My Parent’s Ministry Story

It was in 1962 – the year that John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I remember because I was 10 years old at the time. Mom and Dad decided to make a complete shift in our family’s direction. Dad had just been offered a lucrative offer to become a Vice President of an Top Forty Insurance […]

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“A Few Figs From Thistles.”

At the turn of the century before the last one, a woman named Edna St. Vincent Malay wrote a book of poetry called “A Few Figs From Thistles.” The very title explains what the poems were about – finding some good in hard times when all you can do is trust that somehow you were […]

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An Imposter Christianity…

I have just finished this article and found myself almost at the verge of tears. There was a time in my life when “worship” was a thing of devotion and personal time contemplating the majesty of God. Sadly, that experience has been twisted and perverted by some dark forces which have gained acceptance within the […]

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Imagine #4

Imagine if the term “Being Christian” had more to do with “Finding ways to help the world” instead of “Finding every way possible to find fault with the world.”

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Thoughts on faith, nearly 10 years later

Still think the same thing almost ten years latter. Faith has to be put into practice for it to mean or change anything. It involves listening very carefully to a very small, calm voice – not some hyped up idea. It takes time and experience to walk in balance on that issue. And… nobody is […]

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I wish I had more faith

People think, “I wish I had more faith.” In America, they have been sold the story that they can get stronger faith by going to a “conference” and hearing someone talk about their experiences. Even worse, they have been taught that faith can be taught through listening to someone’s “opinion” about what some ancient text […]

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