Journal

  • Remembering  911

    The beautiful weather was up and down the east coast. New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania skies were blue. I was in Atlanta, Georgia, the day America was attacked and terrorized. The report of the first plane hitting the 1st tower in New York came over the radio as it played talk radio on my truck…

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  • Adversity and Encouragement

    Two great students Adversity and Encouragement went to the University. Encouragement and Adversity were brothers and left home for the same university. All throughout their childhood the two seem to be exact opposites but they shared in family life with ease and fit right in at home in their mother’s house. Adversity athletic and loud…

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  • Off The Walls

    Off The Walls

    He said to me, “Son of man, now dig into the wall and saw a doorway there. Ezekiel 8:8 “Am I only a God nearby”, declares the Lord, “and not a God far away? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 23:23-24 I will Strike her…

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  • Every Little Thing

    Every Little Thing

    “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:17 “It’s the little things that count”, expressed and quoted in order to help someone gain a better perspective or gain knowledge. Learning about little things often give insight…

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  • Treasure Ain’t Garbage

    Treasure Ain’t Garbage

    ” but on Cain and his offering He did not look with favor.” Genesis 4:5a NIV. What do we treasure? I know I treasure money and fine jewelry and real estate. I have learned that everything I treasure may not be valued by others. Loved ones may value other things and we learn to place…

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  • Leadership Conferences

    What makes a good leader? This is an interesting time of year. Many organizations and churches focus on leadership challenges and development with conferences and seminars. Most of the time, leaders are examples that display their personal standard. The best leaders are letting their followers in on how they are learning to follow a new…

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  • Who Is Last?

    Who Is Last?

    “So the last will be first ,and the first will be last.” Matthew 20:16 Competitors are only concerned with who won. The question of who was last is only relevant to those who have vested interest in the competition. The ones who are first have minimal interest in the story of who is last until…

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  • Our Open Book

    Our Open Book

    “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened.” Revelation 20:12 NIV. The Spirit of God can take us high in heaven and low into the pit. Friends and love ones can you sense the immediate invasion of eternity at the door? The eternal nature of God creates…

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  • The Death on a Cross

    Death is very sobering thought us who live in relative comfort and stability. My experience with death have a strong influence on how I live. Grieving can change our lives and the lives of others around us. The death of anyone around the world gives insight into how they lived, hence, the mausoleums, grand tombstones…

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  • Funny Truth

    Funny Truth

    God called again, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, ” I heard you call. Here I am.” Again Eli said, ” Son I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” (This happened before Samuel knew God for himself. It was before the revelation of God had been given to him personally. 1…

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