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Walker Moore

Daniel Gil is American Ninja Warrior’s ‘Kingdom Ninja’

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I recently got a call asking if I would join Daniel Gil at an event in San Antonio. I am a huge fan of Gil. If you’re not familiar with him, he is the reigning champion of the televised contest called American Ninja Warrior. He was on the show for six seasons before he overtook…

I am learning where I came from, I know where I will go

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My youngest grandson, River the Peacemaker, just turned 2 years old.  From the time he wakes up until he goes to sleep, he is wagging his little tongue as fast as he can. His speech brings a smile to this old man’s heart as he talks without a full set of words. “Where you go?!”…

Fond memories come from spending family time together

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While I was growing up, there were three great days in the life of young Walker. Christmas topped the list; my birthday came second (I think there was a theme going on here) and then the first day of summer vacation. Do you want to know what day made the bottom of my list? Valentine’s…

A collapsed lung led a 15-year-old to a love of the Bible

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In 1966 I was 15 years-old, and I bought my first car. It was a 1954 Plymouth Belvedere 4-door sedan. In those days there were two kinds of cars, one class was called “Babe Magnets.” Guys drove those cars to attract pretty girls. They just wheeled into the local Dog ’n‘ Suds and people would…

We can afford to give our children the best things from God

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Growing up, I didn’t need the Internet. Instead, I had a Montgomery Ward catalog. Not only could you use it to find and order just about anything made, but you could break one or two of the Ten Commandments within its pages. Back in the day, we considered three things sacred: God, country and the…

‘Mail-A-Hug’ from Cohen the Goodhearted is a real keeper

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I grew up in the generation that wrote letters. We didn’t have email, texting, Facebook or Twitter. We did have a telephone. My parents were a little more modern than my grandparents, who still had a hand-cranked phone on the wall. But phone calls were expensive, especially long distance, so our family communicated mostly by…

Today’s children lack skills of self-reliance, independence

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I have enjoyed each season of our sons’ lives. I enjoyed the early stages of them learning to walk, talk and become miniature human beings.  I enjoyed their elementary school years, watching them do sports and put on school programs. I enjoyed seeing them get married and then making us grandparents. But the least favorite…

River the Peacemaker was determined to get a drink of water

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He was thirsty. River the Peacemaker, 2 years old for only a month and lacking several inches of height to reach the 3-foot mark, stood looking up at the water fountain. He was thirsty. He could feel the dryness in his throat, but looking around and seeing no adults, he realized quenching his thirst would…

True servanthood is truly caught more than it is taught

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When I was in elementary school, our little country church wanted to build a new two-story educational building. The men of the church were mostly farmers, mechanics and blue-collar workers. They decided  they had enough skilled labor among them that after the concrete was poured, they could build the rest. They begin working together in…

Language-challenged train sing-a-long pointed to Heaven

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We were on our way to teach in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. I can’t even remember when we started, but we had just made our last connection, and in several hours, we would arrive in that beautiful historic city. I had gathered several close friends to serve with me; among them…