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7 Suggestions For Building Better Relationships
While yesterday’s post on the passing of Harry Pickup Jr. didn’t quite “go viral,” it did receive the most single day views of any new post in over a year. The post was shared several hundred times on...
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Friendship. Fellowship. Forever.
Norma Jean and I are on the way to a Gospel Meeting in Chillicothe, Ohio, but paused to spend some special time with dear friends, Dave and Nancy Wyckoff in Hillsboro. The church in Hillsboro was my...
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Excellent Advice From A Police Chief
“What advice would you give young black men to overcome their fear?” This question was posed by a reporter to Dallas Police Chief, David Brown, in a news conference Monday. I love his answer. “Become...
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One Relationship Rule That Will Drastically Change Your Life Forever
“Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions.” This memorable line is by former President George W. Bush as he spoke at the memorial...
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Submit To One Another
Several years ago at a meeting of the American Psychological Association, Jack Lipton, a psychologist at Union College, and R. Scott Builione, a graduate student at Columbia University, presented...
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It’s All About The People
I don’t know who originated this quiz. It’s been around a while. But I ran across it again in my files. It goes like this. 1. Name the 5 wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last 5 Heisman...
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God’s Cure For Loneliness
According to blogger Leah Hickman “America has a loneliness problem.” In an article in ChristianHeadlines.com Hickman reports that “the health insurer Cigna recently conducted a survey on loneliness...
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Great Verses of the Bible: Matt 18:15
A Pennsylvania preacher, Doug Henry, tells a funny story about a Maryland woman, Edith, who was a mother of eight children. One Saturday afternoon Edith was returning home from visiting a neighbor. As...
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5 Guidelines for Disagreeing with Fellow Christians
Some time ago one of our regular readers requested that I write something regarding “How Should Christians disagree with each other? Experience tells us that good men and women with honorable...
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Masculinity That’s Not Toxic
This week all the rage has been Gillette’s controversial ad. It opens with the narrator asking “Is this the best a man can get?” The opening scenes show men and boys bullying, being obnoxious and...
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Racial Inclusion in Christ
With the beginning of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament fondly known as “March Madness,” I’m reminded of a significant sports and societal event that occurred on this day. On March 19, 1966, Texas...
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Teaching Children How To Treat Others With Whom We Disagree
Our blog post last Friday was about the same-sex marriage scene in the PBS children’s cartoon show Arthur. One of our regular readers very kindly responded that he didn’t see the show “advocating a...
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Be Nice To Those With Whom You Disagree
Ellen DeGeneres, the comedian, and talk show host has been at the center of a raging controversy all week. DeGeneres was photographed last Sunday at a Dallas Cowboys football game sitting in the...
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How To Cope With Criticism
Die-hard college football fans are probably aware of an ongoing feud between sports personality Paul Finebaum and Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney. I just read about it the other day. Apparently,...
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Jesus’ Answer To A Politically Polarized Nation
Charles Dickens’s depiction of 19th century Europe in his classic “Tale of Two Cities,” seems in some ways to describe the incredible times in which we live. “It was the best of times, it was the...
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By now I suppose everyone has heard about the “fake noose” report involving NASCAR driver, Bubba Wallace. The alleged hate crime was page 1 news when it was reported that a hanging noose was discovered...
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It’s Not About The Stuff
As our regular readers know for the past 33 months, Norma Jean and I have been homeless. Sorta. When we decided to step back from working full time with a local church and travel, engaging in an...
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The Bonds That Bind Us Together
Last week Norma Jean and I attended the “Golden Grads” luncheon during the Florida College Lectures. It’s a reunion of FC classes spanning the years from 1947-1971. This is the third year we’ve...
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Say Something Nice
My Mom always said, “Kenny, If you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all.” I suppose many growing up in the 1950s and early 60’s heard similar instructions from their mothers as...
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Hugs For Health
Did you know that today, June 29th is the national “Hug Holiday”? Well, according to the national holiday calendar of unusual, weird, or wacky holidays, “this very special day was created by the “Hugs...
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