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The Pastor’s Pen: The meanest man in Texas
Clyde’s father was a Bible salesman, but when he was old enough to stay home alone, he began refusing to go to church with the rest of the family. Most Sundays, while his family was in church, Clyde was hunting. One Sunday afternoon in 1929, when he was 17 years old, he met some men…
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Prayer of Grandma Jones
I want to tell you the story of an old lady whom everybody called “Grandma Jones.” She had a close relationship with Jesus. And she knew that Jesus wanted her to be a soul-winner. She wanted to lead others to Christ. However, Grandma Jones was pretty much homebound. She didn’t drive. She had no family…
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The Pastor’s Pen: The Master and the Child
The folklore surrounding Poland’s famous concert pianist and prime minister, Ignace Paderewski, includes a story, which though fictional, provides a true picture of what God can do with us: A mother wishing to encourage her young son’s progress at the piano bought tickets for a Paderewski performance. When the night arrived, they found their seats…
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The Pastor’s Pen: What makes us attractive?
What makes us attractive? Young girls in many countries have standards of beauty and appearance that are according to their national customs. Like most of us, people aren’t like runway models or movie stars. Most people in the world are like you and me—just people. We may be a bit overweight, some of us a…
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The Pastor’s Pen: There is someone beyond the grave
The University of Chicago Divinity School has what is called “Baptist Day” each year. On this day, each one is to bring a lunch to an outdoor picnic area, and the school invites one of the popular lecturers to speak at the theological education center. One year Dr. Paul Tillich came and spent 2-1/2 hours…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Come to Him
Helen Rosavere is an English woman who was interested in becoming a doctor and serving God. Upon completion of her medical training at Cambridge University, Helen began to ask God where he would want her to serve. Before long, God directed Helen to an area in the Congo (Africa), which had a population of over…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Follow the Son
What is the will of God for your life? Have you heard the story of the doctor who comes to a split in the road on a Vermont backcountry lane? The road sign at the fork points in both directions for the same town. Seeing a farmer beside the road, he asked him, “Does it…
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The Pastor’s Pen: I must tell Jesus
One of the loneliest times we can have comes when we face a time of need without having a loving friend to talk to about it. Everyone needs at least one trusted friend in whom to confide. Elisha A. Hoffman, author and composer of more than 2,000 gospel songs, was pastor of a church in…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Spiritual baby food
Have you ever tasted baby food? I have. It’s terribly bland. But babies have no other choice without teeth. They certainly can’t eat a nice, juicy steak! Sadly, some Christians are content with spiritual baby food. They are happy to go over and over the simple truths of the Scriptures and don’t move beyond the…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Two pennies
We live in a fallen, sin-cursed world—a world where our Lord warned us that it would rain on the just and the unjust. There is no escape for anyone from the tragedies of this world. These events remind us that our anchor and our hope is not in this world but in our Lord and…
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