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YOU’LL BE A MAN OF GOD SOME DAY, part two

His little sister was my granddaughter who shared visitation time with her daddy at my house.  So I would see Matt occasionally after he became a teenager.  We sat in the car talking one time.  He had a daughter by … Continue reading

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THE GUY WHO JUST RAN THROUGH

The guys or girls who run through our lives but live in the shadows that we understand little of.  We do know they don’t like sunshine; they don’t like accountability; they don’t like submitting to authority at any level. They … Continue reading

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SOMEONE WHO CARED

William Newell, born in the 1800’s, has had an impact on my life.  He was a prodigal whose father did not give up on him.   His pastor father pleaded his cause to   Dr. R A Torrey to allow William to … Continue reading

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SHORT LIFE OF A PRODIGAL

  At September sunrise the child was born He took his first breath on a chilly morn. He rested in peace on his mother’s arm Safe with a father to save him from harm. But for seventeen years  in rebellion … Continue reading

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THE PRODIGAL

    I’m affected by a prodigal; William Newell, born in the 1800’s.  He was a prodigal son whose father finally imposed on R. A. Torrey to allow William to enroll at Moody Bible Institute. Dr. Torrey pointed out that … Continue reading

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