Over the years, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line staff have had their share of memorable calls — inquiries that stand out from the crowd because they’re heartwarming or amusing. Some of the veteran staff members were asked to tell their favorites. It’s hard to beat the call from a trucker who planned to cook his Thanksgiving […]
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The Five Dimensions of the Lord’s Supper
1 Corinthians 11: 23-30 Aim: to deepen our appreciation of the significance of the Lord’s Supper. Thesis: there are 5 dimensions to the Lord’s Supper. Introduction: When I became a Christian, I was taught that we should observe the Lord’s Supper on the first day of every week. It was impressed upon me that my […]
Did You Wash Behind Your Ears?
If you were to make a list of “Top 10 Mother Quotes”, one of them would HAVE to be, “Did you wash behind your ears?” And, if your mother is like mine, regardless of how you responded, she would check. I don’t know what she expected to find, but evidently that’s one body-area we tend […]
Waiting (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1xC3WJt40
FORGIVENESS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE0a9nHw0Sk
To Wives and Mothers
Happily married couples are a dying species. The blame for this unfortunate situation must usually be borne by both husband and wife. But God has given women greater powers than most realize to build a happy marriage. “Every wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands” (Prov. 14:1). A […]
FIVE REASONS CHURCHES WON’T GROW
Although never voiced I have discovered that there is usually a degree of internal institutional opposition when it comes to church growth. It is not just that churches don’t grow; often it is they won’t grow. Here are five reasons why: Lack of intentionality. For a church to grow it must plan to grow. It […]
Mizpah
Jacob and Laban form an Alliance.
Seven Ways To Pursue Joy
We’ll keep this really simple. Let’s start with a few facts about joy and then dive into seven ways to find joy when we lack it. Joy is not a feeling, it’s a godly perspective. A Christian’s hardships aren’t pointless, they’re productive. “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you […]