Podcast Episodes

Ole Blue Eyes

The “ole blue eyes” I know is not the singer of previous generations, but a warmhearted 90-something card player with the most beautiful, piercing, …

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Faithful Friends

My pastor receives new members at the end of worship services. They are welcomed and introduced to the congregation. One Sunday, Shirley was receive…

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Beware of Pretty Weeds!

Inside a neglected prayer booth behind my friend’s church, a plant had grown unnoticed. Taller than my head, it had lush green leaves and stems suff…

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Sacrifice and Love

Sacrifice isn’t easy, especially when it requires us to give up something we love and have worked hard for. Things like giving up college to help wo…

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Forgetful

We know all about being forgetful. In fact, as we grow older, we become quite an expert at it. Sometimes we forget minor things, like the location o…

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Perfect Forgiveness

When days pass slowly, my mind wanders back to mistakes I’ve made: disloyalty, hurtful words and deeds, and much worse. Why can’t we forget the wron…

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God’s Plans for My Life

I have found God’s loving plans for me in my life, even when I could not see them. I had to change high schools between my Junior and Senior years. …

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God’s Peace

A friend I cherished signed off her notes and messages with “Peace and Joy.” I liked that because it attested to her faith, but also because these a…

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The Promise of Faith

The concept of faith takes many forms in our daily lives.

One afternoon in my youth, I played football with friends. I called a pass play. Dropping …

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Expect the Unexpected

Oblivious to coming events, our youth group crammed

into an old school bus headed to an out-of-state park.

On a deserted stretch of interstate, the …

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