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- Aug 21
- 5 min
Looking for Long-Term Security?
The tapping and pounding on the roof was constant for those two days. Like many people on my street this year, I had my roof replaced...
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- Jul 21
- 3 min
He Rebukes the Wind
I know I'm blessed - all I have to do to remember this is look at my beautiful wife, 6 amazing children, our home, our church...I KNOW...
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- Jul 18
- 5 min
The Empty Chair
The empty chair - which sat in front of me - devastated my heart and soul. I just completed my 17th year of teaching this year, and I had...
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- Jun 17
- 5 min
Under Construction
It doesn't matter where I go, I'm fascinated by areas and places where something used to be alive but is now dead. This can happen in...
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- Jun 15
- 4 min
Inquire
I can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel...I just have to walk a little further through one more semester to get there...
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- Jun 3
- 2 min
Teacher, Minister & Garbage Truck Driver
Growing up, I loved to play school with my brothers. When I was in charge, I wanted to make the school in such a way that both my brothers
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- May 24
- 8 min
Get Your Own Oil
A few days ago, in the early morning hours, I (along with every other Floridian with a cell phone) was abruptly woken up by an...
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- May 23
- 3 min
Clean
It was clean! I KNOW it was clean, because I was the one who loaded and then unloaded the dishwasher myself. So how in the world was...
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- May 17
- 3 min
Dream. Pray. Education.
Mrs. Patricia Richardson was my 4th-grade teacher at Tropic Isles Elementary School in N. Ft. Myers. She was one of those unforgettable...
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- May 9
- 4 min
Disciple and Pray
Tomorrow, my day will start reallllllllllly early in the morning. Somewhere around 5:30 AM, I will pull out of my driveway for a road...
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- May 3
- 3 min
I Landed
"I landed!" That was the text update I received today from my son, who jetted off to Atlanta today and then onto sweet home Alabama...
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- Apr 29
- 3 min
Easter Gave Us a Relationship
God did not send Jesus to earth to start a new religion. God was looking and longing for relationships. You matter to God. He knows your...
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- Apr 22
- 3 min
Easter Gave Us Prayer
Before the victory that Jesus won by His resurrection, only the Priest could go into the Jewish Holy of Holies and pray. These Priest...
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- Apr 19
- 3 min
The Good News of Easter
What would we believe if the Bible stopped after the four Gospels? Obviously, God wanted us to have the inspired commentary of the apostles,
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- Apr 18
- 4 min
Through the Storm
The rain felt really good to me this morning! I had been running a couple of miles when it started to fall, so I enjoyed every bit of it...
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- Apr 15
- 3 min
The Palm Sunday Jubilee
The simple definition of the word jubilee is: A time of rejoicing.
The reasons behind the jubilee are as numerous as the sand on a beach...
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- Apr 10
- 4 min
After Easter
Years ago, I was pastoring a church in another state and we came to Florida for a vacation after Easter. In fact, we left right after...
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- Apr 8
- 6 min
The Hero’s Journey – Resolution (Part 3/3)
The resolution, as it pertains to filmmaking, is just as it sounds: The wrapping up of the conflict as we see our hero ride off into...
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- Mar 27
- 8 min
The Hero’s Journey - The Climax (Part 2/3)
As we follow our protagonist through their trial, they will ultimately reach their ‘point of no return’. It's when our characters find...
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