Author: donnie
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Time is Short
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in BlogI had an old post on Facebook that showed up this morning. It was about a sermon I heard when I worked at the radio station. A friend of mine, Stanley Sneed, preached a great message. I put him on the air every Sunday. He passed away before I left the radio station. We would…
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Responsibility
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in BlogI was thinking about something while I was studying for the Sunday school lesson this morning. The Sunday School lesson took me to the portion of scripture of Jesus rebuking the Pharisees for not taking care of their parents under the guise works for God. I thought about how sometimes ministers have a tendency to…
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A New Song
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in BlogI am a firm believer that creativity is an important part of the Christian experience. That is why the Bible tells us to sing a new song. I believe that the creative exercises that we go through in our Christian experience are a form of meditation on spiritual concepts. Even writing this blog post every…
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Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
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in BlogI had an experience yesterday that I seem to have often these days. I was studying the Sunday School Lesson. The text pointed out that circumcising was not explained to Abraham. It appeared that he knew about it. It also mentioned that one of the pharaohs was actually circumcised. how many times have I had…
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Aliens are Real
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in BlogWe are having a lot of debate on flying saucers. I don’t believe in the type of stories that seem to be going around in the rumor mill. However, I do believe in intelligent celestial beings. The Bible talks about beings that are not human but intelligent. They are otherworldly. I can’t say they account…
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Jesus Prevents Two Stonings
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International Sunday School September 24, 2023 Background Jesus Teaching John 8:1-2 (ESV) but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. [2] Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. Woman Caught John 8:3-5 (ESV) The scribes and the Pharisees brought…
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Emotional Swings
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in BlogI have trouble distinguishing between normal emotional swings and spiritual events sometimes. Today is one of those days. I have the blues today. Emotional swings are completely normal. A good night’s sleep and your favorite breakfast does not mean you prayed through about that life-long problem. A stomach bug and noisy neighbors only allowing you…
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Consistency for the Christian
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in BlogThinking about what is important for us in our daily walk with God this morning. I think one of the most important traits we should demonstrate is consistency. That is also one of the traits that is so easy to lack. All of us have our times on the maintain. Then we have times in…
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Remember Where You Came From
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in BlogI have been reading the story of the woman caught in adultery which is one of the main themes of the Sunday School Lesson next week. I have been really pondering what Jesus was writing in the sand. Like most folks, I have settled on it being the sins the crowd has committed over their…
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Prayer List
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in BlogI have a prayer list that I keep every day. I have been adding to this list for a number of years. People have been added to this list by what seems to be random events. For example, I took my grandsons to church a number of years ago. A little girl was sitting in…