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We all have them. “Alarms” that tell us what to say and how to behave when we find ourselves surrounded by people we do not know. Here is what we want. We want to be around people who are accepting … Continue reading →

In 2006, I saw a popular movie starring Matthew McConaughey entitled “Failure to Launch.” McConaughey played a thirty-something young man who still lived at home with his parents and he had absolutely no interest in leaving their home. The premise … Continue reading →

It is hard to admit this but I waste water. Do you? When I brush my teeth at night, I run the water needlessly. When I shower, I spend extra time in there and sometimes I use our Jacuzzi tub … Continue reading →

In this past month when we were experiencing a pretty extreme “cold snap” for the state of Kentucky, the heat on the ground floor of our home went out. We called for service but since we still had heat on … Continue reading →

I thought it was going to be a normal day. First- grader David caught the bus at his country home [eleven miles from the county seat of Marion, Ky.] The bus took me approximately fifteen miles to a little school … Continue reading →

When [Jesus} came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. … Continue reading →

At the funeral service of John Carter Allen* the pastor read a testimony from a father in our church. I remember what she read. This father’s son had spent some time with John Allen at Micah Mission Center and the … Continue reading →

I have been a listener in far too many of these conversations. “Poor people deserve what they are getting; they have brought their situation on themselves.” “Poor people would be ok if they would just get a job. They are … Continue reading →

“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Too often in the minds of many Christians, having the experience of being born again is it. Once they accept Jesus … Continue reading →

Before we get too far into Pastor Mark Labberton’s book The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor, we need to talk about the “big tent.” Sometimes Christians think their view is the majority view in the faith, especially those Christians … Continue reading →