The last six weeks or so have been very stressful for our family. Several of us have had health issues t0 deal with and the rest of us have tried to supply moral support and encouragement for one another. I…
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Today was the first Sunday of my four week commitment to shepherd the church that my friend, Dr. Steve Smith, has near Nashville, IN. Steve is in Israel for a month and I'm helping him out during his absence. Since…
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A number of years ago, Janet and I were driving home at night and I was passed by a green Jeep bearing a Bible verse license plate - Ps 91 11. In that case, which is part of a much…
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This past Wednesday, February 22, 2023 began the liturgical season of Lent. This season, following a season after Christmastide referred to as "ordinary time" will be a total of 46 days in length. However, this includes six Sundays that are…
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As I enter my 71st year, I can't help but reflect on how I have been the recipient of God's grace so many times in my life. This thought has permeated my consciousness this past weekend and I find myself…
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Today marks the twelfth anniversary of TBTB that was started on my 58th birthday. Now, on my 70th birthday, I find myself writing post #1840 - marking something more than 1.5 million words since our inception. I heard earlier today…
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I am teaching through the Johannine epistles and we are currently in the book of 1 John. Talk is primarily about the command that Jesus gave us to love one another. But we have also discussed good and evil -…
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I believe that we serve a very patient God - who waits to have our undivided attention when He has something to share. So... if we are busy during the day, it isn't unusual that God will wait for the…
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For the past five weeks or so I have been teaching the Soul Sisters at our church on Thursday mornings. Each semester, they choose a book to study and this spring we are in the Johannine epistles and the short…
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Two weeks from today, God willing, I will turn 70. And this summer, again God willing, Janet and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage. Or, as a friend of mine said, Janet and I will have been married 100…
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