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“We mean the person who visits around from church to church without settling down with any congregation. He is found in every community, and he bears the same relation to the life and work of the churches that the ordinary tramp bears to society. He does not like to work. He thinks the churches are Read more
August 17, 2011 in Articles by admin
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This week’s song is Jesus Loves Me. No children’s song has more power contained in its lyrics than this one. It is taught to children as a reminder of just how much Jesus cares for them. I wonder if maybe there are some adults who need to be reminded of this fact as well. When Read more
August 17, 2011 in Articles by admin
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We struggle and fight against God in so many different ways that we often wear ourselves out and feel that we are ineffective in the kingdom of Christ. I came across this story the other day in my reading, and I thought it applied very well. I learned to swim in boyhood, but it was Read more
August 11, 2011 in Articles by admin
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As we continue looking at the songs we learned as children, I want us to spend this week thinking about This Little Christian Light of Mine. As adults, we need to dig deeper into the meaning of this song. Although often overlooked, the Great Commission as given by Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20 is at the Read more
August 11, 2011 in Articles by admin
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The arrogance of youth forms from the ubiquitous development of the self perception of being all knowing. Something in our body chemistry gives us the grand delusion that by the age of 13 we know all that can be known by the world. Our parents and guardians words fall on deaf ears because like MENSA Read more
August 3, 2011 in Articles by admin
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If you want to work in the kind of a church Like the kind of a church you like, You needn’t slip your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. You’ll only find what you left behind, For there’s nothing that’s really new; It’s a knock at yourself when you knock Read more
July 27, 2011 in Articles by admin
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One of my favorite writers is Edgar Allen Poe. Many find Poe’s writings a bit dark for their tastes, but I have been his fan for a long time. One of the first stories I ever read from his pen was The Tell Tale Heart. In this story, we read of a man who is Read more
July 27, 2011 in Articles by admin
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We like attention. From birth, we crave attention and the care of others in our life. We fuss and cry constantly as babes to make our desires and needs known to those who are around us. However, we do become conscious to the fact that we can utilize this to get what we want at Read more
July 20, 2011 in Articles by admin
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Last week my lawnmower decided to break down. I rolled it out of the shed, hopped on, and turned the key expecting it to crank immediately as it always does. Instead, I was greeted by total silence. It was pretty obvious that my battery had died. This was a little Read more
July 20, 2011 in Articles by admin
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We often alienate the life of Jesus to the later years of his life when he carried out his ministry and eventually saw his death on the cross. While we know very little about his youth, we know that early on in his childhood he was driven to carry out the ministry of God. He Read more
July 19, 2011 in Articles by admin
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