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A Journey of Unknown Destinations
I have attempted to sort through a mountain of emotions as a child of the King. We all remember as small children how we would run to our parents with a scraped knee, crying in pain, but all was made well with a band-aid and a kiss. Unfortunately, the pain of life can go well…
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A Moment in Time
by Sonya Hayes We cannot define the full magnitude of grief, fear, or confusion that occurred in a most unexpected place in the most unexpected town in a moment of time. One month — four weeks — 30 days! Regardless of how you define the passing of time since April 15, 2023, it was a…
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After the Climb by Sonya Hayes
The best view comes after the climb…. We live in a very woods-filled area of our neighborhood; behind our house is an area our grandchildren call a mountain. It is just a hill filled with trees, both dead and alive. For little girls looking up, it must seem like a mountain; for those viewing the…
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What I Wish They Had Known and What I Am Sure I Know
There was no sin in the world that day. It was another beautiful morning when Adam and Eve woke up and took a walk in the Garden of Eden. As they walked, they came to the center of the garden where God had placed a certain tree. It was the Tree of the Knowledge of…
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Oh, Gross!
It is my day off from work. Just an average Monday as we celebrate someone from Alabama history. It is also D-Day, a day of infamy. A turning point in the lives of so many people: some for greatness, some for great sorrow, but a day that lives on in all our memories. That is…
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Return to Sender
Recently, Ben and I teamed up to send a package to my sister in South Alabama. The mailing label was created, and the box was packed, taped, and ready to go. Ben took the box to the post office, came home that afternoon, and announced that it would be delivered in five days. I told…
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Who Am I? @FirstBaptistChurchDadeville #SSPreacherman
This pastor’s journey has been filled with a roller coaster of adventures and emotions. I never would have thought that I would climb the hills (small mountains) of Nepal on a mission to help earthquake survivors deal with their emotional trauma. Nor did I imagine that God would allow me to serve in so many…
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VOTE JESUS! #fbcdadeville
November 1: the day that every teacher in the country prays for the day off. Every child in America has eaten and will be eating more candy in a single 24-hour period than they would normally eat in a month. Now, I’m no fan of Halloween, but I want you to know that I am…
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A Broken Nation — A Healing Savior @PreachermanBen
We have sown the wind, and now we are reaping the whirlwind. That’s biblical, you know. Every action we take has consequences. Every word we speak has consequences. That’s why I sit here typing with great trepidation. I know that some will misread what I’m trying to convey. Some will just get mad and write…
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Do You See What I See? (Not a Christmas Post) @SSPreacherman
For my birthday this year, Ben gave me a wonderful gift: a new camera with all of the bells and whistles. My daughter, Ashley, followed that with an online photography class. According to the class instructor the lessons are so in-depth that upon the completion of the course, I will have the equivalent of an…
Devotions for Disciples 