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Walker Moore

Working and saving for a mini-bike was a valuable lesson

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Several years ago, Titus the Honorable asked his dad for a mini dirt bike for his birthday. Since he was only 6 years old, his father said, “That is a lot of money, and we don’t spend that much on birthday gifts. But if you want one, work hard, save your money and if you…

God has given us some ‘bear bells’ in the Bible for safety

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School started last week, and I needed to get one more hike in with the two older Yada Hoodies. Our hiking careers have been put on hold for the last year and a half.  I planned a hike that went up into some hills with lots of bluffs and rock outcroppings with indentations that look…

How did a missionary who despised chopsticks get to China?

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I had just done a short-term mission to Singapore, a beautiful city. Our team was asked to assist a new church plant in the Jugron District. I loved every part of this trip except for one thing: the food. I grew up in a small town smack in the middle of America, and I don’t…

Rescuing the Perishing – both physically and spiritually

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When my son youngest son, Caleb, was a teenager, he decided he wanted to be a lifeguard. I think his decision was prompted more by the number of girls who hung out at our local swimming pool than God’s call on his life, but he took the training and learned CPR, first aid and the…

Historic landmarks can’t match up with granddad’s house

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In just a few weeks, two-thirds of the Yada Hoodies will be heading back to school. It has been a weird summer. For the first third, we had constant rain, and it was cold. For the second third, we were looking at COVID-19 as it resurfaced, and for the final third, it was constantly over…

It’s time to pass the fried chicken and the mashed potatoes

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I grew up as a Baptist, I am still a Baptist and will probably die a Baptist. Baptists are famous for two things: food and fighting. I don’t know if you realize this, but Baptists invented wrestling. Wrestling is one of the oldest forms of combat, referenced in The Iliad and depicted in what some believe are…

Grandsons provided eight+ years of blessing

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This is my eighth year of being a grandparent. These have been some of the best days of my life. For years we thought we weren’t going to have any grandchildren, and then we found ourselves with three handsome, vivacious grandsons.  What I didn’t expect that they would be the teachers and I would be…

God the Father gave all authority to Jesus Christ the Son

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My wife and I once attended a well-known charismatic church. We had friends who attended there, and at their invitation, we went to a small group meeting. There were quite a large number of people there, and when I say “large,” I mean most of them were bigger in girth than my wife and me….

Panamanian Pastor Corea had an undying passion for God

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When you think of the heroes of faith, you think of names like Paul, Peter, Moses and Abraham. But there are many heroes of the faith who risked their lives for the advancement of the gospel whose names are known only to God. These men and women don’t think of themselves as anything special but…

It would be difficult to build a house better than this one

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After 20 years of use, our washing machine bit the dust last week. The one before it also lasted 20 years, so I don’t have much experience in buying washing machines. When I began to look for the next one, I wanted to take my two sons into consideration. I won’t live another 20 twenty…