Archive for February 2014
Oh Happy Day
My mind is awash with the emotions of a father following the weekend of his eldest daughter’s wedding. This past weekend my daughter Katie became Mrs. Brock Lacy. Katie is my second oldest of five children. We have three boys and two girls and Katie was the first of my two girls to get married.…
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Broken Christians
Just over a year ago I was moved to found Broken Door Ministries. I felt one of the biggest issues facing Christians everywhere was some misguided belief that once we profess our belief in Christ everything becomes okay in our lives. Nothing could be further from the truth. Evil does not flee from us when…
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The Boxer
There he was lying on the mat in the middle of the boxing ring. Defeated. Again. Cu-coo birds swirled about. Stars streamed out of his aching head. Once again sin hit him with its one-two punch and down he fell. Why did he lower his guard? Sin’s quickness landed their punches with lightning speed. As…
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Is Our Faith a Dangerous Proposition
Today we are going to examine a mandatory part of our Christian faith that can be quite frightening. It is so frightening that many of us are afraid to do it. But it is not an optional part of being Christian. If we want to enter Heaven we must be crucified. In Luke 9:23-24 we…
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Friends Forever
This is a true story (as best as my memoryserves me) of two life-long friends. The two friends are James (my father) and Charles his best friend. Both of these men started life in 1928, one in September and one in October. They were both born and lived out their lives in Northern Ohio. James…
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