Blogs
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Monday Morning Manna: Focus on Fitness
I keep getting out of shape. So, I’m once again walking early each morning, even before my spiritual quiet time. I am intrigued by 1 Timothy 4:7, “exercise yourself toward…
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Monday Morning Manna: Blessings: Counted or Cursed?
Do you ever wake up with a song on your mind? I often do. This morning it was a hymn by Johnson Oatman, Jr. from the late 1800s. He wrote…
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Monday Morning Manna: Send the Light but Keep the Worship Center Dark
A long-time friend posted an article concerning the church going dark – that is, low lights in the congregation, and spotlights on the stage. Another attempt at what I call…
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Monday Morning Manna: Finishing a Chapter and Turning a Page
When I read a book that I really love, the end of each chapter causes a mini-disappointment in my mind, as I get closer to the end of the book.…
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Monday Morning Manna: Pandemic Prayer
In the early days of the Coronavirus quarantine, I was extremely restless and frustrated. Even in retirement, I’ve been running close to full speed. Sitting in my den recliner I…
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Monday Morning Manna: Lives Matter
I walk in my neighborhood every morning. A few weeks ago I saw a new sign in a neighbor’s yard – “Black Lives Matter.” The next day, a sign appeared…
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Monday Morning Manna: Keeping the Temple Cleansed
A long-time friend asked me recently, “Do you suppose that in our life-cycle the call to take care of one’s health becomes one of the highest callings God makes to…
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Monday Morning Manna: Black Lives Teach
I’ve always believed and taught that you could learn from anyone, even if you had little in common with them. His name was Matthew. He was the custodian for my…
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Monday Morning Manna: Keeping the Temple Cleansed
A long-time friend asked me recently, “Do you suppose that in our life-cycle the call to take care of one’s health becomes one of the highest callings God makes to…
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Monday Morning Manna: It Just Keeps Getting Better
It was several decades ago this month, having sensed the call of God on my life, I was licensed to the Gospel ministry by the West End Baptist Church in…