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NO HIDDEN AGENDAS, PLEASE!

Posted on March 16, 2022 by randscallawayffm

“Bait and switch” is an old phrase used as a sales technique from the old days.  Bait the customer inside your establishment with media ads, telling them what great deals you have on something you know they want.  However, when … Continue reading →

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THESSALONIANS—LIVING FORWARD!

Posted on March 15, 2022 by randscallawayffm

“The way we conceive the future sculpts the present, gives contour and tone to nearly every action and thought through the day.  If our sense of future is weak, we live listlessly.  Much emotional and mental illness and most suicides … Continue reading →

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FOCUSED PRAYER

Posted on March 14, 2022 by randscallawayffm

We pray in thanks for the food, for our family, and rejoice for another day.  All prayers are heard but how are they received by God who knows our hearts?  Sometimes, like now, I wonder what God thinks when he … Continue reading →

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JESUS GETS THE WHOLE PIE!

Posted on March 12, 2022 by randscallawayffm

It was a long time ago, deep in the woods, away from the world that we directed a youth camp for teens.  The guest speaker who delivered a message each evening was led by the Holy Spirit, followed His Word … Continue reading →

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IF YOU’RE SERIOUS …

Posted on March 11, 2022 by randscallawayffm

You have need of a painter.  What if you hired someone who advertised to be an expert painter because he told you he knew all there is to know about painting?  So, he comes to do exactly that—paint your house.  … Continue reading →

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LIVE JESUS!

Posted on March 10, 2022 by randscallawayffm

“I just love a good diet that restricts what I can eat and when I should eat it!”, said no one.  Ever.  We don’t like to be told what to do; but we catch ourselves listening and browsing social media … Continue reading →

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TAPESTRY OF LOVE

Posted on March 9, 2022 by randscallawayffm

No matter how we live, we are woven into a tapestry of life with others. “No man is an island” is a famous quote used often in explaining isolationism as an unhealthy way to live and almost impossible.  But, where … Continue reading →

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IT’S COMPLICATED?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by randscallawayffm

When asked about a new relationship, the young man replied, “It’s complicated.”  Then a lengthy explanation began with the details of this “complicated” relationship.  He did all he could, even putting his own agenda aside to gain her affection and … Continue reading →

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COLOSSIANS—ONLY JESUS!

Posted on March 7, 2022 by randscallawayffm

An introduction by Eugene Peterson— “Hardly anyone who hears the full story of Jesus and learns the true facts of his life and teaching, crucifixion and resurrection, walks away with a shrug of the shoulders, dismissing him as unimportant.  People … Continue reading →

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I CAN’T STOP SMILING!

Posted on March 5, 2022 by randscallawayffm

Challenging circumstance happen in our imperfect world to teach us one thing—One person is all you need and that One person is Jesus.  When all the things of this earth we hold tightly to slip through our fingers and fade … Continue reading →

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