Monday Morning Manna
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Monday Morning Manna: His name Could Have Been Legion
Every time I passed by, he was there – in the cul-de-sac, near his house, seated in his walker/chair, across from the school, with his American flag flying, a smaller…
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Monday Morning Manna: Envision and Vision
The difference between envision and vision is that envision sees or imagines something within the mind, and vision sees something as if it was true. When I was young we…
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Monday Morning Manna: Friends New and Old
Beyond providing a ministry to churches in an interim time as they search for a new pastor, I enjoy serving as an interim pastor because of the new friends I…
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Monday Morning Manna: Be Smart and Encourage Smartness
Not long ago, someone posted the following quote on social media – “Try to never be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite…
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Monday Morning Manna: Seize the Day!
“Carpe Diem” is the famous Latin phrase used by the Roman poet Horace to express the idea that one should enjoy life while one can. It literally means “seize the…
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Just Listen
I know of people who don’t pray because they say they don’t know how. They fear saying the wrong things to God. While I do not have that specific problem…
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Monday Morning Manna: Discovered Joy
I was preaching in a church where I knew no one, not even members of the ministerial staff. No one had contacted me prior to the service to inquire as…
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Monday Morning Manna: Redeeming the Time Change
Yesterday was Time Change Sunday. As a Seminary student, I was Pastor of a small church in East Texas in 1966 when the Unified Time Act was implemented. The church’s…
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Monday Morning Manna: Teaching from a Prayer Bench
I first saw one in a friend’s “Prayer Room” (a middle bedroom of his house), then I saw another one in a colleague’s office. How unique, I thought. So, I…
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Monday Morning Manna: Slowing Down or Hurrying Up
I’ve spent much of my life in a hurry: in a hurry to achieve; in a hurry to arrive; in a hurry to finish. I attribute much of that to…