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Clothes Make the Man! #TraditionallySouthside
My daughters used to tell me that I have the personality of a tree trunk. Now, that statement would be insulting if I didn’t know that they were sort of kidding and that there weren’t some level of truth in it. I do not have the most outgoing of personalities, and I sometimes find myself…
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Did I Ever Tell You That I Don’t Like Preachers? #TraditionallySouthside
I have the wonderful privilege of serving as the Moderator of the Morgan Baptist Association. I must admit to you that when this journey started back in October 2014, I never believed that I would make that statement. Being the Moderator was anything but a privilege, and it certainly was not wonderful. Our association was…
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The Donald and other Election Matters #TraditionallySouthside
Someone posted on Facebook this morning that leap day and presidential elections happen in the same year. My first thought was, “And I only thought that election years were longer because of all the campaign commercials.” But alas, it is so. I am so tired of petty personalities debating endlessly about important issues but doing…
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Disaster Relief #TraditionallySouthside
Over the last couple of days, I have been traveling back and forth between my children’s home and Baptist Hospital in Pensacola to visit my daughter, her husband, and new granddaughter. If you read my previous post, you know that Lily was born on Tuesday — the same day as the devastating tornado that hit…
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Blessed Beyond Measure. #TraditionallySouthside
Wow! What a day! The phone call came at 2:30 a.m. They have gone to the hospital. The contractions are coming regularly. You have time, though, so get some more sleep. At 4:30 a.m., I had enough, so I hit the road in the rain and fog, but I made good time. Pensacola is not…
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What Do You Think? #TraditionallySouthside
Good morning, church family. What a joy it was to worship with you yesterday! I am excited to hear about how God is working in so many lives. As I pointed out yesterday at the end of the service, we have the evidence of God’s healing power right in our own church. I truly believe…
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Smack Dab in the Middle! #TraditionallySouthside
I am about to go speak to a group of people that I have grown to love over the past year. It has been a unique privilege to stand before these people and open up the Word of God to try to help them deal with their own mental and emotional difficulties. I really feel…
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I Have Arrived! #TraditionallySouthside
Waiting, waiting, waiting (to be sung to the tune of the Rawhide theme song for those of you who grew up on Westerns like me. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, Google Rawhide and Clint Eastwood, and you will find it.) I don’t know about you, but I’m not especially good at waiting.…
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A Theology of Happiness #TraditionallySouthside
Babies are unpredictable. I am talking about before they are born, but I suppose even after they are born they are still somewhat unpredictable. Well, I guess I have to admit that some babies aren’t unpredictable. For instance, our new Youth Minister, Ben Tinley, and his lovely wife Abby, had the birth of their baby…
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I Quoted DC Talk, Can You Believe It? #TraditionallySouthside
Well, I got home in time to see the closing minutes of the second quarter of the Super Bowl, then I went into the kitchen to make myself something to eat. Because of past performances, I decided that I would not watch the half-time show, and I’m glad that I didn’t. I understand that Beyonce…
Devotions for Disciples 