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5/21/2022 0 Comments

Kingdom of God

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​Pastor Mike tells the story of how as a child, he and his siblings would eat through an entire large box of Kellogg’s Pep cereal to get the prize—a submarine.  Mike’s goal was to get the prize; he didn’t care for the product. ​

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12/7/2021 1 Comment

A Faith of Equal Privilege

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The antidote to discrimination and racism is Jesus Christ. Pastor E.V. Hill once shared his response to Black Panthers threatening his life for preaching about “that white Jesus.” 
I don’t know anything about a white Christ—I know about Christ, a Savior named Jesus. I don’t know what color He is. He was born in brown Asia, He fled to black Africa, and He was in heaven before the gospel got to white Europe . . . I do know one thing: if you bow at the altar with color on your mind, and get up with color on your mind, go back again and keep going back until you no longer look at His color, but at his greatness and His power—His power to save![1]

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12/1/2021 1 Comment

Fire

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When was the last time you sat beside a fire, alone, and able to think and meditate? The previous home owners left me a gift of numerous piles of dead branches all over the property. I guess they didn’t have time to burn anything but I still would label their actions a gift because they gave me plenty of reason to clear away brush piles and, in the process, burn.  There is something mesmerizing (and therapeutic) about sitting next to a fire and watching it reduce large masses to smoldering ashes. No branch escapes. All that feel the hot fury of flame are engulfed and reduced to residue. 

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8/28/2021 0 Comments

Withering

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The Hebrew word navel, basically means wither or lose heart. It is used twenty times in the Old Testament. The word describes Moses in Exodus 18:18—warned about wearing out from trying to judge the people alone. Eleven times it refers to plants dying. Isaiah uses it to show people withering from sin (Isaiah 64:6). When you think of the condition of the world right now does it feel like it is withering? Such a thought should not be surprising for God warned us that this would happen. 

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11/17/2020 0 Comments

The One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven

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Mark Cahill wrote two books I highly recommend--One Thing You Can’t Do In Heaven and The Watchmen. Both books are fantastic for the topic of evangelism. I was highly convicted after reading Mark’s firsthand testimony of his consistent effort spent sharing his faith and so encouraged by the advice and wisdom he shares to make it easier for believers to present the gospel.  ​

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9/21/2020 0 Comments

Graduation

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Barbara Jo was born on January 14, 1929 in Kellogg, Idaho. Trapped in a nursing home by Covid-19, depressed and unable to leave her room for months, she wasted away to a mere 75 pounds before finally reaching earth’s finish line at the age of 91.  Fortunately, her life was not defined by her death.

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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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7/27/2020 2 Comments

Block Party

Saturday afternoon we hosted a block party at our home on Westchester.  All but two of our neighbors showed up which was downright amazing.   About 25 of us shared food and got to know each other a whole lot better.  Because of the rain, most of the time was spent eating and talking under the shelter of our cleaned-out garage.  One of the best things about fellowship is hearing people’s stories.  Most love the opportunity to talk about their lives and there is something bonding about learning the history of those we live near.  Perhaps because of all the COVID-19 issues we were even more eager to spend time together.  ​

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7/3/2020 1 Comment

Sharing Hope

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Yesterday I had the privilege of leading a former Navy veteran, Wanda* to Christ.  Her journey was pitted with pain, betrayal and enough hurt to stain a landfill.  But what was equally troublesome to me was when she shared that she had met many Christian counselors and self-described Christians in her pursuit for help and their singular advice was to read her Bible.  Certainly it is important to read God’s Word.  But when one is wallowing in confusion what is needed most is not a homework assignment—one needs the clarion gospel message.

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10/6/2019 1 Comment

Machu Picchu

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​Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in an isolated place of spectacular beauty in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru.  It sits on a mountain ridge 2,430 meters above sea level (7,970 ft) and is located 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Cuzco.  Below it the windy Urubamba River flows.  It is estimated that about 750 people once lived there.  ​

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7/12/2018 0 Comments

Lost Phone

​Stephen and I finished a bike ride and run workout on the Air Force Academy.  We loaded our bikes on the back of the truck and headed home.  But when we got there I couldn’t find my cell phone. I quickly realized that I had placed it on the back of the truck by the license plate and drove off without securing it.  A hundred “O no!” thoughts flashed through my mind.  About to take off on an international trip to Africa, it would be a disaster not to have my phone.  While most of the phone memory was backed up on my computer, it would still be a major setback and financial hit to lose that stellar black piece of technology.

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6/22/2018 0 Comments

Have You Fertilized It?

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Luke 13:8,9—He answered him, “Sir, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.  And if it bears fruit, well.  But if not, after that you shall cut it down.”
 
Jesus shared the parable of the barren fig tree to His listeners about a man who, frustrated with the fact that his fig three after three years was still not producing figs, told his vinedresser to cut it down.  The vinedresser was more patient and felt like corrective steps were necessary before just killing the tree.

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12/25/2015

Tracking Santa

Every year about 1500 volunteers gather on December 24that Building 910 on Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. They arrive fifteen minutes before the start of their two hour shift to receive instructions and then move to one of four conference rooms where phone lines are set up.  During eleven shifts, over 134,000 calls and over 6500 emails will come in from all over the world, (mostly the U.S. and Canada), from children and adults who want to know where Santa Claus is.  

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4/13/2015

A Letter to Dillon

I recently had the opportunity to respond to the blog of a friend, Dillon,* who suffers from a life-threatening disease.  In his blog Dillon related the difference between “fading away” and “going out with a bang.”  Immediately after reading his heart-felt thoughts, I was inclined to respond with the hope of the gospel.  Below is my letter to which Dillon thoughtfully replied and which has opened up a channel for further sharing.

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7/22/2014

Using John with John

​Sometimes I find the best way to determine a person’s spiritual condition is to ask indirect questions. While waiting for a car at the Avis rental in Baltimore, I noticed the name of the man behind the counter was John. So I asked him, “Do you know what my favorite book in the Bible is?”  He looked across at me with a smile and said “No.”   I told him it was the book of John.  To this he responded by saying yes, he also liked John.  Then he proceeded to tell me what Matthew, Mark, Luke and John emphasized about Jesus in their accounts.  While John arranged for me to rent a car, we had a splendid time of fellowship. 

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1/29/2014

Speaking of Jesus

​Jesus had a meeting with His disciples in response to their questions about how they should operate after He returned to heaven.  He told them that they needed to write down a vision and mission statement—this would help keep them focused.  Second, it would be very wise to have a clear rule book with His stated commands so people would know what they could and could not do—much simpler and more elegant than what the Pharisees were teaching.  Third they would need to get a solid 501 (c)(3) so that they would get credit with the tax collectors for their donations.  Fourth, they certainly would want to set regular meetings up—preferably on Sunday mornings to differentiate themselves from Jews meeting on the Sabbath.  Finally, they should call themselves Christians so they would not be confused with idol worshipers or Jews who refused to believe in Him.  You can read the aforementioned discussion in the book of Machinations—a lost part of Scripture recently unearthed in Portland, Oregon. (Of course this is not true). 

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9/30/2013

Accomplices by Silence

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Mark 8:38—For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.


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7/19/2013

Tasty Plates at Angry Nates

We sat around the table and talked for hours on the peaceful boardwalk in front of Angry Nates, a restaurant that served tasty dishes.  We were quite the interesting bunch, a Mormon, a Catholic, two men of unknown conviction and me.  While discussing politics and Army life, swapping stories and enjoying the balmy weather of St. Croix, we discovered many shared values.  ​

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5/24/2013 0 Comments

Wolfgang Believed

​Wolfgang Simson was scheduled to speak to church leaders in Cairo, Egypt at 5:45 P.M.  His contact arranged for a taxi 45 minutes ahead of schedule and gave the cabbie the address.  Thirty minutes later they arrived but it was not the right place.  The only Arabic Simson could speak were the words for left, right, straight ahead and counting from one to ten.  The German knew he was in trouble and quickly prayed for help. God answered immediately telling him to prophesy to the taxi driver.  Simson protested, “Lord, I-I’m Lutheran and I don’t even know which direction it is.”

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