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Are you looking for a “summer read”? I just had to share this. (This is a completely unsolicited book review.) I want to encourage you to read “Journey in Discipleship – Living the Spirit-filled Life”. Many of the readers of this blog are associated with the Holston Conference of the UMC (or have close personal ties with [...]

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Time Period: From (the Last) Supper to (the First) Sunrise  I seldom have nightmares, but when I do, the theme seems to be the same: I am in an elevator that is falling, and I have no control.  “Out of control…” None of us want to be out of control of life and circumstances, but [...]

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I just purchased 4 new books from Christian Book Dealers! Check them out! It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek By David Alan Black / Baker This is a guide to grammar for second-year Greek students that’s easy to understand and enjoyable to read. Written by respected Greek scholar David Alan [...]

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The Newman Valley Studio 2011 calendars are in! I have “Faith Passages”, “Country Spirit” and the ever popular “Norman Rockwell scenes”.  If you’d like a free one, come by the studio and pick one up. If you’d like for me to mail you one, please send $2.00 to cover postage. (Go to the “contact” page [...]

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After yesterday’s post, many have asked just what the “ah-ha” moment was. So, here it is. I have spent the past three years studying the Psalms (taking one Psalm per week, reading it in as many translations as possible, then “dissecting” it while meditating, praying and exploring its meaning). As I have said before, “the [...]

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Whew!

I have finished the 5-week set of lessons for the Daily Bible Study publication for the Fall 2011 series and e-mailed them to the publisher this morning. I’ll have to admit that I am a little nervous as I’ve never done any of this type of writing before. I’ve written a monthly column for a [...]

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For the next two weeks I will be filling in for Rev. Don Watkins at St. Paul East UMC on Ruggles Ferry Pike in East Knox County. My sermons will be a two-part series on The Beatitudes titled “Progressing Blessing.” Feel free to join us at St. Paul East at 10:30am on Sunday morning. If [...]

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