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angels and demons.
30 Nov 2009 My thoughts have been on angels, demons, and satan this month as I’ve been studying for a message in a doctrine series. There is great curiosity today about the spirit world, both good and evil. Here are a few FAQs about that world from Scripture:
1. Who created angels? God, of course. He created [...]
Sweet tea.
In: personal growth
3 Apr 2009One of the greatest privileges in life is being the father of a daughter. Its hard to believe that my oldest daughter turns 18 this week. This is a letter I read to her at her 16th birthday party, updated for this occasion:
Sweet tea is a favorite drink of mine. There’s a saying that talks [...]
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- Tags: daughters, fathers, parenting
Locking the rooftop door.
In: personal growth
13 Feb 2009One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace.
2 Samuel 11
It may seem like a strange sentiment, but this Valentine’s Day I am checking over the following list of ways to “lock the door to the rooftop.” No specific temptations in my marriage. I am just [...]
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Investment of a life.
In: personal growth
10 Feb 2009I don’t remember much about Junior High. It’s an awkward time for most of us. I’m sure I plodded through classes, struggled through acne, and stumbled through flirting with members of the opposite sex.
But I do remember 8th grade. I was drawn into an exciting student ministry group at church, full of dynamic rallies, activities, [...]
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- Tags: mentoring
Hoss and Little Joe.
In: personal growth
26 Oct 2008For my Georgia friends…
No that isn’t Tom Veale in the picture. That’s Dennis Agajanian, world’s fastest flat-picker. Tonight at church he played and I preached. He has played and sung for years with Franklin Graham. I told him if that gig doesn’t pan out he and I can hit the road together. I just gotta [...]
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- Tags: guitars
What’s important after 14 years.
In: personal growth
20 Oct 2008Had a good lunch today. Met two old friends at Charley’s Restaurant in Lynchburg, a place that we shared many a “One Great Chicken Sandwich” over the years. It was a meaningful lunch because we worked together for many years. We were called “the four horsemen”, the “Center For Youth Ministry” guys - Dave Adams, [...]
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- Tags: friendship, group life
Mountain biking.
In: personal growth
4 Oct 2008Update for my friends. I am learning to mountain bike after years of road cycling. My lessons so far:
1. I need shin guards
2. I need other “protective gear”
3. Body armor makes sense when riding through narrow wooded trails
4. Shifting is faster and a little confusing
5. Why do I keep winding up on the “rogue -unmaintained” [...]
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study, practice, teach
For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel
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