I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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COMFORT FOR A BROKEN FATHER
About six or seven of us were sitting at a round table enjoying one of those Sunday dinners that Southern Baptists are famous for. He was sharing a bit from his past history as we all were – a get … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, drugs, fathers, fathers' day, medical drugs, suicide
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AT WHAT PRICE – FAME?
It had been a spectacular day and all the town’s hoopla had been for his sake. What more could he want? Evelyn had gone on home and left him with his thoughts. He needed a bit of quiet time to … Continue reading
LOOKING LIKE THE FATHER
“Come on in. The baby is with Marta. He is a delight!” Mary joined the excitement of her family celebrating Marta’s new baby boy. “Look, he has ears like Marta’s.” “His tiny toes are like hers too. See the little … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, father, God, Jesus, Mary mother of Jesus
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DAUGHTER’S JOY
She never minded Walking the narrow pathway to be with daddy. ************* For me it was more of a “get in the pick-up and go with me to see how the corn is growing.” 😀 ************** Ronovan’s challenge: Write haiku … Continue reading
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Tagged daughters, family, fathers, haiku, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge
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OFTEN IT IS TRY AND TRY AGAIN
Faye at https://thechickengrandma.wordpress.com/2018/07/10/faith-and-farmers/ wrote about the faith of her husband as he tills the soil, sometimes over and over again. It made me remember the blog I posted in April, 2015. Many of you were not with me then so I’ve decided … Continue reading
WHAT’S THE KEY?
BEFORE GOING FURTHER WITH OUR SUBJECT FROM YESTERDAY,LET’S TAKE A JOURNEY through the Bible and see what is outstanding about successful Bible youth. We will find: Isaac – What a model of submission! We hear of Abraham’s great faith, but … Continue reading
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Tagged families, fathers, key to success for youth, mentors, youth
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LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
Man/woman relationships are established in Genesis. Marriage, including sex, between one man and one woman is God’s plan. The book is replete with cases that are not one man/one woman, but I can’t think of any that did … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, families, father, love, marriage, sex, sex outside marriage, youth
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TAKING CHILD TO JESUS
“Welcome your wandering child back home,” will likely be good advice given from pulpits this Sunday, Father’s Day. And it is a good one and it is scripture based on the story of the Prodigal Son. This is tied to … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, family, fathers, fathers' day, generations, grandfathers, principles for fathers, take child to Jesus
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SOMEBODY’S PAPER DADDY
I awoke from an troublesome dream this morning with a tune in my head and the words, “Somebody’s paper daddy.” The visual in the dream was as follows: There were two babies lying on their backs with only diapers on. On … Continue reading
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Tagged dream, family, fathering a child, no father, paper daddy, single mother
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