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This morning I was listening to a message by Dr. David Jeremiah. He was preaching from the passage about the Rich Young Ruler in Matthew 16:16-22. The young man had a lot of appealing qualities. He was wealthy. He was respectable. He was faithful in his religion. He was referred to as a “ruler,” presumablyContinue reading “The End of The Brown Season?”

From what I hear and read today many seem to think that the church’s best days are behind us. The three institutions which the Lord ordained, the church, the home, and the family are under attack today as never before. Even within the church there are problems. I don’t like to see the “party spirit”Continue reading “The Church: Dead or Alive?”

My mother is a journaler. Lining the shelves in the library is her treasure trove of journals. The first bound journal is dated 1978. The latest journal is sitting beside her chair to chronicle the happenings of the day. If someone read back through the journals from the start, what would be revealed is aContinue reading “Her-story”

For the last couple of months of Dad’s life, one thing that always seemed to bring him pleasure was to get in the car and ride around the countryside. Since I am obsessed with Sandhill Cranes and Whooping Cranes, we combined our two loves. Dad’s job was to spot “the white guys” as Mom alwaysContinue reading “It’s Beautiful Out Here!”

The problem of suffering and the questions that attend it are as old as mankind’s fall. Suffering of every kind and description assail us daily. Wars. Tornadoes. Death. Illness. Inclusion in the “fellowship of suffering” has taught me at least one thing—that if you have not suffered, you will. Jesus says that He has comeContinue reading “Suffering and Adversity”

Revelation 5:21 “And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’” Maybe you know what I mean when I talk about “Brown Season.” It’s that time of year after the white of Winter and beforeContinue reading “Brown Season”