About This Blog
Members of the Mission staff and board share their thoughts. Rhyme, reason, and rhythm do not enter the blogging world. Our bloggers randomly share their take on life, work, and the Great Commission. Their thoughts may be sad, humorous, or sobering. A blogger may plod slowly or lope exultantly. Enjoy their erratic meanderings.
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Riding the Rollercoaster
“You tend to overestimate what you can accomplish in one year; but you underestimate what you can do in five years—if you really focus.” I don’t know who first said this or even where I first heard it. I know it has been…Continue reading»
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The Younger Generation
I don’t know when it happened. I’m not even sure when it first dawned on me, but I am coming to terms with being viewed by younger guys as an older minister. Granted, many preachers are older than me, but more and more are…Continue reading»
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Faith and Fear
Did you hear what the president said regarding the nation’s economic crisis? “Values have shrunken to fantastic levels;…our ability to pay has fallen;… the savings of many years in thousands of families are gone.…Continue reading»
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Filling the Empty Spaces
Do you hate conflict? Do your insides get all tangled up in knots when you see someone you think is mad at you? Have you been wounded deeply by words spoken in anger? Do you regret the relationship damage you’ve done to…Continue reading»
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One Weekend
My wife, Sheila, and I had been married less than a year when we found ourselves as parents of eight children. That’s right…eight. We had joined the staff at the Free Will Baptist Home for Children in East Tennessee as…Continue reading»
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Restoration of Creativity
Creativity pours from God in multiple ways—from creation past to daily displays of wonder in nature and humankind. Created in His image, human beings have been endowed with a good measure of the same creativity. The arts,…Continue reading»