Tag Archives: Obedience

Looking for a sign

Posted on August 17, 2018 by He stirs up the people...

The other day I filled up my vehicle.  On the drive home I noticed that where the numbers for the mileage usually show, there were letters instead.  The letters said, “gASCAP”.  There was no doubt what the van was trying … Continue reading →

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Getting them all riled up

Posted on March 12, 2018 by He stirs up the people...

Yesterday as I began to preach at 8:50, I told the early church folks that just because we got out at 9:20, I did not shorten my sermon.  We were just ahead of schedule.  At 9:38 when church was over, … Continue reading →

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It’s what you do when nobody is watching

Posted on November 16, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

It is a lot easier to eat an order of french fries than exercise on an elliptical machine for 45 minutes. Continue reading →

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The joy of salvation

Posted on February 3, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I had an epiphany this morning.  I love the word epiphany and I do not get to use it often enough.  I explain the meaning of the word as having a “light bulb moment” when you suddenly understand or gain … Continue reading →

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A million reasons

Posted on December 30, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

The other day someone said to me, “I can come up with a million reasons” to not do something we were discussing.  I do not know if you have ever done the old side by side list of pros and … Continue reading →

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Can you help me?

Posted on July 2, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

We’re safely back from our mission trip to Andrews, SC.  While there are a dozen other things I should be doing, I wanted to share this with you. Our construction site supervisor told us at the beginning of the week … Continue reading →

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A better boss of you than you

Posted on May 28, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

Diane and I returned from vacation yesterday.  We came home a day earlier than we had to so we could go to some high school graduation parties we have been invited to.  While in Myrtle Beach for a couple of … Continue reading →

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Selfishly giving away everything you own

Posted on February 24, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

I owned a 5 speed manual transmission red 1989 Ford Aspire just like the one in the picture.  It had 60,000 miles on it when I bought it in the late 1990’s, and it got 40 miles per gallon.  I … Continue reading →

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What it means to love your neighbor

Posted on October 6, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

It is not loving to let people live in their sin and rebellion. That’s easy. True love is difficult. True love calls people to repentance. Continue reading →

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What am I supposed to do?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by He stirs up the people...

Yesterday I talked about waiting for the right words.  That sounds sort of silly to me.  But, it’s a reminder that sometimes we get to places or points in our lives that we aren’t quite sure about things.  We aren’t … Continue reading →

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