Dynamite
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace (Jimi Hendrix). Bedford, Indiana, my birthplace, was known...
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Jul 1, 2020
Two Caskets
There is nothing about our faith that makes us pain-proof. It does hurt. It does make us cry. And we must dry our eyes and continue our...
Jun 29, 2020
Still Wet
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at...
Jun 24, 2020
Eddie Was There
In all the sadness, when you are feeling that your heart is empty and lacking; you must remember that grief is not the absence of love....
Jun 22, 2020
The Orange Button
Hug a police officer. It's the law! (Author Unknown) After completing my classes at the International Conference of Police Chaplains, I...
Jun 17, 2020
Beer Money
Do alcoholics ever hit bottom and then climb their way up into sobriety? Of course they do. But we never know who’ll be the lucky ones or...
Jun 15, 2020
The King of Pop
There is a time to be born and a time to die. (King Solomon) After working in the yard Thursday I came inside and began watching...
Jun 10, 2020
Commander and Chief
A fresh wind is blowing across this church of ours. (Barbara Harris, 1st Anglican woman bishop) Something unique is transpiring now that...
Jun 8, 2020
A Stronger Pill
It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. (Chinese Proverb) In 1882 Philip Brooks, the one who wrote...
Jun 3, 2020
Jesus’ Greatest Work
Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work. (Oswald Chambers) What was Jesus’ greatest work? Most feel the...
Jun 1, 2020
Just A Thought
“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are...
Jun 1, 2020
Santiago
We crucified Jesus on a stick, but we have always had a curious feeling that He somehow managed to get hold of the right end of it....
May 27, 2020
Refuse To Bow
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie...
May 27, 2020
Not Love Only
He who is only just is cruel. (Byron) There are two sides to everything, and not even God is exempt from this truth. His two sides—He is...
May 22, 2020
If You Pull That Trigger
Suicide does not end the chances of life getting worse, suicide eliminates the possibility of it ever getting better (Kat Calhoun). Wayne...
May 18, 2020
Did You Miss Me?
A person's a person, no matter how small. (Dr. Seuss) It was a typical Turpin Family Christmas. My wife prepared her normal fit for a...
May 14, 2020
Nothing To Lose
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. (Jim Elliot) Every year my grandfather invested a great deal of...
May 11, 2020
Pain In Paradise
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say I used...
May 7, 2020
What If Death Is Worse.....?
Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice. (Franz Liszt) Don decided to throw...
May 7, 2020
Man From Gator Land
The presence of the Holy Spirit is the keystone of all our hopes. (John Nelson Darby) Max Harrison was overwhelmed with joy at what his...
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