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Preaching your own funeral
There were two brothers in a small town who were the richest men in town. They were also the meanest and most immoral men in town. When one of them died, the other went to the preacher of the local...
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The gates of Hades
“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18, KJV) This passage is one of those that a...
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How to make death equal gain
“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21) I love that verse. Paul, a prisoner in a Roman prison, waiting to know if he would be executed or not, writes to encourage his...
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The letter to Philadelphia: What key does Jesus have?
In this sixth of the seven letters to the seven churches, Jesus says that he is the holy one and the true one. He also mentions something that he is holding: Jesus also identifies himself as the one...
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Honoring the sacrifices of war
There’s an aspect of the U.S. military’s actions overseas that is continually hidden by proponents of military participation: the cost in human lives in other countries. When discussing the sacrifices...
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A time to mourn
As Ecclesiastes says, There is “a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” This is a time to mourn. 38 people were killed when a helicopter was downed in Afghanistan on...
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Joey
Joey (2nd from left) with his parents and little brother I guess it’s one of the biggest fears that parents have: losing one of their children. One woman who had suffered this several times in her life...
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Death
Just as different nations have different holidays and memorial days, different families have seasons that are special to us. For our family, the end of May has become one of those times. It began when...
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The value of human life
Scenario 1: “Q: What’s sandy all over and glows in the dark? A: Iran, if they harm even one of the hostages.” It was 1980. Iran was holding American citizens hostage. Americans! We were high school...
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Death
[I ran this on the blog last year. I also posted a version of it on the Heartlight Magazine site. It seems appropriate to run it again this year.] Just as different nations have different holidays and...
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Repost: Death
[Forgive me for repeating this post. It's something I wrote for Heartlight Magazine in 2012, a year after my dad died. My mind goes to these things this time of year.] Just as different nations have...
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Rigoberto Vargas
It’s ironic that Friday’s post on this blog was about death. Friday evening I received word of the death of a friend and colleague, Rigoberto Vargas. Rigo, as his friends called him, was an energetic...
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Do Not Be Afraid
A Facebook group that I’m part of, called Compadres, is having a blog tour. The general theme is The Glory of The Son and each of us will pick a story, event or teaching of Jesus that reflects His...
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I shared this in a private group on Facebook yesterday: A week ago, I stood at the bedside of a giant. Manuel Manrique is 90 years old. He was a preacher in Cuba before the Revolution and never...
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