Category: From the Heart!
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Doom & Gloom…
It didn’t seem that long ago when the first thing I did every morning was to venture out my front door to get the newspaper. I looked forward to reading the front page to see what was goin on in the world. I’d then go to sports to check tennis scores. On the weekend, I…
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Run the Race…
I still have a few pictures of my friends and I sitting on ‘The Hill’ in High School. The Hill was a large grassy area in the middle of the campus where everyone gathered between classes or at lunch time. There were no chairs or benches. You just found a patch of grass and plopped…
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There is only one ‘I’ in ‘Him’.
There is only one “I” in “Him” for a reason. It means, “I have asked Jesus into my heart to be my lord and savior.” From that moment on the “I” is surrounded by “Him”. From beginning to end, from ‘H’ to ‘M’, there is no longer an “I”, there is a “Him”. There’s nothing…
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Passion Drives Purpose…
For my entire life as a Christian I’ve struggled with the question, “What does God want me to do?” I felt that I needed to do something big, dramatic and special. I worked diligently at my local church, but that didn’t satisfy. I became a locally licensed minister, but that didn’t satisfy. I recorded CD’s…
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FOMO
We all live in a sea of anxiety and listlessness. This comes from constant comparison and FOMO (fear of missing out). When I worked as a commercial truck salesman at Trans West Ford, in Fontana, California, we constantly played pranks on each other. During Thanksgiving and Christmas the owner of the dealership, Richard Textor would…
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Hit the Censor Button?
People who know me truly believer that I am in fact, Mr. Rogers incarnate. Friends and acquaintances who have known me 20 years plus have never, and I mean NEVER heard me utter a word of profanity or say an unkind word about anyone else. I’m often made fun of for this but I wear…
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Love…not just when it’s convenient.
As a young Christian I attended a church where we were very involved in the local community and missions. Our senior pastor lived the verse, ‘love your neighbors as yourself’, and taught his congregation to do the same. We were a very warm, inviting and loving church. There was a young lady (Judy) in the…
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Holy Discontent
You envision a beautiful hike in a nearby forest. So, you get up early on a Saturday morning and head for the mountains. Imagine you find the perfect spot and begin your journey. You’ve walked for quite a while and now you’ve come to a place where the terrain looks quite unfamiliar. You’re not sure which direction…
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The Screwtape Letters
As a young Christian, I remember reading a book by C.S. Lewis, “The Screwtape Letters.” The book details conversations between demons. Although funny at times, reading the book made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. It was absolutely freighting and heightened my awareness of real demonic forces at work in our…
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The Power of Prayer…
Over the years I’ve been blessed to serve under a number of godly men and women. Lauren & Delores Marner, Raymond & Brenda Pettitt, Russ Stiverson, Rick & Sue Hutchison, and Staci Bundy all come to mind. I’m so thankful for their example, leadership and tutelage. It seems like every time I open You Tube…
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