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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.

FROM NOW ON…

I saw the sun begin to dimAnd felt that winter wind blow coldA man learns who is there for himWhen the glitter fades and the walls won’t hold ‘Cause from then, rubbleWhat remainsCan only be what’s trueIf all was lostThere’s … Continue reading

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USE YOUR HEAD! —AND YOUR HEART

We humans are a judgmental lot.  Admit it.  We size people we don’t know up the minute they walk into a room.  Our “first impressions” seem to rule everything.  What we see first is what we believe about a person.  … Continue reading

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BELIEVE JESUS OR NOT

Randy and I grew up in Midwest City, Oklahoma.  We worked as school teachers then we were called by God to leave what we had worked so hard to accomplish to go into full time ministry.  Randy first, then me.  … Continue reading

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TOO TOUGH TO SWALLOW?

When we think we might understand God’s Word, we don’t.  Have you ever felt that way?  We read the Bible only to find out that the more we read, the more we do not know or understand, but does that … Continue reading

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TEMPORARY MANNA—BREAD OF LIFE FOREVER

Remember our history lessons of the search for the Fountain of Youth by Ponce de Leon?  The Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring, allegedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted around the … Continue reading

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JESUS ALREADY KNEW

The first time I went to Haiti on assignment to develop a teaching/ministry plan for bringing college students into this culture, it was daunting.  I didn’t know what I would face and need to know and understand.  I knew some … Continue reading

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JUST MISSED HIM

Over the years we have seen influential religious leaders gain popularity, become prideful and then fall.  We can predict it.  Leaders headed to a great fall first develop an attitude of thinking that includes; “there is no one like me” … Continue reading

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LISTEN, THEN DECIDE

We have many decisions to make in one solitary day.  We decide to get up or sleep in.  If we are expected at work that pays our bills, then the responsible decision is clear.  We must get up, repair what … Continue reading

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RISING ABOVE THE RULES

When we humans forget why we do what we do we begin to lose sight of what is most important in life—relationship.  If obeying the rules gets to be of more importance that the reason behind the rules that keep … Continue reading

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IMPRESSED?

We are easily impressed with people who do good things, who give generously, who go out of their way to help in their communities without really know who they are.  We don’t really know their true motives behind the goodness.  … Continue reading

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