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Preaching Through Proverbs: A Collection of Sermons by the Pastors of Central Africa
Imagine feeling the heat of a summer day as you sit inside a tin-roofed church building listening to a pastor preach to you from the Word of God. The echoes of voices resound as the congregants speak out their appreciation for what they are hearing. This is Africa. This is church. This is worship around the Word of God where Jesus is the center. This collection of sermons by the pastors of Central Africa contains stories, questions, and … Read entire article »
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Preaching Through Proverbs: A Collection of Sermons by the Pastors of Central Africa
Imagine feeling the heat of a summer day as you sit inside a tin-roofed church building listening … Read more »
Ten Things Your Children Need to Know
This is the outline of a talk I gave in Colorado last year to a group of parents/grandparents. Psalm 71:17-18 Guilt is not a feeling. God forgives. God is real. God acts in our lives and in … Read more »
Abraham Rescues Lot and Meets Melchizedek
These are some notes from a sermon I shared at a local church in Lusaka, Zambia recently. … Read more »
Mary’s First Real Thanksgiving
The following is the video of a skit I wrote entitled “Mary’s First Real Thanksgiving.” This is … Read more »
The Waiting Room: A Skit on Faith and Healing
The following skit was inspired in a real waiting room in early 2016. I wrote much of … Read more »
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Humor: Women Dancing in Church and Wearing High Heels
Here’s another good example of bad exegesis, where scripture gets twisted beyond its primary intent. This one is original with me. (Just shows how warped a creative mind can be if it … Read more »
What David Learned from the Lion and the Bear
In Samuel 17:31-37, David has been brought before King Saul. People have heard David’s bold words about how Goliath had to be faced. Saul has sent for him. When David expresses that he … Read more »
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The Veil March 2018 Photos
These photos are from the March 2018 production of The Veil at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. If you are one of the dancers and would like a high resolution copy of one of the photos you are in, please contact me by e-mail or by using the Contact form on the site. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”1000″] … Read entire article »
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Ten Things Your Children Need to Know
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Abraham Rescues Lot and Meets Melchizedek
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Mary’s First Real Thanksgiving
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The Waiting Room: A Skit on Faith and Healing
The following skit was inspired in a real waiting room in early 2016. I wrote much of it shortly after that. Our church’s lead pastor wanted us to perform it during a Healing Service held recently. Apart from Bill’s medical issue, I pulled from true stories from friends, family and my own experiences, because I wanted the skit to embody … Read entire article »
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This is an article that most families would never have had to read when I was a child. Today, the amount of attacks in numerous countries has brought terrorist activity to the forefront. Knowing how to talk to your children about these events can help to build a foundation of peace in their lives. What follows are some talking points … Read entire article »
Christian Funeral Service for a Woman of Faith
(names removed for privacy purposes) Is it right to believe? Is it right to have faith? These are questions that determine much of the outcome of our lives. The answer you give personally to that question will shape your future from this point on. Several years ago, God in His grace and mercy poured out of His Spirit upon this family in a way that you had never experienced before. When that happened, a demarcation point was fixed in history. There was a life you had known before God poured out His Spirit on you, and there was life after God had poured out His Spirit. In talking with different ones in your family and your church, what I heard most was about the … Read entire article »
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As a person who has not been able to go beyond the three day period, I would be very interested in reading what the rules and guidelines for fasting are. What is allowed in the body . . . such as water; otherwise a week is a death sentence. There are also physical restrictions concerning nourishment (of some form) and after, I believe 7 days, one becomes unable to respond in a manner that one is able to replenish and save his/her own life. I am also of the onderstanding that 40 days and 40 nights is a phrase of the time that should be interpreted as “for a very long time” and not be taken as a day count. … Read entire article »
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