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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
A dear friend of mine recently went to be with the Lord. His name was Daniel James Franklin Mosier. The last time I talked to him his voice was still strong. He would often tell me how much he missed his wife Vera. Of course he had physical challenges, but ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
In the last several years we have seen an ever-growing number of Dollar Stores and in recent months, with the economy in a downturn, these stores have enjoyed continued growth in sales.
Even one of the late night show comedians has done a few sketches showing what his staff found in ...
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
It is cold in Springfield. Well, that’s not so strange. After all it is January. But what is wrong with this picture? This morning it was 28˚ in Anchorage, AK and 6˚ in Springfield, MO. To add insult to injury we have upwards of 6” of snow and the winds ...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
There is no sound to me like one of my grandchildren screaming my name and running to me. That is exactly what I experienced the Sunday evening before Thanksgiving. I had gone to the Springfield airport to pick up Benny, Kelli and the girls. Kelli and the girls were still ...
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
I was sitting on the front pew waiting for the service to begin. The pastor walked over to chat. It was the church’s first-ever Missions Convention. I asked the pastor for permission to tally the faith promises before dismissing the service. That’s when he said it. “We’ve never done it ...
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
The Assemblies of God has been good to me. I have had ministry in almost every state of the Union. Until last week I had traveled to 49 of the 50 states. September 8-11 I traveled to Anchorage, Alaska for meetings. This was the 50th state I have visited and ...
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Congratulations to Valerie and Travis! Recently, Sherri and I were in Texas to attend the beautiful wedding of her niece Valerie. I began to reminisce during the wedding proceedings.
One of Sherri’s nephews, Trent, who is now a pastor, conducted the ceremony. My mind went back to the years when ...
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Some would call him a “diamond in the rough.” Others would call him young and inexperienced. I choose to call him a man who is on the “Potter’s wheel” being shaped to be mightily used of God.
Who is this person? He is a young pastor deep in the bootheel of ...
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Should I buy dress shoes or ugly shoes? I remember preparing to go to General Council shortly after coming to work for Light for the Lost. One consideration was I would need comfortable shoes because of the unusual amount of walking I would be doing while there. So I went ...
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Grandchildren, that is! And, what joy they bring to Sherri and me. Our two grandsons, Levi, age 29 months, and 14 month old Lincoln, live in Springfield. They are always happy to come to Meme and Papa’s house. Levi persistently wants to go to “Mal-Mart” (Wal-Mart) and ride Mickey Mouse. ...
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