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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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4/16/2020 1 Comment

How Will You Finish?

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​“The older man continued. ‘It has been my observation that just one out of ten who start out in full-time service for the Lord at twenty-one are still on track by the age of sixty-five’ . . . What makes you think that you will be the one man out of ten who finishes strong?”[1]

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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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11/22/2016 0 Comments

Old Guard

The 3rd United States Infantry Regiment has three active battalions, and is identified by its nickname, “The Old Guard.” The regiment is a major unit of the Military District of Washington (MDW) and is the oldest active duty regiment in the U.S. Army. Originally called the First American Regiment in 1784, its mission is “to conduct memorial affairs to honor fallen comrades and ceremonies and special events to represent the U.S. Army.”[1]



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10/31/2016 0 Comments

Resolve

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1 Peter 4:1,2—Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, equip yourselves also with the same resolve—because the one who suffered in the flesh has finished with sin—in order to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.
 

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8/31/2013 0 Comments

Grok

​Grok is a little used verb that means: “to understand thoroughly and intuitively”; or “to communicate sympathetically.” The word was invented by  Robert A. Heinlein in the science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land written in 1961.[1]
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The author of Psalm 91 groked God’s protective nature towards His children.  


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7/13/2013 0 Comments

Build Me a Grandson

​My mother wrote a prayer for me called “Build Me a Son.”  It is a prayer that still inspires me and one that God honors.  On July 12,2013, our grandson Jadon celebrated his first birthday.  Kathleen and I are grateful that our children love God and that our daughter Sarah and son-in-law Mark will share His love with their son.  While the family gathered in Bend to celebrate this milestone, I missed Jadon’s birthday because of Army duty.   Ironically, I am in the place where I was born, Colorado Springs.  So by the Rocky Mountains I reach to heaven with this new prayer of blessing.  

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11/17/2012 0 Comments

Taps

Every evening at sundown, 78 year-old Don Brittain stands on his back porch, places his trumpet on his lips, and plays Taps.  At the first sound of the 24 notes his neighbors stop what they are doing and walk outside to stand at attention.  Most of them have never served in the military.  Nor has Don who suffered polio as a child.  Yet, like this aerospace worker who chooses to honor our military veterans, they are gripped and inspired by the solemn music he so carefully plays.  And as much as his ritual is for the military, it is also for his neighbors.  Lyle shared reporter Steve Hartman’s story with me and you can view and listen as well if you go to
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7425136n&tag=strip.

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5/3/2012 0 Comments

Pierced to the Heart

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Acts 2:36,37—“Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!”  When they heard this, they came under deep conviction and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles:  “Brothers, what must we do?”
 

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8/14/2009 0 Comments

Savonarola

​Roman Catholic monk Girolamo Savonarola, (September 21, 1452 – May 23, 1498), was shocked by the immorality in Italy and by the corruption he observed within the church.  As a teenager, he walked beside the River Po where he sang to God and wept over the condition of the people.  At the age of 22, he wrote “Contempt of the World,” comparing the sins of his time to Sodom and Gomorrah.  Years later, while praying, the Holy Spirit gave him a vision in which he was told to announce to the people that hard times were coming to the church.  

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1/8/2009 0 Comments

One Star

​Coffee Cottage is a popular coffee shop near George Fox University.  One of their favorite draws for students is the free wireless service.   Often I come in to find many tables occupied with folks writing papers or working projects on their laptops.  But unless a person knew that wireless was free and available, they could work on their computer and have no idea they could access internet connection capability simply by asking for the password.

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12/13/2008 0 Comments

Humanism

​If ever there was a need for prayer, it will be for a man named Obama.  He inherits a nation at war with a stressed out economy.  He will pilot a land divided in opinion in the midst of a world looking for a messiah. He will render senior leadership in a most complicated government with junior experience and little room for failure. He will face a press that is woeful in gathering all the facts and enemies that would love to see this nation destroyed.  He will need wisdom from above in a culture that increasingly follows an ethical theory and practice “that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment in the natural world and often rejects the importance of belief in God.”* 

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8/12/2008 0 Comments

Slapped

​Joan did everything they asked her.  She studied the courses her managers recommended she take.  She volunteered for the hard jobs and endured great stress because her leaders believed in her.  She won awards for her speaking skills and was recognized by her peers as a superior performer with dynamic people skills.  Besides loyalty to her organization, Joan invested much personal time and resources to make the company’s work environment better.  When it finally came time for a new human resources manager to be hired, she was sure the company would promote her to the position.  But Joan didn’t know that one of the applicants was the owner’s niece.    

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6/18/2008 0 Comments

Ironman

​On the plane from Atlanta to Portland, I sat next to a salesman and a lawyer. We had a great time sharing stories, food and funny video clips during our five hour flight.  Matt shared with us that he was headed to Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho to compete in the Ironman competition.  On Sunday, his goal is to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles in 12 hours!  We pumped him with questions and he shared his training regimen, thrills and spills in past competitions.  And then he told us the secret to his perseverance.  

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8/3/2007 0 Comments

Progress

Day one:  Piles of dirt, stacks of tree limbs and lots of pickup trucks, cars and tractors.  Men are standing around drinking coffee and talking.  Day two: see day one.  Day three: see day one.  Day twelve? For the first time I see trenches dug and fresh gravel heaps.  For all the men and equipment, it does not seem like much has happened on this city project.
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I suppose if I were to go away on an extended trip and return, the differences on that lot I prayer walk past would be significant. I know (by faith) that by the end of summer a beautifully constructed park will occupy what now looks like mere mound shifting.


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6/7/2007 0 Comments

Kalimina

​In Chimpembelle Village, Zambia,  Onedy Kalimina’s uncle died.  When the Head Man dies, one of his relatives on the mother’s side is chosen to replace him. As it happened, the 22 year-old Kalimina was chosen.  He was taken to the village witch doctor who prepared a charm called Chitumya.  Then he was asked to kneel down and pray “Chitumya come into me and I come into you.” After praying this, Kalimina took a ceremonial bath and put on an arm band for protection that no one else was ever to see.  This occurred in 1990.

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4/19/2007 0 Comments

Maasai

​David Ole Kereto was born in Narok, Kenya, the Maasai son of a witch doctor. By tradition he was expected to follow in his father’s footsteps.  One of the highest honors for a Maasai male is to become a warrior.  To achieve warrior status, one must kill a lion or a man.  To kill a lion, tribesmen will surround the big cat and agitate it by shouting.  One of the men then steps forward making himself a target.  He holds a spear in his right hand and a stick sharpened to a point on both ends in the other hand.  When the lion attacks it usually lunges for the spear hand.  Just as it leaps, the Maasai shifts the stick to his right hand and as the lion opens its mouth he thrusts it between its jaws.  David accomplished this at age 15 thereby becoming a Maasai warrior!

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12/20/2004 0 Comments

Discussion

​The angel, Gabriel, clearly told Zechariah that his wife Elizabeth would have a child and they were to call him “John” (Luke 1:13). Nine months later, elderly Elizabeth miraculously conceived this special baby and the neighbors and relatives gathered to celebrate his circumcision and to give him his name.   According to well-established custom they assumed he would take the name of his priestly father.  

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1/16/2004 0 Comments

Quitting is not an Option

​Nicolo Paganini, (1782-1840), ranks as one of the greatest violinists of all time.  One night while playing a difficult piece of music a string on his violin snapped and hung down from his violin. Surrounded by the orchestra he continued to play.  Then a second string broke.  Still, this clever musician improvised and continued playing.  A third string snapped forever worthless.  Undaunted, Paganini played magnificently on the one remaining string before a stunned crowd.  When he finished they jumped to their feet screaming and cheering “Bravo! Bravo!”  Paganini waited until the noise abated then as everyone sat back down he raised his violin high for everyone to see.  The violinist nodded to the conductor to begin the encore.  He placed the single-stringed Stradivarius beneath his chin and played one final piece.  Can you imagine the buzz of that crowd as they returned home from that concert?!

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11/14/2003 0 Comments

Thrills

​Turn on the television these days and you’re likely to see a “reality” program. Spawned by the show Survivor, Hollywood churns out Fear Factor, Temptation Island, the Bachelor, etc., in ever-increasing bizarreness to titillate our senses.  But these shows have little to do with reality, they are all about the pursuit of thrills.  A bored nation craves standing on the edge of immoral precipices.  It’s not enough to know someone is inebriated, now viewers must see vomiting—as if such disgusting behavior will in some way rivet more eyes to the box of shame.   

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