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This past week was challenging. I have a lifelong habit of not being able to ask for help when I need it. In fact, I tend to avoid showing weakness whenever possible. It’s not who I want to be. It’s not something that fits my personality or beliefs. While it’s fine to be someone who…
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 NIV Yesterday my daughter, my sister, and I attempted to go to dinner at an Olive Garden restaurant here in town. Not a regular occurrence, but…
One thing I always hated about sitting in church on Sunday was that there would inevitably be references made to upcoming sporting events or politics. Things that really have no place in the church sermon, but that seem to be the only way the pastor knows how to connect with his congregants. It always bothered…
Matthew 10:14 (ESV) says… And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. When we aren’t appreciated, it begins to wear on us. I’ve written about this often and today, I want to talk about taking action. It’s a…
I’ve always believed that it isn’t a race war we were fighting but a class war. For as long as I can remember, I’ve understood that all of the problems that we experience as a society can be traced to one thing; money. Not race. You can have money no matter what race you are,…
As we emerge from 2021, I’ve been thinking a lot about what the next year needs to be for me. This past year fell almost laughably short of what I wanted it to be, but that doesn’t mean I’m not grateful for everything that God provided for myself and my family during the last twelve…
Have you experienced a series of bad relationships? Does it seem like you are always a victim of the old bait-and-switch when it comes to dating? Have you grown past the available pool of bachelors? If it seems like you can’t find the right guy, take heart! God has plans for you and they may…
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Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” ~ John 5:8 NIV~ About fifteen years ago, I suffered an injury that kept me down for about two months. If you know me, you know that I don’t like not being able to do things for myself. I don’t like being sick,…
Jack Kramer is 40, divorced, and has been sober for nearly a year. Overcome with guilt for the breakup of his family, he cannot yet face his sons. Still on shaky ground, for the last several months he has immersed himself in reviving the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner that he drove in his youth. When…
Read more First Chapter Fridays! Jack Kramer’s Journey by Frank Adkins
Five siblings live a happy life out of an abandoned camper in a national forest – cooking by the fire, foraging their own food, washing their own clothes, tending their own camp – the only problem is that they aren’t sure where their parents are – and that they’ve caught a mysterious shadow watching them…
Read more First Chapter Fridays! The Wild Camper Family by Timothy D. Starnes
Leading the Follower 