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• Happy Thanksgiving

  by Kenny Sallee November 22, 2018
    Happy Thanksgiving   In homes across America, friends and family will soon gather around beautifully decorated tables filled with warm, scrumptious food to give thanks. It’s Thanksgiving Day. However, this day will be nothing like holidays of the past for many people.   ...

• A Thanksgiving Prayer

  by Kenny Sallee November 21, 2018
  A Thanksgiving Prayer Most of us here in the United States will be celebrating the upcoming national holiday of Thanksgiving tomorrow, November 22nd, 2018. For many it's a day of feast to share with family and friends with a holiday turkey and an afternoon of watching sports on TV. For many it ...

• "The Resurrection of Our Lord"

  by Kenny Sallee April 15, 2017
    Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came a...

• CLI Ministry Chaplain Program

  by Kenny Sallee February 1, 2017
  Christian Leaders Institute (CLI) is proposing new Ministry Chaplain Education Program to start this month. Through this program they will be offering a Chaplain Certificate Program, a Chaplain Diploma Program, and a Chaplain Degree Program awarding a Bachelors Degree. CLI offers world-class college...
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• Forces of the Future

  by Kenny Sallee December 28, 2016
    In the early years of a new century and a new millennium, many of us wonder: What does the future hold? What will the next hundred years, or the next thousand years, be like? Click HERE to continue reading on my blog.
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• "The Unpopular Truth"

  by Kenny Sallee December 26, 2016
  For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, (1 Timothy 2:5, NIV) One of the most often-asked questions regarding the Christian faith goes something like this: "What about the person who has never heard that Jesus is the only way to God? What about the person...
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• Merry Christmas

  by Kenny Sallee December 25, 2016
    For the grace of God has been revealed,bringing salvation to all people.—Titus 2:11 May you experience God's gift of grace this Christmas! In Jesus,Cap'n Kenny Read my daily postings HERE

• Devociones en Español

  by Kenny Sallee December 24, 2016
  Porque la gracia de Dios se ha manifestado para salvación de todos los hombres. (Tito 2:11, RVC) Como la luz en un sitio oscuro. Como la lluvia sobre un terreno reseco. Como el aroma del mejor perfume en un ambiente viciado. Como todo lo que refresca, revitaliza y renueva. Así es la g...

• "A Divine Birth Announcement"

  by Kenny Sallee December 19, 2016
    And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. . . . But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. (Luke 2:8, 10, NIV) If you are a parent, then you can remember...

• Are you being persecuted?

  by Kenny Sallee December 11, 2016
    There is a pernicious rumor that resurfaces every Advent season and spreads across social media faster than a cold in a kindergarten class. It’s the rumor that God can be “kept out” of Christmas. ...Continue Reading...

• Saint Nicholas Day

  by Kenny Sallee December 6, 2016
    Saint Nicholas, also called Nicholas of Bari or Nicholas of Myra (flourished 4th century, Myra, Lycia, Asia Minor [near modern Kale (Demre), Turkey]; feast day December 6) one of the most popular minor saints commemorated in the Eastern and Western churches and now traditionally associated...

• An Interview from Death Row

  by Kenny Sallee December 4, 2016
    I sit a few feet from a man on death row. Jewish by birth... His days are marked. I'm curious about what bolsters this man as he nears his execution. So I ask some questions. Q.  Do you have family, Paul? A.  I have none. ...Continue Reading...
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• A Deadly Chain Reaction

  by Kenny Sallee December 2, 2016
    by David Feddes Once upon a time there was a land where people saw God’s hand in almost everything. They looked at animals and mountains, at stars and rainbows, at sunshine and cornfields, and saw the hand of God. They looked at great events of history and saw the hand of God. They ...

• Just Checking In Today

  by Kenny Sallee December 2, 2016
    A Minister passing through his church In the middle of the day, Decided to pause by the altar To see who come to pray. Just then the back door opened, And a man came down the aisle, The minister frowned as he saw the man Hadn't shaved in a while. His shirt was torn and shabby, And his coat...

• Happy Thanksgiving

  by Kenny Sallee November 24, 2016
    In homes across America, friends and family will soon gather around beautifully decorated tables filled with warm, scrumptious food to give thanks. It’s Thanksgiving Day. However, this day will be nothing like holidays of the past for many people. Lonely but committed soldiers cover...
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• Wet Feet

  by Kenny Sallee November 12, 2016
    Retaliation has its appeal. But Jesus has a better idea... ...Continue Reading...

• Martin Luther, Father of Protestantism

  by Kenny Sallee November 10, 2016
    Born on this date, November 10th, 1483, in Eisleben, Germany, Martin Luther, known as the Father of Protestantism. Luther had studied to become a lawyer before becoming an Augustinian monk in 1505, and was ordained a priest in 1507. While continuing his studies in pursuit of a Doctor of Th...

• "Afterlife, Sex and Resurrection"

  by Kenny Sallee November 6, 2016
  "Afterlife, Sex and Resurrection Sunday Sermon for November 6, 2016 "A missionary meets a cannibal, and it does not go well. He is eaten. But the cannibal is so impressed by the demeanour (sic) of the missionary as he awaits death, that he is converted. So how will these two be raised from the d...
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• "A Little Man Meets a Big God"

  by Kenny Sallee October 29, 2016
  Zacchaeus by Niels Larsen Stevns. Jesus calls Zacchaeus down from his height in the tree.   There’s a story about a local fitness center, which was offering $1,000 to anyone who could demonstrate that they were stronger than the owner of the place. Here’s how it worked. This mus...
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• Perspective is a powerful thing

  by Kenny Sallee October 26, 2016
    Three men were hired to work on a large building project. One was asked, "What are you doing?" He responded, "I'm mixing mortar. The second man said, "I'm helping put up this great stone wall." When the third man was asked what he was doing, he replied, "I'm building a cathedral to the glo...

• WALK IN VICTORY

  by Kenny Sallee October 22, 2016
    And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Our trust is not in a God who uses his power without a plan or at His whim. Rather our trust is in a loving, purposeful God who promises that all thing ...

• Men of the Bible - Mark

  by Kenny Sallee October 21, 2016
  Men of the Bible - Mark     His name means: "A Large Hammer" His work: An eager journalist whose specialties were serving, following up on details, and making travel arrangements. Just as soon as he had gathered all the information, Mark sat down and began to write. He was the first...

• "Go Into Your Room, Close The Door And Pray"

  by Kenny Sallee October 16, 2016
  The Daily Readings for October 16, 2016 - 22nd Sunday after Pentecost   "Go Into Your Room, Close The Door And Pray" A young man went into a drugstore to buy 3 boxes of chocolate: small, medium, and large. When the pharmacist asked him about the three boxes, he said, ... "Well, I'm going...

• Martha’s Secret Ingredient

  by Kenny Sallee August 13, 2016
  by Roy J. Reiman It bothered Ben every time he walked through the kitchen. It was that little metal container on the shelf above Martha’s cook stove. He probably would not have noticed it so much or been bothered by it if Martha had not repeatedly told him never to touch it. The reason, she s...

• Head of the House

  by Kenny Sallee August 7, 2016
  by Thom Hunter My preteen son Patrick doesn’t take many things seriously, but occasionally something grabs hold of him and he just won’t let it go. He will question an idea or concept until he is satisfied that society isn’t misleading him and that all is right in his world. I&rs...

• Jesus loves hippie churches

  by Kenny Sallee July 14, 2016
  By Brett Younger  The parking lot has several versions of “Co-exist” and “God loves the whole world no exceptions” bumper stickers, a “Leslie Knope for President,” and, on the same Prius, an “I’m too poor to vote Republican.” The sign on t...
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• The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists

  by Kenny Sallee July 2, 2016
    Moravian settlers in NC were the first Americans to officially celebrate the 4th of July. But they weren’t partying in honor of military victory. They were thanking God for peace. At the nation’s first official Independence Day celebration, there were no fireworks, no sparkler...
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• Why I Don’t Want Gun Lovers Grieving Another Massacre Alongside

  by Kenny Sallee June 13, 2016
  by John Pavlovitz, Pastor, North Raleigh Community Church   I am grieving again today. Once more I am mourning the senseless execution of beautiful souls torn to shreds in the prime of their lives and in the middle of their innocent ordinary. I am again grieving more premature funerals and ...

• Religion—good for our health and well-being

  by Kenny Sallee June 5, 2016
  By Megan Brandsrud June 3, 2016   Religion’s necessity and relevance is up for grabs more than ever with the religiously unaffiliated (“nones”) now the second largest religious demographic in North America. According to National Geographic, U.S. nones have overtaken Roman C...
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• Why Millennials Long for Liturgy

  by Kenny Sallee June 5, 2016
  Is the High Church the Christianity of the future? By Gracy Olmstead • January 14, 2014   America’s youth are leaving churches in droves. One in four young adults choose “unaffiliated” when asked about their religion, according to a 2012 Public Religion Research Inst...
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• Two Hundred Laughs

  by Kenny Sallee June 4, 2016
  “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 It’s been said that the average child laughs two hundred times a day, while the typical adult laughs only four times every twenty‐four hours. So what has happened to us grown‐ups? Maybe it...
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• Many Troubles

  by Kenny Sallee June 2, 2016
  by Shirley M Dobson “’I hate divorce,’ says the Lord God of Israel.” Malachi 2:16 Who would know better than the architect of marriage that living with another person day in and day out isn’t always easy? God understands what we’re going through, even in our wor...

• The Second Time Around

  by Kenny Sallee June 1, 2016
  “I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” Jeremiah 31:34 Many of you reading these discussions about the consequences of divorce have already taken that fateful step— willingly or not—and then remarried. You may also be facing the unique challen...

• No Fault?

  by Kenny Sallee May 31, 2016
  “Anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.” Matthew 19:9 One reason divorce has become so common today is the advent of “no‐fault” divorce laws, first introduced in California in 1969. Over the following fift...

• Hazardous to Your Health

  by Kenny Sallee May 30, 2016
  “So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.” Malachi 2:15 Writer Pat Conroy, after telling his three daughters that he and his wife were divorcing, said he felt like he had “doused my entire family with gasoline and struck a match.”...

• Divorce and Kids

  by Kenny Sallee May 29, 2016
  “And a husband must not divorce his wife.” 1 Corinthians 7:11 The daughter in Sunday’s the “Dear Daddy” story described the trauma of her father’s deserting their family as like being in a car wreck. That is the impact divorce typically has on children. It is dev...

• Taking the Plunge

  by Kenny Sallee May 28, 2016
  “A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband.” 1 Corinthians 7:10–11 Divorce often looks like a “quick fix” for an unpleasant situation, but it is usually far more painful than advertised. C...
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• Dear Daddy

  by Kenny Sallee May 27, 2016
  by Gary Smalley and John Trent Largely unused in marriages, homes, friendships, and businesses is a tool called emotional word pictures that can supercharge communication and change lives. This concept is as old as ancient kings but so timeless that it has been used throughout the ages in every soc...

• The Cracked Life - Part 1

  by Kenny Sallee May 16, 2016
  by Mary Southerland Today’s Truth “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10, NKJV). Friend to Friend I must be getting older because I have six grandchildren. And they really do say the most hilarious things – sometimes. ...

• Split Vision

  by Kenny Sallee May 15, 2016
  “A wise man’s heart guides his mouth.” Proverbs 16:23 Isn’t it curious how in the midst of a nasty family argument we can shake our bad mood the instant the telephone rings or a neighbor knocks on the door? Have you ever been brought up short by a small voice questioning suc...

• Believe the Best

  by Kenny Sallee May 14, 2016
  “If one falls down, his friend can help him up.” Ecclesiastes 4:10 The floor at Art and Naomi Hunt’s house was scattered with wrenches, screwdrivers, and a host of oddly shaped pieces of wood and metal. The task at hand? To construct a new gas barbecue. Art knew that Naomi was the...

• Blessing of the boat River Tyme

  by Kenny Sallee May 14, 2016
  Cap'n Kenny reading the Blessing of the Boat prayers for the christening of the riverboat River Tyme in De Pere, Wisconson on May 13th, 2016. "Hear us, O Lord, to our prayers and bless by Your holy right hand this boat and all who travel in it, as You have done to bless Noe's ark carried upon the w...

• Ragamuffin Brother

  by Kenny Sallee May 6, 2016
  by Ron Mehl Roy Angel was a dirt‐poor preacher with a millionaire brother. Back in the oil boom days of the late 1940s, Roy’s older brother happened to own the right piece of Texas prairie at the right time. When he sold, he became a multimillionaire overnight. Parlaying that good fortune, th...

• Family Matters

  by Kenny Sallee May 6, 2016
  by Mary Southerland Today’s Truth Therefore encourage one another and build each other up (1 Thessalonians 5:11, NIV). Friend to Friend I remember that night well. It was so many years ago, but it seems like yesterday. And what a crazy day it had been! Probably a day like many of yours. I...

• A Little Girl, Hiding

  by Kenny Sallee May 5, 2016
  by Shirley M Dobson “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God.” 1 Peter 2:9 I see a little girl skipping home from school in the late afternoon sun. Her dress is a hand‐me‐down intended for someone two sizes larger. Her shoes are unpolished,...

• National Day of Prayer

  by Kenny Sallee May 5, 2016
  May 5 Marks Annual Day of Observance for Several Religions in US Falling on the first Thursday in May, the National Day of Prayer was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman in 1952 and encourages people to turn to God in prayer and meditation.

• Today is Ascension Day

  by Kenny Sallee May 5, 2016
  The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, also known as Ascension Thursday, Holy Thursday, or Ascension Day, commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. It is one of the ecumenical feasts of Christian churches, ranking with the feasts of the Passion, of Easter, and ...

• Be married on a Riverboat!

  by Kenny Sallee May 4, 2016
  Be married on a Riverboat by a real ship's Captain! If you're looking to tie the knot — the one that's not related to speed — the riverboat River Tyme in De Pere, WI will host your bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner or intimate ceremony on board. “We have two captains (Cap'n Ke...
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• The Greatest Gift

  by Kenny Sallee May 3, 2016
  “Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap… yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!” Luke 12:24 Although the battle for healthy self‐confidence is most often fought by women, many men also struggle with the issue. Unlike a woman, a man derives his se...

• Body and Spirit

  by Kenny Sallee May 2, 2016
  “Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Matthew 10:31 In addition to society’s obsession with physical beauty, women face other obstacles to maintaining confidence, including disrespect for wives and mothers who have chosen the traditional homemaking role. ...

• Fickle Values

  by Kenny Sallee April 30, 2016
  “I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 If I (jcd) were to draw a caricature of an adult experiencing a lifelong crisis of confidence, I would depict a bowed, weary traveler. Over his shoulder, I would place the end of a mile‐...

• Johnny Lingo’s Eight-cow Wife

  by Kenny Sallee April 30, 2016
  by Patricia McGerr When I visited the South Pacific islands, I took a notebook along. I had a three‐week leave between assignments in Japan, so I borrowed a boat and sailed to Kiniwata. The notebook was supposed to help me become a junior‐grade Maugham or Michener. But when I got back, among all my...

• Black Sunday

  by Kenny Sallee April 28, 2016
  by Shirley M Dobson “If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” Luke 17:4 Every family has moments they’d rather forget—moments that later call for understanding and forgiveness. When our ch...

• “I Choose to Forgive”

  by Kenny Sallee April 25, 2016
  “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 C S. Lewis pointed out that “forgiving does not mean excusing… if that were so, there would be nothing to forgive.” The people of Paducah, Kentucky, understood this. A few years ago, fourteen‐year‐old Michael Carneal ...

• The Cost of Bitterness

  by Kenny Sallee April 24, 2016
  “I tell you, [forgive] not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:22 Just as we must act on Scripture’s instruction to forgive, we should also consider the great cost of failing to do so. Withholding forgiveness brings on bitterness, which Neal T. Anderson says is like ...
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• “The Face of My Enemy”

  by Kenny Sallee April 23, 2016
  by Corrie ten Boom It was in a church in Munich that I saw him—a balding, heavy‐set man in a gray overcoat, a brown felt hat clutched between his hands. People were filing out of the basement room where I had just spoken and moving along the rows of wooden chairs to the door at the rear. The ...
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• When You Wonder if God is Concerned About You

  by Kenny Sallee April 18, 2016
  by Sharon Jaynes Today’s Truth The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. (Exodus 3:7 NIV) Friend to Friend Moses was on the far side of the wilderness whe...

• Differing Assumptions

  by Kenny Sallee April 16, 2016
  From Night Light For Couples, by Dr. James & Shirley Dobson   “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus.” (Romans 15:5)   As in last night’s story, “The Argument,” a difficult...

• The Argument

  by Kenny Sallee April 15, 2016
  by Gigi Graham Tchividjan He walked out, closing the door firmly behind him. I heard the car drive away, and with a heavy, aching heart, I leaned against the closed door. Hot, angry tears filled my eyes, spilled over, and ran down my cheeks. How had it happened? How had things built to this point? ...
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• Men of the Bible - Boaz

  by Kenny Sallee April 15, 2016
  His name may mean: "In Strength" His work: He was a wealthy landowner. His character: Boaz was a capable and upright man, so touched by the loyalty and generosity of a young widow named Ruth that he responded to her with extraordinary generosity, playing the role of kinsman-redeemer for her and he...

• Error Or Opportunity?

  by Kenny Sallee April 12, 2016
  “An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.” Proverbs 12:25 Many years ago, at what was then Standard Oil Company, an executive’s mistake cost the firm more than two million dollars. On the day the news leaked, the firm’s employees feared the wrath of...
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• Sticks and Stones

  by Kenny Sallee April 11, 2016
  “The poison of vipers is on their lips.” Psalm 140:3 The old adage “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” simply isn’t true. Anyone who has felt the stinging barb of criticism knows that words can deeply wound. Lewis Yablonsky, author of F...
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• Transforming Love

  by Kenny Sallee April 10, 2016
  “In all our distress and persecution we were encouraged…” 1 Thessalonians 3:7 When I (jcd) was thirteen, we adopted the most wonderful dog in the world. Penny, as we called him, was smart and obedient. He loved everybody, and everybody loved him. But when I went off to college an...

• Side By Side

  by Kenny Sallee April 9, 2016
  “Encourage one another daily.” Hebrews 3:13 The Greek translation for the word encouragement is parakletos, which literally means “called alongside to help.” It brings to mind the scriptural image of two people yoked side by side, as when Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon...

• A Most Extraordinary Event

  by Kenny Sallee April 8, 2016
  by Jo Ann Larsen Larry and Jo Ann were an ordinary couple. They lived in an ordinary house on an ordinary street. Like any other ordinary couple, they struggled to make ends meet and to do the right things for their children. They were ordinary in yet another way—they had their squabbles. Mu...

• Empty Castles

  by Kenny Sallee April 6, 2016
  “This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?” Luke 12:20 The utter folly of materialism hit home dramatically for me during a trip to Britain years ago. As I toured the museums and historical buildings, I was struck by what...
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• The Tin Monster

  by Kenny Sallee April 3, 2016
  “A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 12:15 At least my intentions were good. I (jcd) once ordered a swing set for my children identical to a shiny display model I’d seen at the store. What arrived, however, was a long box containing rough...

• Holy Habits Under Pressure

  by Kenny Sallee April 2, 2016
  Daniel 6:1–28 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. (Daniel 6:10) Some years ago a m...

• COME AND DIE

  by Kenny Sallee April 2, 2016
  Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John 12:24 When our children were young, we would often sing before dinner the chorus, “Come and dine the master calleth, come and dine...&rdquo...

• The Peanut Vendor

  by Kenny Sallee April 1, 2016
  by Sam Kameleson Once upon a time, there lived a peanut vendor in South India. Every day he walked up and down the beach calling out, “Peanuts! Peanuts for sale! Peanuts!” The man was miserably poor. He barely earned half a living, hardly enough to feed his family. But at night he bragg...

• Daily Meditation for April 1, 2016 - Friday in Easter Week

  by Kenny Sallee April 1, 2016
  From Forward Day by Day Acts 4:11 This Jesus is “the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.” What an appropriate reading for April Fool’s day! It makes me a little wary of those things I presume to “reject” in my own life. If thes...

• Daily Meditation for March 31, 2016 - Thursday in Easter Week

  by Kenny Sallee March 31, 2016
  Luke 24:39 Jesus said, “Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”Easter isn’t easy to comprehend. There are places in the scriptures, such as this one, where post-resurrection Jesus goes out of his way to prove that he is as real as you or...

• Watch Out For Traps

  by Kenny Sallee March 30, 2016
  “Whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 We’ve found that retired couples and stay‐at‐home spouses are especially likely to fall into four traps that can take the joy out of life. Here they are, along with some suggestions for avoiding each trap...
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• Hello From the Outside

  by Kenny Sallee January 28, 2016
  Hello From the Outside (How The Church Fails and Forgets Those Who Leave) By John Pavlovitz Many large churches have a door problem. The problem, is that they’re all about the front door; the curb appeal, the efficient parking attendants, the effervescent sidewalk greeting team, the beautif...

• Love comes from God

  by Kenny Sallee January 16, 2016
  Love is what the Christian religion is really all about. Let's read what the Bible says about Love. The Greatest Commandment Matthew 22:37-39 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second i...
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• Meditation for FRIDAY, January 15, 2016

  by Kenny Sallee January 15, 2016
  Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Hebrews 3:13 ...

• Anglican Wedding Ceremony (1662)

  by Kenny Sallee January 7, 2016
  An Anglican Wedding Ceremony from more than 350 years ago.First the Banns of all that are to be married together must be published in the Church three several Sundays, during the time of Morning Service, or of Evening Service, (if there be no Morning Service,) immediately after the second Lesson; th...

• Pre-Marriage Counseling

  by Kenny Sallee January 7, 2016
  WEDDING OFFICIANTS - Do you require that your couples complete pre-marital counseling before you preform their wedding? I do. Pre-marriage counseling isn't intended to be a screening process to determine whether your couples are a good match. They've already made the decision to marry. Premarital co...
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• Wrestling for a Blessing

  by Kenny Sallee December 5, 2015
  by David Feddes What do you want most? What do you desire more than anything else? What is your heart hungriest for? What is the deepest thirst of your soul? Do you wish you could be happy and have peace? Is there a family relationship that you want to flourish? Do you want to find out who you reall...

• Are you being persecuted?

  by Kenny Sallee November 10, 2015
  by Rachel Held Evans There is a pernicious rumor that resurfaces every Advent season and spreads across social media faster than a cold in a kindergarten class. It’s the rumor that God can be “kept out” of Christmas. You may have heard it from Kirk Cameron or an anchor at Fox News...
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• Unearned Credit: Justification by Faith

  by Kenny Sallee October 16, 2015
  by David Feddes How can I be right with God? I can't ask myself a more important question than that, and neither can you. What would you say if you were to stand before God right now, and he asked, "Why should I let you into heaven?" Would you be tongue-tied? Or do you have some reason for thinking ...
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• Without Excuse

  by Kenny Sallee October 14, 2015
  By David Feddes Once upon a time there was a land where people saw God's hand in almost everything. They looked at animals and mountains, at stars and rainbows, at sunshine and cornfields, and saw the hand of God. They looked at great events of history and saw the hand of God. They looked at their o...
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• DEVELOPING A DEVOTIONAL HABIT

  by Kenny Sallee September 25, 2015
  by Joel Rishel This teaching may be used or adapted for a Staff Orientation session or instructional time. Permission is granted to duplicate and copy this material. Personal Relationship: A Christian is one who has a personal relationship with God. It’s not about how much doctrine you know...
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• Crossing the Bar

  by Kenny Sallee September 9, 2015
  "Crossing the Bar" is an 1889 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that is traditionally the last poem in collections of his work. It is thought that Tennyson wrote it in elegy, as the poem has a tone of finality about it. The narrator uses an extended metaphor to compare death to crossing the "sandbar" be...
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• Life Is A Journey

  by Kenny Sallee September 8, 2015
  Life is a journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys, celebrations and special moments that will ultimately lead us to our destination, our purpose in life. The road will not always be smooth; in fact, throughout our travels, we will encounter many challenges.   Some of these ch...

• Memorial Service for a Mariner

  by Kenny Sallee August 18, 2015
  My best friend's wife recently passed away. He came to me and asked me if I would lead a memorial service for her. I'm not a church minister... I'm a boat driver, a ship's captain. But as a ship's captain, I'm expected to be at the helm and know what to do during periods of rough water. My friend ...
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