their seeds windblown take root and quickly take over the whole field.  When God is … Continue reading →

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TOO SOON TO QUIT?

Posted on November 18, 2021 by randscallawayffm

A man was shoveling snow from his driveway when two boys carrying snow shovels approached him. “Shovel your snow, Mister?” one of them asked. “Only two dollars!” Puzzled, the man replied, “Can’t you see that I’m doing it myself?” “Sure,” … Continue reading →

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KNOW GOD, KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE, KNOW HIS MESSAGE

Posted on November 17, 2021 by randscallawayffm

As teachers we are taught to begin with what the student already knows and build on that foundation of information as we lead them to learning more to expand their knowledge and thinking.   Later, I learned as teacher of … Continue reading →

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“GUILT BY ASSOCIATION”

Posted on November 16, 2021 by randscallawayffm

What is this charge, really? Guilt refers to a feeling of having done something bad or a perception that you did something wrong. Guilt by association means that you personally didn’t really do something wrong but that people who you are associated with … Continue reading →

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JAIL HOUSE ROCK!

Posted on November 15, 2021 by randscallawayffm

The closest I have ever come to someone being jailed for preaching Jesus is the time I went with others to teach and preach in a small province in the USSR…yes, this was a long time ago.  When we arrived … Continue reading →

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BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT SAID…

Posted on November 13, 2021 by randscallawayffm

I wonder how many paths of life we followed that led to less than our best life, got us into more trouble than we needed, or merely wasted our time?  What if, instead, we had listened and obeyed the guidance … Continue reading →

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DISAGREEMENTS IN GOD’S WORK

Posted on November 12, 2021 by randscallawayffm

“Where two or three are gathered…”  The rest of this verse ends with “God is in their midst.”  But today I think of humans and their ability to readily disagree on just about everything.  In our passage today, Barnabas had … Continue reading →

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“THE BARE NECESSITITES”

Posted on November 11, 2021 by randscallawayffm

It is an age-old problem in the church.  The problem is when we, as the church, decide the entrance requirements to Kingdom of God living.  We read this passage below as believers today and we are saddened by the pesky … Continue reading →

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IT’S A “HARD-KNOCK” LIFE AT TIMES

Posted on November 10, 2021 by randscallawayffm

From reading the title, do you already hear the song from Annie?  “It’s a hard knock life for us…” Hard times come because we live in a fallen world.  We are fallen.  What does this mean?  Sometimes we fail to … Continue reading →

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