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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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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Get Off the Sidewalk
The house I grew up in was probably less than 500 square feet. It was so small we had to go outside to just change our minds. From the back door of our little gray-shingled house were four steps that emptied onto a little…Continue reading»
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Warts and All
Our old friend was sick…very sick. To say, he was an old friend is anemic; he was our confidant and mentor. Even more, our old friend Dan Cronk was our hero. And now he was very sick. We knew the time for him to…Continue reading»
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On A Winter's Morning
I love the early mornings. I think better. And it seems the Lord speaks to me more clearly at 5:30 a.m. than He does the rest of the day. It was a cold morning in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the Lord spoke. I wrote what I…Continue reading»
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Loss
All of us experience loss. We lose our keys. We lose our glasses. Some lose hair and/or teeth. We lose the vigor we had in our youth and try to muster enough energy to get through the day. We lose friends when we move. …Continue reading»