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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.

I CAN’T FIND MY SHOES!

Posted on September 7, 2020 by randscallawayffm

STORIES OF READINESS “Put on your shoes!” “I told you an hour ago we were going!” “NOW!”  “What?” “You can’t find your shoes?” “Put on whatever you find!”  “I don’t care if they don’t match!”  “We’re leaving now, with shoes … Continue reading →

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BE PREPARED, AVOID NEEDLESS WORRY

Posted on September 6, 2020 by randscallawayffm

Whenever the world is in crisis, such as we are living now with a virus that can attack anyone at any time in life threatening ways, believers who have read, or at least heard about the end of the story … Continue reading →

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OPPOSITE LIVING

Posted on September 5, 2020 by randscallawayffm

My first graders LOVED playing the opposite game!  I would say a word and they would shout the opposite with gusto.  Salt, PEPPER!  Open, SHUT!  Good, BAD!  You get the picture.  The Pharisees did not.  They were blind to all … Continue reading →

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IT’S ALL AN ACT!

Posted on September 4, 2020 by randscallawayffm

Many comedians who make us laugh the most come from souls of high insecurity and emotional sadness.  “It’s all an act” to entertain us.  In real life, many comics are depressed and struggle to grasp reality in their popularity.  They … Continue reading →

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WHEN TRUTH STOPS DISCUSSIONS

Posted on September 3, 2020 by randscallawayffm

I can see it now in my mind of memories.  I stood inside the screen door listening to our three young children arguing outside about something that none of them knew much about.  The discussion continued with ridiculous half-truths and … Continue reading →

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REVOLUTIONARY LOVE 

Posted on September 2, 2020 by randscallawayffm

In all my years of following Jesus, falling and getting up again by His hand of mercy, failing to love like He loves when someone betrays me, I have finally learned a very important lesson:  Love God.  Love Others.  Always … Continue reading →

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HONEST TRUTH

Posted on September 1, 2020 by randscallawayffm

Matthew 22 Marriage at the Resurrection 23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow … Continue reading →

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GOD IS NOT THE SAME AS…

Posted on August 31, 2020 by randscallawayffm

I ran across an article posted by a friend who wrote what I have been thinking for a while as I watch and wonder from the sidelines politically. For Randy and I “and our house”, we have always striven to … Continue reading →

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IT’S LIKE THIS…

Posted on August 30, 2020 by randscallawayffm

God, the Father, invited those He had chosen as His beloved people centuries before this moment in time, to come to the big celebration of knowing, loving and following His Son, Jesus. Jesus, His Son, was the means to a … Continue reading →

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HE SENT HIS SON

Posted on August 27, 2020 by randscallawayffm

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3;16   Jesus, God’s Son, told this story to emphasize … Continue reading →

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