In the late 1950’s & 60’s it was every boy’s dream to find these under the tree on Christmas morning. One of the interesting things from this era of time…there were no warning labels. Now even our toothpaste has a warning on it. It was a time when people learned from their mistakes. If you …
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Conditions…
I’ve noticed that the older we get the more we watch the weather. The local TV stations lead off with the weather each evening. In fact, a sizable portion of time is spent telling us what the weather has been like and predicting what it might do. When the conditions are good & unchanging, we …
“Alright, We’ve Got Supper Going.”
But did we? The chili ingredients were all in the Crockpot. The lid was on. The temperature was set on low. In a few hours we would be enjoying a great bowl of chili, or would we? What is missing in this picture? It’s not plugged in! This morning, I had a great conversation with …
“Am I Alone?”
Being alone…truly alone, can be frightening. If you have not been there, you will. Alone can be in a foreign place, an experience you have never had, or even in a crowd. Alone is not an external experience, it’s internal. Alone is the fertile ground that the seeds of fear can grow into uncontrolled anxiety. …
Civil Defense
In Hamburg, Arkansas there was a “Fallout Shelter” sign on the Post Office building. It was a small Post Office that would only hold 50 or so people. I don’t recall any other buildings with this sign. I can only imagine the chaos that would have happened had it become necessary to be used. Growing …
The Power of His Word
I thought it was just a regular morning as I opened my Bible. I don’t remember why, but when I read Jerimiah 29:11, it was different. It seemed to jump off the page. I dated the scripture in the margin in my Bible. One month later as I sat in a local restaurant sharing chips …
Happy?
Being happy is much like the helium gas that once inflated this “Happy” balloon. We fill our life-balloon with, “if only.” “If only… (I get this job, new car, get invited, pass this exam, meet this person, take this trip, win this game, get this award and on & on). The interesting thing about the …
Stopped In My Tracks!
It was just another Saturday morning. I was reading a book by one of my favorite authors, O. S. Hawkins, “The Joshua Code” when He stopped me flat-footed. He was writing about the family’s old iron bed. I visualized ours. It was the bed mother & dad had when they were first married. It still …
“Where Are The Pickles?”
Do you see the pickles? If you are a married man, this is a default question that seems to just roll out of our mouths. As soon as the words leave my lips, my wife of 50 awesome years, will walk over… and like a surgeon snatch the pickles right from where I was looking. …
Lesson From The Farm: The Power of The Root
When you stop & think about it, the transformation of a seed into a living plant is supernatural. The seed in the sack will never be a plant until it is planted in the soil, receives water, heat from the sun and oxygen. The seed will lay in the ground for several days until…BAM, it …
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