Tag Archives: Friendship

TRAINING THE HARVEST HANDS

Matthew – Fulfilled I spent a great amount of my growing up time on Grandpa and Grandma Lacquement’s farm in Oklahoma. I watched them work the soil to grow enough food for them and for others and care for the … Continue reading

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HIS BROKEN HEART

Matthew – Fulfilled When you see someone about to make a terrible mistake that will affect their lives forever, how do you feel? When you see people hurt and broken from life with seemingly no one to turn to because … Continue reading

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THE TOUCH

Matthew – Fulfilled God is amazing. This is an understatement. He listens to every one of our intentional and unintentional thoughts in prayer! It happened to me more than once or twice that I know and recognized this week! There … Continue reading

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FOLLOW

Matthew – Fulfilled I heard an interesting perspective about who we are as the people of God yesterday on Christian radio as I drove to work. “If we read God’s Word closely we see that Jesus did not call us … Continue reading

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CHURCH LEADERS MISS THE POINT

Matthew – Fulfilled Sometimes church leaders can miserable miss the point while in the midst of MEnistry. MEnistry versus ministry is when we have a strong need to control, make all the rules, do or say anything to retain power. … Continue reading

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WHO IS THIS?

Matthew – Fulfilled The Oklahoma winds were beating against the house one night. The wind was howling and blowing so hard that it woke up a little girl living there. She stumbled through the dark to her parent’s bedroom. She … Continue reading

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HE CARRIES OUR DISEASES

Matthew – Fulfilled My daughter’s family is playing “whack a mole” with the flu bug. One gets it and then passes it on to another family member. One child gets well while another comes up with the virus by evening … Continue reading

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GRAB FOR THE INITIATIVE!

Matthew – Fulfilled When we are down, we ask, “Why doesn’t someone help us?” In those times of self pity brought on by a plethora of disappointment, we want our needs met for awhile. When we work hard, don’t get … Continue reading

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RELAX

Matthew – Fulfilled “Mama said there’ll be days like this, There’ll be days like this Mama said…” This old song humorously comes to mind when I am over stressed about things and people. It makes me smile and think of … Continue reading

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APPLAUSE

Matthew – Fulfilled Randy and I had a wonderful opportunity to attend a Billy Graham School of Evangelism years ago while we were young in full time ministry. There were many witty and intelligent speakers/teachers who lifted our spirits while … Continue reading

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