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My BFF called me yesterday evening in tears. A number of things had gone wrong that day, and her feelings were very badly hurt by someone she loves. On top of all that, she was worrying about a future situation that might or might not (but probably will) happen, and she can do nothing to stop it.

We talked for nearly an hour, and when we got off the phone, she was still quite upset, BUT she had shared with me what was going on in her inner-most being and I had been able to…

Last week our favorite family-owned convenience store had to start requiring customers to prepay for gasoline. They wanted to avoid it, and lasted longer than most stations did, but over the course of just a few days they lost over $500 from gasoline theft. Now, I've heard it before: "the oil companies are rolling in money at the same time we are rolling pennies just to be able to afford gas; they can stand a little loss here and there." I'll tell you who got hurt - not the oil company. You…

I LOVE a variety of music, and Christian music is one of my FAVORITES. SOME of the songs I enjoy are:

My God Is Real

Go Tell It On The Mountain

Peace In The Valley

In The Garden

Put Your Hand In The Hand

Farther Along

Suppertime

He Walks With Me

I Saw The Light

Didn,t It Rain

The Lighthouse

Go Tell It On The Mountain

Do Lord

Without Him

I COULD go on and on and ON. LOL!!!

To trust in Jesus is sometimes a very hard thing to do.

Lots of storms and problems, thoughts and feelings start to cloud our vision so that we can't see Jesus and think that He has turned away from us.

But during these hard times Jesus is alway right beside us even if we can't feel that He is there and He is always holding our hand no matter what we may be facing. He will never leave or forsake us because He paid the price for us and we are His property. He loves us more than…

The Lord blessed us with exciting weather, plenty of food and warmth, and good spirits last week. Last Sunday, I had no idea this week would bring the worst ice storm in Oklahoma's recorded history, leaving hundreds of thousands without power for days and days (some still don't have it back on). This Sunday, I really don't have much idea what will happen in this next seven days either. I know what I have scheduled: homeschooling, eye doctor for new glasses, medical doctor for diabetes…

Both the trinity and baptism have been great dividing doctrines for Christians and many have died trying to prove one another wrong. It is good to get to understand that this displeases God who calls us to salvation through the blood by Grace and Faith.

A google search and reading on all sides will show how far people will go to prove that which is not plain in the Bible or in early Church History. It is well to rejoice in what God has done for us and to listen to each other and…

Pray for me. I need strength & patience this weekend. You see, I am a country boy. I am at home out in the sticks cutting firewood , bouncing around on my tractor clearing trails, or just sitting and watching the habits of the varied wildlife that roam our hills.....But, this weekend, I will have to brave the 6-lanes, the frantic "lane switching" of the hurried city dwellers, and the throngs of "stampeding consumer hoards" to take my wife shopping in the big city.

I always…

Keeping Christmas for what it is.

Category: Life

Listen folks, this is a great time of year. Let's remember what the season is all about. it is not "happy holidays." It is the time we…

With respect to the broken relationship between my daughter and myself, I found some words that spoke to my soul this morning. It is from: The Unchained Soul by Calvin Miller. Here it is:"Two sentences must remain forever linked: God, I am not able; and Christ is Lord. How often I have seen these sentences of our insufficiency and his all-sufficiency follow hard upon the other." I confess that this is TRUE and Christ is Lord, the great Healer of all that is broken. I'll let the Lord fix this…

Although I have never lived outside of the African continent I am excited that the Lord has chosen me to live and take part in this exciting time in our countries history. There has been a lot of negative publicity on crime etc. in this country but the Lord has mighty plans for South Africa and I believe we will be the shining light to the rest of Africa.

South Africa is the only African country to have a transition from a white to a majority government without a civil war. Although…

As part of my walk with God, I would like to share some information that may bring a lot of hope to those suffering from AIDS, or anyone who has a loved one or knows of someone who has the disease. God has provided for us, please take a look at the following site. May God help you in your daily lives.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1683259.stm