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How the enemy steals and destroys
Sometimes I talk a good game, but I do fear the devil. I read about what he did to Job. I see how he takes down pastors, church leaders, and public professors of faith like Hugh Freeze. Continue reading
Posted in Hard times, Obstacles, Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, church leader, church staff, deacon, elder, football, human trafficking, Jesus, ole miss, pastor, priest, temptation
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Winning isn’t the most important thing
I was so sad to read this week about former WVU Mountaineer Boo McLee being arrested in Pittsburgh for robbing 4 banks. A few years ago he received probation for another offense and the judge told him he should be … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity
Tagged Church, depression, Faith, football, hope, Jesus, losing, love, sports, sportsmanship, winning, worth
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Jesus is crying
When our boys were little Diane would often say to them”Jesus is crying” when they lied. I can’t remember for sure, but I think she may have said the same when they were mean to each other. And this was … Continue reading
Should Christians pray in public?
Thirty years ago our society believed in public prayer and expressions of faith, and believed in keeping sex and sexual details in the privacy of the home – behind closed doors. Oh, how the times have changed. Now sex is … Continue reading
Posted in Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, Faith, football, high school, Jesus, prayer, private faith, public prayer
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Mixed Allegiances in the WVU Maryland Game
West Virginia University and the University of Maryland play football today at 3:00 in a sold out stadium in Morgantown. It’s a Gold Rush game meaning everyone is supposed to wear gold. And lots of people from our area will … Continue reading
Posted in Obstacles, Walking the Walk
Tagged America, Chic-fil-a, Church, comfort, football, iPhone, Jesus, Maryland, money, United States, water well, wvu
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Prayer at a high school football game – What we believe
Tomorrow night we will have prayer before a high school football game. We will pray The Lord’s Prayer. And we’re not doing it to make anyone uncomfortable or to upset anyone. We not doing it to put on a show. … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged belief, believe, Faith, football, God, high school, Jesus, prayer, public prayer, Witness
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Perhaps my best blog post ever
I wanted to title today’s blog “Homosexual High School Football Player has an Abortion”. That way 1,000 people would read it, because when I blog about those three topics individually, the number of people who read my blog spikes. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged abortion, backpack, football, God, homeless, homosexual, hunger, Jesus, mission, scrapbook, servant, serve, shelter, UMC, United Methodist Church
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The Patriots, Deflated Footballs, Jesus, and Cheating
I read this morning that 11 of the 12 footballs that the New England Patriots provided and used for the AFC championship game were under-inflated. Their QB Tom Brady is on record saying he prefers footballs that have less air … Continue reading
Posted in Obstacles, Opportunity
Tagged but God, cheater, football, forgiveness, fraud, Jesus, liar, New England Patriots, NFL, regret, Tom Brady, Tozer, UMC, United Methodist Church
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A Great Journey
The football team reminded me this year to appreciate the journey. The journey has ups and downs. Continue reading
Posted in Obstacles, Opportunity
Tagged champion, championship, football, Jesus, journey, losing, winning
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My tendency to prepare for failure
my tendency was to talk to them about “No matter what happens Friday night, you all should be proud”. As I thought about it, I thought that sounded like an “It’s OK if you lose” talk. Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity
Tagged football, Frankfort Falcons, high school football, Jesus
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