Learn to Laugh
A few things in life are absolutely tragic. Some things are mysteriously strange. Many, however, are just plain funny. There isn’t a day that passes in which I fail to see, hear, or read something that makes me smile. And because laughter is such effective …
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Sand is Weighty
A few summers ago my family and I visited Destin, Florida for vacation. We rented a house right on the beach and had an amazing time. As I recall that trip, we did a little bit of everything. We ate alligator (I don’t advise that …
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Best Church Ever!
This past week I celebrated my two year anniversary as Pastor of Shawnee Baptist Church. I think my first thought was, “Wow, where has the time gone?” On Sunday night the church family surprised Amanda and me with a celebration service where they showed a …
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2011 Missions Conference with Dr. Sisk
Our annual missions conference starts tonight at 7, and I wanted to share the schedule of events with you. Trust me, you’ll want to be sure you don’t miss a single minute of this great event. You can also download a copy of the missions …
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Why Worry When You Can Pray?
If you look around you will find plenty of reasons to worry. The sun blasts cancer-causing rays. Air vents blow lung-clotting molds. Potato chips have too many carbs. Vegetables have too many toxins. The economy is going to crash. The bridge is out. The sky …
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How Will You Contribute?
A few years ago, Amanda and I were privileged to meet some American missionaries to the Philippines, and they became very good friends of ours. They told us about an animated evangelist they saw try to communicate to a Filipino audience—through a less-than-animated translator. The …
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Staying Young
If I asked you to define Job’s life, what would you say? Probably most would define it as suffering or sorrow, but God defines Job’s life as filled. We come to the end of the book (Job 42:17) and we read this phrase, “So Job …
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The Power of Encouragement
Proverbs 12:25 says “Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.” Over and over in the Bible we see examples and read exhortations about how words can be used for righteous and relevance or ruin and rebellion. …
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Christian School Athletics
What a great time we enjoyed at our volleyball tournament these past two days! Our NCS Lady Gators played hard and competed with such a great spirit. They won the Consolation Championship and represented their Lord, their parents, and their school well. We’re proud of …
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