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Painter of light, man of darkness
As a boy, one of my sons loved to draw fighter planes. I found one of his drawings on a church pew after worship one Sunday. I think he did most of his sketching while I was preaching. Any way to get through a sermon, right?
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Mother's Day: A time for gentleness
A young man in a supermarket noticed a little old lady following him around. She kept staring at him, finally overtaking him at the checkout. Turning to him she said, "I hope I haven't made you feel uncomfortable; it's just that you look so much like my late son."
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Marion Regional Farmer's Market to open this Saturday
The Marion Regional Farmers Market opens this Saturday, May 12th, and will be open every Saturday morning from 8am until noon through October.
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In families, everything comes around
Internationally recognized author and speaker Wayne Dyer tells about a 64th birthday card from his children. The outside of the card was beautiful. The words were inspiring, “Inside is a message from God.” Dyer was touched that his children were beginning to appreciate his work. When he opened the card, the inside read, “See you soon!”
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William King Musuem to host garage sale
The William King Museum will host a garage sale May 11-12, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, in the little white building behind the museum.
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A moment when the words wouldn't come
While visiting an out-of-state church, I saw a hot-air hand dryer in the men’s restroom. Someone had scratched out the instructions and substituted another message. “Press the button for a message from our pastor.”
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A church blooper with a lesson
Most of the time, I am a big fan of church bloopers. There are plenty of them. Generally, church people work hard to do the right thing. They are often the same people who, when it comes to writing it down, get it all wrong.
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Bubba Watson: More than a golf victory?
Reportedly, Mark Twain referred to golf as “A good walk, spoiled.” However, Mark Twain never knew Bubba Watson. The Arizona golfer won the Master’s Tournament Sunday. Twain had a good sense of humor and never passed up a chance to be a character. I think he would have liked Bubba Watson.
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Tazewell First Assembly of God to holds 'Live Crucifixion'
The Tazewell First Assembly of God presented a live crucifixion in honor of the Easter holiday.
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Easter: From brokenness to healing
Some friends of ours have a grandson, Andrew. He is almost 3 years old. Last week, Andrew was not feeling well. He did not look well either with a rash covering most of his body. I imagine the sight of the rash bothered Andrew as much as feeling sick.
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Losing God's son
Of the few things that overwhelm Linda, a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese is one. The pizza and the noise combined with a mob of preschoolers are too much for her.
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Barbers hop takes customers back in time
Do you remember the days when a trip to the barbershop smelled of Old Bay instead of hair spray? When hardwood surrounded giant mirrors and the conversation centered on sports and news of the day? Marion’s newest business strives to offer that and more.
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A faith lesson from early blooming flowers
In case you blinked, spring started this week. Actually, the first day of spring was Tuesday. Of course, it would be easy to miss the beginning of spring; most of the winter has felt like spring. This year fall, winter and spring seem to have blended into just one long season. It may not be good English, but this year, spring seems sprung.
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Pre-engagement: Talking to family
It took three weeks to write the first column. Not because I didn’t know what I wanted to say. Not because I didn’t know how to begin my story. It took three weeks because I realize committing to this column is committing to the proposal itself. I want to marry Mindy, that’s the easy part. I want to marry Mindy, that’s the scary part.
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Determining the value of signs
We were robbed! OK, I have a tendency to exaggerate and overreact. All we lost was a decorative yard sign with our address on it. It was worth about $150.
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Angel Babcock: God wasn't absent
We needed Angel Babcock to live. Everyone tried, from her rescuers to the specialists who cared for her at Kosair Children’s Hospital, to her family and all who prayed for her.
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How to measure an extra day or lost hour
The sun was shining without a cloud in the sky. It was Sunday morning and I was driving to a small church in rural Alabama. Although I was in still in college, they had called me as their pastor a year earlier.
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Christ put focus on people in need of help
Admittedly, I have little experience with mental health care and treatment. Once, I fantasized that my dog Buck could be a therapy dog. However, on a trial run, it was determined that people actually regressed when Buck entered a room. He has a similar effect on me.
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The moment I knew it was her
I haven’t figured out much during my time on earth, but one thing I know for sure is women are sold on marriage.
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Keeping a healthy heart
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'You fat!' Compliment or insult?
Art Linkletter popularized the phrase, “Kids say the darndest things.” They also say some pretty embarrassing things.
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Finding the way home
Linda is the hiker in the family. She has trekked through the Himalayas and other parts of the world. Though I never claimed to be a mountain man, hiking up Mt. Rogers seemed reasonable. Taking Linda along would guarantee I would find my way home.
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Murders not about Islam but a very old practice that still haunts us
Daughters grow up and fathers famously resist it. I know that I did, particularly when it came to clothing.
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Celebrating first love for Africa
Ironically, he died the week I left for Africa. I had not seen him in a very long time. In fact, I am more than a little embarrassed to admit that I did not know he was still alive. Undoubtedly, he had retired years, maybe decades ago. I am not even sure how old he was, at least in his 80s.
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Wrestling with law, authorities
A friend forwarded the following: I was driving when I saw the flash of a traffic camera. I figured that my picture had been taken for exceeding the limit even though I knew that I was not speeding. Just to be sure, I went around the block and passed the same spot, driving even more slowly, but again the camera flashed.
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