One of my favorite modern evangelists is Ron Hutchcraft. His down-home style is a must read for me every morning. He has a way of weaving a message into everyday life. This morning’s message was particularly meaningful, so much so … Continue reading
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Because He Lives
I had an unexpected blessing at church this morning. I knew there was going to be special music by a former longtime member and his wife. They sang perhaps the most recognizable anthem of faith, Bill and Gloria Gaither’s Because … Continue reading
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Tagged Because He Lives, belief system, bill and gloria gaither, christ life, christian, despiar, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, fear, insecurity, longtime member, music, religion, spirituality
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Heart of the Matter
Sometimes when you read the old prophets like Isaiah or Jeremiah, you just scratch your head and wonder what you just read. You have to get some additional insight. Jeremiah 17 is a case in point. After reading verses 1-27, … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, DPchallenge, faith, family, God, heart, Jeremiah, spirituality
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Beer with Jesus
I haven’t always been a country music fan. In fact, having been city born and bred, country was “hillbilly” … you know Rednecks with beer bellies and rusty old dirty pick-up trucks with gun racks. Oh, wait a minute … … Continue reading
Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic
Tagged beer, christian, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, faith, family, Jesus, music, spirituality
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The dead duck
It’s a tried and true parable. I’ve read in a number of times, and I’m sure you have too. But it is worth repeating. Do here goes… Nine year old Sam was visiting his grandparents’ big farm where he loved … Continue reading
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Tagged DPchallenge, duck, encouragement, faith, family, guilt, parable, spirituality
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Keeping My Secrets
This review by Deanna Kohlhofer first appeared in the Reveille/Between the Lakes Memories – we all have them. Some more than others … but we all have them. We have memories we choose to “forget” and others we cherish. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged christian, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, God, Memories, review, spirituality
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Changes
I was listening to a radio program this morning and the host was relating how his profession had changed since he first started. There were cathode ray tubes, tapes, stopwatches … now it’s all digital. It reminded me of the … Continue reading
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Tagged change, christian, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, Memories, Prayer, religion, spirituality
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Another view
Since my daughter Deanna’s blog was an inspiration for me to begin my blogging expedition, I thought I would invite her to publish a guest post. I hope you enjoy her work as much as I do. Deanna is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Deanna, DPchallenge, extraordinary, God's shaping, never neat, relationships, religion, resisting, Romans, spirituality
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Pepperoni Dreams
Do you dream? I mean, vivid, right there in the action dream? I do … especially after eating sausage or stick pepperoni, good old greasy sausage or pepperoni with just that right ingredient that triggers the emotions, ideas, images and … Continue reading
The Light 
Being Rich
I saw a cartoon today where a lady in curlers and bathrobe says to her husband, “I’ve decided I’d like to be rich.” He responds, “What kinda rich? Rich as in wealthy, or rich in spirit, or rich as in … Continue reading →