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1/25/2023 0 Comments

The Unhindered Way

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John 14:9—Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’

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1/16/2023 0 Comments

No Choice in the Matter

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David & Teresa
Around 2010, David was having his quiet time on his outside patio when the Lord said, “I want you to give me everything.”  He responded, “Lord, You have everything . . . we served You on the mission field . . . ” The Holy Spirit then impressed on his heart, “I want everything in your bank accounts.” David’s heart broke, and he began weeping.  Then he conceded, “Lord, it’s all yours.” He went to his wife, Teresa, and shared what had happened.  She replied that before emptying their bank accounts, she wanted confirmation. After two days of prayer, Teresa heard from God and agreed with her husband.  They emptied all their accounts and wrote a check to Eternal Perspectives Ministries.  David told me, “It was fun to write that check but very scary.”  About two years later, God directed them to move from Indiana to Oregon. Without funding or a job but full of faith, they obeyed.  For six months, with two of their children and a dog, they slept on couches in friends’ homes until the time came when God blessed them with provisions to have their own place and ministry. 
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9/7/2022 1 Comment

The Long Walk

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Romans 8:3-4--What the law could not do since it was limited by the flesh, God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending His own Son in flesh like ours under sin’s domain, and as a sin offering, in order that the law’s requirement would be accomplished in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

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8/11/2022 1 Comment

As Usual

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Mary Geegh is one of my heroes. She wrote a fascinating booklet called God Guides. Mary wrote, “I determined to listen to God for guidance in all matters, and I promised Him I would obey whatever He told me.”  Mary had a critical spirit towards a coworker, so, in line with her new conviction, she asked God’s guidance on how to repair the rift between them. God told her to give her colleague a fresh egg. Mary thought that would insult her and resisted God’s prompting. But later, with prodding, she did what God asked, and He used that egg to refresh the woman and to bring new love into Mary’s heart for her—all the friction was gone! Mary created a habit that would change her life and give her countless stories of God miraculously working in her and through her for His Kingdom. ​

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4/30/2022 1 Comment

The Purpose of Religion

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Cassandra was baptized in church on Easter in front of hundreds of cheering people.  Her testimony was amazing. She spoke of getting pregnant as a young teenager. She shared her struggles with shame, feelings of inferiority, and rejection. Then she testified how a stranger introduced her to Jesus but that she had not followed Him. She credited her husband with getting her involved with the right crowd of people who taught her what it means to pursue God. Now her life is on a heaven-honoring trajectory. She loves ministering to people and most importantly pursuing God.

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1/17/2022 1 Comment

My Plan will take Place

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​One of the hardest things about being human is the reality of the unfinished and the certainty of the unknown.  For example, no matter what plan we devise, truthfully, we do not know what the outcome will be. Steve excitedly began a new job only to be let go eight months later. Shaq thought he would spend his life in poverty and inherited a fortune from a rich relative who died. Sally trained for a sporting event she hoped to win then suffered planter fasciitis. Ralph counted on finances being strong for his growing family when inflation took off. Raquel bought a ticket for a cruise now cancelled by travel restrictions. Kim thought her marriage would last until death but Joe divorced her. Rob and Shelly bought a bigger house to store their antiques and a tornado destroyed it. ​

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6/15/2021 0 Comments

Suubi House

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West Point classmate Bill Bowman shared his story with the Long Eternal Line team who gather each Tuesday night for prayer. Bill suffered a bad car accident that crushed his back and should have left him permanently paralyzed.  While in the hospital Bill shared how Jesus held him and comforted him.  Bill apologized for not walking the right path and the Lord shared with him that his story was not over yet.  Miraculously, Bill and his wife were able to have a baby girl they named Sarah.  Bill nicknamed her Suubi—a name that stuck.

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12/26/2020 1 Comment

Preserving Unity

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Acts 4:32—Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

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9/11/2020 2 Comments

Heroism

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On November 18, 1952, LT E. Royce Williams from his ship the USS Oriskany, off the coast of Korea, was given a bombing mission against North Korean targets as part of a strike group.  The pilots flew near a river that bordered the Soviet Union. Upon completing their mission, they received information that 7 MIGs were scrambled to intercept them. Williams was ordered to return and provide protection for his ship.  


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9/2/2020 0 Comments

Two Sides of Belonging

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Acts 12:1,2--About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church, and he killed James, John’s brother, with the sword.

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8/23/2020 1 Comment

Marking People With Grace

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Ron and Joyce York
At the age of 88, my dad is walking the final chapters of his life on earth still on fire to share the gospel with any and every person he can.   Mark Cahill wrote the book One Thing You Can’t Do In Heaven and that one thing is evangelism.  Dad is making sure he maximizes now what he won’t be able to do once he is home.  
I’m working on writing a biography of his life and was challenged by an entry in his journal on October 10, 1983 while he was serving as the country leader for the Navigators in the Philippines.  ​

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7/31/2020 0 Comments

I & II Samuel

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If you want to read great books on leadership, read 1st and 2nd Samuel. Early tradition suggests that 1 and 2 Samuel were originally one book in scripture so I will do my best to examine the combined 55 chapters and share key leadership lessons.  No author is named for these books but scholars largely credit the prophets Samuel, Nathan and Gad. Based on 1 Sa. 27:6, the writing may not have been completed until about 930 B.C.[1]

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1/29/2020 0 Comments

Civil Disobedience

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Exodus 1:15-17--Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them as they deliver. If the child is a son, kill him, but if it’s a daughter, she may live.”  The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

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12/24/2019 1 Comment

Johnny's Christmas

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Silently a small figure sat shivering on the soft pine-covered earth tucked away from the wind in a grove of blue spruce.  His tear-filled eyes gazed out across a small meadow where remnants of snow from the last storm lingered. He opened his knapsack and took out the curved white candle and remembered the last words of his frail mother.  “Johnny, I love you so much.  I’m proud of you.  I want you to take this candle and keep it and remember—you are to be a light.  No matter what happens, you keep shining?  Promise?”  

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7/6/2019 1 Comment

Point Man

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The best book I have read for men to be godly husbands and fathers is Point Man by Steve Farrar.  I gave this book my highest rating of 5 stars because of the frankness, realness and quality content Steve delivers.  Dr. Farrar describes the challenge of leading a patrol in Vietnam and likens it to leading a family through the chaos of American culture.

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6/14/2019 0 Comments

Psalm 15--Unmovable

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​Have you ever wondered, What do I have to do to live a stable life, to not be twisted with every fierce wind of opposition or pulled from what is right to what is ultimately degrading?  How can I have the kind of healthy fellowship with God that will bring joy and fulfillment?


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4/10/2019 1 Comment

Confirmation

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My good friend Dan moved from Tigard to Albany Oregon to work with Dana, another mutual friend.  Unfortunately, Dana’s business experienced a downturn and he had to let Dan go.  In 2012 Dan felt led to stay in Albany and serve as an Associate Pastor in a Calvary Chapel.  


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3/26/2019 0 Comments

Frustration

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Have you ever been frustrated by something that should work and doesn’t? For the last several months I’ve had a rotten time trying to charge my phone.  I purchased several charging cords but the connection always seemed to be an issue to the point where many times I would have to hold the phone and firmly push the cord to get a steady charge.  I was just about to take the phone into the store and replace it when I had an idea.  Taking a pin I probed the cavity where the cord connected and immediately all kinds of dirt and matted hair began to come loose.  Honestly, I felt pretty foolish—no wonder the phone was not properly charging—it was plugged up with debris.  


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10/17/2018 0 Comments

Successfully Significant

Phil Downer in his book, Eternal Impact, differentiates between the value of success and significance.  For success, he likes the definition Chip MacGregor and Bobb Biehl devised, “the feeling you get when you reach your goals.”  Phil defines significance as “making a difference in the lives of people over time.”[1]  For Downer, the distinction between success and significance is that the former ends with the attainment of goals whereas the latter has a lasting dimension.  I’m conflicted with his distinction because the ability to attain significance is a mark of success.  But let’s take it deeper to the point Phil is really making—reproduction of what is important is what we ought to seek.  To do this requires training.
 

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9/24/2018 0 Comments

Flaky

They said they would do it, the task well defined
But then they turned left, then right, then behind.
They scorned those in power subverting their will 
When sudden calamity finished their thrills.
So don’t hitch your wagon with those who rebel
Unless you would like your pain to excel.
 
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Proverbs 24:21,22—My son, fear the LORD, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels, for destruction from them will come suddenly; who knows what distress these two can bring?
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