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Rebellion
Author Phillip Yancy tells the story of a friend of his he called Daniel. Daniel was about to leave his wife of 15 years for another woman, someone younger and prettier. He knew the personal and moral consequences of what he was about to do. But he had a larger concern, and he asked Yancey,…
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Do you consider yourself a good person?
To determine that we need a guide. Let’s let the guide of all guides, the Ten Commandments check us out. One of the Ten Commandments is “Thou shalt not lie.” Have you ever told a lie? Well then you are guilty of breaking God’s law. Another one is “Thou shalt not steal.” Have you ever…
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Genuine or a copy
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH The Apostles were the foundation of the Christian faith, but they built upon the chief cornerstone, Jesus Christ. Without the cornerstone there could be no sound foundation and without the foundation there can be no building. Acts 4:10-12: “Be it known unto you all, and to all…
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Missing church
One fine spring Sunday morning, the Baptist preacher was gazing out of his office window at a nearby trout stream. “Today would be a good day to sneak off and go fishing,” he thought. The weather was perfect, his fly rod had new string, he had very recently heard reports of a good trout run,…
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Anger on the golf course
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH There were times when golf course etiquette was completely traded in for the ever-popular “lose control and act like a madman” routine. There’s something intriguing about watching a full-grown man crumble to pieces over a tiny ball that’s 1½ inches in diameter. I’ve seen guys throw their…
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A second chance
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Some years ago, two teenagers with a long history of crime and misbehavior robbed a YMCA on the lowest East Side of New York City. On the way out they saw a young man at the telephone switchboard. They were frightened and assumed that the man must…
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Can you pass the test?
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Even when we come across test questions that seem simple on the surface, we find that they’re often not as simple as we first thought. For instance, the answer to the question, “How long did the Hundred Years War last?’ seems obvious, but the answer is 116…
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Christians die better
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH On May 28, 1914, a ship called the Express of Ireland hit another ship and began to sink quickly. As the ship began to sink in the cold Atlantic Ocean, it was discovered that there were not enough life belts on board for all the passengers. On…
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Pray
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH While General Douglas MacArthur was stationed in Australia and acting as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, he penned this prayer for his only son: “Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak and…
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Don’t be cheap with the seed
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH In Canada, a believer operated a large grain farm. His spread included some 2,500 acres. When asked how he planted the seed, he reached into a bin and pulled out an ear of corn. Then he proceeded to pop out the kernels one by one as he…
Category: Pastor’s Pen
