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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.

SHOW ME HOW

Growing up in Oklahoma, with both parents working during the day, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents on their farm just outside the city.  Instead of a babysitter, mom or dad would get up earlier on their … Continue reading

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DON’T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD!

EEK!  When the driver takes their eyes off the road to join in conversation with you, it is frightening because their attention is not on road as they try to maneuver a big machine of metal and plastic. When you … Continue reading

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FOLLOW THE MAP

Jesus, Master Teacher, our Lord and Savior, God’s Son, Messiah, come from heaven to earth to seek and to save the lost who had forgotten God or who had never heard of Him, prayed to the Father for all His … Continue reading

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STAY THE COURSE

Cross country running is one of the disciplines under the umbrella sport of athletics and is a natural-terrain version of long-distance track and road running. The course, typically 4–12 kilometers (2.5–7.5 mi) long, may include surfaces of grass, and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes … Continue reading

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HIS LOVE NEVER QUITS!

Playing in the background of our psalm today is the current song, One Thing Remains reminding us of God’s love which is like no other love on earth!  God’s love is perfect, holy and true.  God’s love never has conditions.  … Continue reading

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EVERYBODY!

Psalm 117 begins in verse one with a command to praise the Lord. But the command isn’t just for the original Jewish reader. The psalmist specifically commands Gentiles to also praise Him. This is called a Global Invitation, and it means … Continue reading

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I LOVE GOD BECAUSE…

What a motivational hymn of praise to the God we love!  The songwriter lists all the ways he loves God, all the ways God has provided with a promise to do what God tells him to be and do.  What … Continue reading

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BLESS GOD!

We ask God to bless us all the time in our prayers.  We want his favor because we want to be His “favorites”, giving us all we want in our lives.  We become doubtful of God when He doesn’t deliver … Continue reading

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WE’RE IN THE LORD’S PRESENCE!

If the pandemic has taught us anything, and it has if we took notice over whining, it is this:  The Lord never left us to fend for ourselves.  The Lord’s Presence is with us still!  As God’s people, we gather … Continue reading

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“YOU WHO SERVE GOD, PRAISE GOD!”

It was traditional for the Jewish people to sing 113-114 before they ate their Passover meal, and they closed the meal by singing 115-118 (Matt. 26:30; Mark 14:26). These psalms were also sung in celebration of Pentecost, Tabernacles, the new moon … Continue reading

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