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Archive for the Grace Notes Category


You Want A Revolution

As we make our way through LENT, I have been thinking about ADVENT. That makes sense because Incarnation and Atonement are tied together – and they mean more than just missing our on hell and eventually finding our way into heaven. At least that what Mary thinks. Read Luke 1:46-55 When seeking a biblical personality […]

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Amazing Grace

Read I John 3:1; 4:7-18 He left school at age 11. He made his living on the ocean. In time, he became the captain of his own ship. He earned profit by engaging in the practice of kidnapping West African slaves for slave trade. One day, while in a fierce storm and fearing a shipwreck, […]

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Jack the Dog

Jack has been a part of our family for about 10 years. He is a dog that followed Michelle home from the bus stop when we were living in Charlotte, North Carolina. We took all the appropriate steps to find Jack’s home, but nobody stepped forward to claim him. Eventually we adopted him as a […]

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Does Love Win?

The net is all a buzz about the forth-coming book by Rob Bell titled:  “Love Wins!”  Not just the net, however!  There have been stories broadcast by most major media television networks asking the question:  “Is Rob Bell a heretic?” The hubbub started as a result of a promotional video by Rob in which he […]

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Religious Magic

One of greatest forms of entertainment today is provided by good magicians.  Anytime any magician performs anywhere I want to be a part of the audience.  I love to see modern day illusionists reenact the escape artist routines made famous by Harry Houdinni.  I love to watch the sleight of hand skills of David Blane.  […]

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Have You Been Raised Right?

I’m Just Saying… I was recently introduced to a book by Ferrol Sams titled The Whisper of the River.  It is a story about a young boy, reared in Georgia, as a part of the Southern Baptist tradition.  In the book Sam speaks about being “Raised Right.” He says:  The child who had been Raised […]

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“Clean Shirt…New Shoes”

Last post I began looking at Joshua 3.  Heard the comment that if we want to move forward on journey with God, we need to leave “Shittim.”  That’s an actual PLACE.  Not making it up.   The next step, Joshua continues, is that the people should “consecrate” themselves.  That means they were to purify themselves, sanctify […]

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“O Goodie! It’s Time For Refreshments!”

So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my […]

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Making The Grade

Oh, the memories.  It’s mid-term exams week in area high schools, and my son, Michael, is at the dining room table.  Tomorrow’s tests are in Technology and Math.  Now, it’s been a very long time since I have had to deal with the stress and anxiety of an academic exam.  That said, life has a […]

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Dusty Discipleship (Audio and Text)

Matthew 4:12-23 – Third Sunday After Epiphany, January 23, 2011 Also available for download & streaming audio at http://www.pattersonavenuebaptist.com Listen right now when you click here: dustydisciples  You can also read a rough-draft manuscript located blow. Dusty Discipleship The maintenance company that takes care of our heating and air-conditioning unit just gave our system a […]

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