Boys in the ‘70s and ‘80s loved to jump ramps. We would lay a post on the ground and nail one end of a piece of scrap plywood to it, and voila! a ramp. Most of these were rudimentary, made from found wood that we dragged home from someone’s trash. Some of the ramps wereContinue reading “Jump the R.A.M.P.S.! Joshua 1:8”
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Be Faithful to the Basics: You Learn By Repetition. 2 Peter 1:12.
Photo from the Sault Star, Salt Ste. Marie, Ontario 1972. Every time I left the house as a little boy my mother said, “Be careful.” It was such a constant greeting that I interpreted it more as a salutation than actual advice. “Be careful” was her way of saying goodbye—or that’s what it seemed likeContinue reading “Be Faithful to the Basics: You Learn By Repetition. 2 Peter 1:12.”
COLLEGE STUDENTS: There Will Never Be Another Time Like This. 1 Corinthians 7:32-34.
A Sunday school teacher once told us that college would be a special time: “You will never again have so much freedom and so little responsibility.” He explained that we would have so few hours in class and so much free time to play or study or work or whatever. He added: “Use your timeContinue reading “COLLEGE STUDENTS: There Will Never Be Another Time Like This. 1 Corinthians 7:32-34.”
Baby Steps: FOLLOW HIM IN THE MOMENTS, NOT JUST THE MILESTONES. Colossians 2:6.
Johnny Derouen writes, “Being a bond servant of Jesus is not a once-and-for-all thing! We make choices to obey and honor Him dozens of times a day.” That is so true. You’re not a believer because of something you did years ago. You’re a believer because you chose to obey this morning, this hour, thisContinue reading “Baby Steps: FOLLOW HIM IN THE MOMENTS, NOT JUST THE MILESTONES. Colossians 2:6.”
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