Archive | July, 2007

A Beautiful City … San Diego

After the services on Sunday, Jeana and I boarded a flight from Northwest Arkansas into Los Angeles. We flew into Los Angeles because the flight was direct and fit our schedules the best. We then drove down to San Diego. As we drove through the county, we were reminded what a beautiful [...]

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Words from San Diego

I am in San Diego today, attending the Guidestone Financial Services Board of Trustees meeting.  This financial entity cares for ministers and their families in many ways such as managing retirement funds, investments, and service matters like hospitalization, also expanding into many other services.  This entity is a $10 billion entity, so the responsibiity is [...]

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Advance 2007

Pastor Floyd is conducting Advance 2007, his annual retreat for his entire Ministry Staff Team. Please pray for him, as he leads this time with his team. Even though he will return to Northwest Arkansas at the end of this week, be with our church on Sunday, he will not return to blogging on Between [...]

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Charles Lowery This Sunday Again

Dr. Charles Lowery will be our Guest Speaker again this Sunday. I enjoyed listening to him so much this past Sunday. He is a gifted communicator. He is engaging, humorous, and can tell a story with the best.
This trained Phd. in Pychology provides each of us an incredible opportunity to invite someone [...]

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A few pictures from our Summer…

I want to share with you a few pictures that illustrate a little about our summer. Of course, these pictures are of our grandchildren. We hope you enjoy or endure today.
Nick and Meredith now have a baby girl, named Reese Caroline. You will see pictures of Reese Caroline so enjoy.
Josh and Kate have Peyton Elliott, [...]

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Mid-Summer Update

It is really hard to believe we have hit the mid-summer mark. I mean folks, it is July 16. This is amazing! It is racing past us.
We did have a week with our children in Florida, even though my time was limited with them because I came back to conduct a funeral [...]

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What Are You Afraid Of?

In the passage in Luke 12 that we have been looking at this week, Jesus speaks to our fear when He says,

“Don’t worry about your life.” (v. 22)
“Aren’t you worth more than the birds?” (v. 24)
“How much more will He do for you–you of little faith?” (v. 28)
“Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father [...]

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Christ’s Compassion For Those Who Doubt

Let’s talk today about what Christ does when He sees us doubt. His words to us on this issue are, “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear. For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. Consider the [...]

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Christ’s Compassion for the Insecure

We are continuing today to look at Christ’s compassion for each of us, but particularly – those of us who deal with insecurity. Insecurity is the lack of confidence, being uncertain about yourself or matters relating to you. One of the biggest struggles of life occurs when we have lost our value and our confidence. [...]

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Are You Worried?

This week, we are going to take a look at Christ’s compassion for each of us. His compassion for us comes in many forms, and the first we will look at is “Christ’s Compassion for the Worried.”
Are you worried about anything today? Matthew 9:36 says, “When He (Jesus) saw the crowds, He felt COMPASSION [...]

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