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Freedom From Wishy-Washy Faith
My Great Aunt Ada had some strange ideas. My grandfather’s sister, she was an old maid schoolteacher and smelled of lavender. She had a car – a grey ’37 Plymouth Coupe with a rumble seat….
Glenn Clark’s Vision For the Camps Farthest Out
Around 1895 a leading deputy of the U.S. Patent Office resigned “because there was nothing left to invent! All that could be invented had been invented.” He had put his view of science in a…
Let God Build the Church
You look around your church on a Sunday morning. Somehow it doesn’t seem to you to have the spark it should have. Oh, the sermons are good. But there is no enthusiasm, no excitement. The…
Sailing Life’s Storms
Have you ever been on a ship at sea? I have. When you stand on the deck and look around you all you can see is the ocean. Ocean to the left of you. Ocean…
God’s School of Prayer
In Psalm 37:4 God tells us He delights in giving us the desires of our hearts. This raises two questions. The first is why? The Bible tells us we are His family, His kids. It…
God’s Ring of Power
It is God’s pleasure and purpose to restore us to that place we were before the Fall. He wants our restoration to be a present experience as well as a future goal. For this purpose…
The Scandal of the Cross
It has been written: If you believe in Jesus you are a “most uneducated and vulgar person(s).” Furthermore, they go on to say, Christianity is not for the cultured, the wise and sensible person. Christianity…
The Best Fishin’ Holes You’ll Ever Find
Matthew chapters 3 and 4 tell about the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. John the Baptist had been preaching, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to…
Country Wisdom: Garwoods Style
I got to thinking the other night – I didn’t have anything else to do! I’ve heard a lot of preachers talk over the years. I don’t talk like them. There are some I hope and pray…
Words! Words! Words!
“My Fair Lady”* was a popular Broadway musical. In one of the scenes, Eliza Doolittle is on a date with her boyfriend, Freddy Eynsford Hill. It was a perfect night. The moon was full and…
The Parable of the Termites
There once was a man who built a beautiful home. It was everything he had ever wanted his home to be. It had cost him everything. His mortgage payments and the upkeep of the house…
Well, What Did You Expect?
How would you like a hot fudge sundae? With a great big scoop of French vanilla ice cream topped with gobs of hot fudge? Finished off with nuts, a big mound of whipped cream, and…