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“Whenever God raises up a spiritual leader who commands attention, there is always the danger of attracting people who want to bask in his popularity but not submit to his authority. A “mixed multitude” followed Moses and Israel out of … Continue reading →

If we look back over our lives, we discover that we naturally imitate who we admire, observe, hang around and think about most in our lives.  God gave me good people, people who loved Him well.  These people came into … Continue reading →

Bear with me, some of you will relate.  Growing up in the fifties and sixties, church kids were given a set of “don’t” rules that applied specifically to Sundays.  These rules were decided upon by the “elders” of our family.  … Continue reading →

As a nation we are becoming a people who want to believe what our leaders say to us but we are skeptical.  So many church leaders have fallen that we are leery about believing what they say from the platform … Continue reading →

For centuries there has been a culture of hate between Samaritans and Jews.  Jews deemed the Samaritans “unclean” while Samaritans spit upon proud Jews who judged the validity of the “chosen of God” by keeping their genealogies pure.  The Samaritans … Continue reading →

From the moment we begin to utter a few sounds of communication as toddlers, we are taught to count.  We count our fingers and toes.  We count how many blocks we are stacking. We count how many sleeps before Christmas … Continue reading →

The church, by definition, is not a temple or structure of brick and mortar of any kind.  The church is not a shade tree by the river.  The church is not even a thatched roof over the heads of gatherers … Continue reading →

There is a new trend in our world today—the world tells us we must have a life coach if we want to reach higher levels of achievement.  I have lived long enough to realize that this really isn’t a new … Continue reading →

Have you ever come between a mother bear and her cubs?  We were in gathered as a family in the mountains of Tennessee one summer to celebrate our 50th anniversary of marriage with our kids and grandkids.  What a fun … Continue reading →

There are many biblical catch phrases we use in our English language today that many may not realize where they come from such as; “turn this water to wine then tell me how good you are” or “bless it to … Continue reading →