Monthly Archives: March 2014

29 Mar

The Message

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Mechanical buttons or keys on my computer begin to stick. The malfunction continues and will be repaired or it may be time to change and buy a new computer. The buttons on my shirt get loose. I need to sew them tight or lose them and the use of the shirt. But the Bible always stays the same.

The message of the gospel doesn’t malfunction, become loose, need repair or change. In just a few words the message, Jesus saves…..

27 Mar

Tell All and Some Will Come

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We are not born as perfect people. Passed on by Adam and Eve, people all over the world are born with a sin nature in their heart. We love our sins. Sin is anything we do that offends a perfect God, in thoughts, words or deeds. Saying “No” to a parent comes out naturally.

Consequently every child begins a life as a sinner and like all sinners they are headed for hell. Because of the sin nature we have a…..

23 Mar

The Creator ‘s Care or Choices Channels and Clicks

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How can people endure on a planet created by God, without God in their lives? The runaway trains of choices, channels and clicks are the fast growing gods of this age. How much longer can this deliberate defiance of the Creator’s care continue? His restraint on evil is less yet God still calls all to come.

Sadly those who sought first the riches of this world and were swayed by the array of options and opinions are dying without hope…..

16 Mar

Planting Gospel Seeds of God’s Truth

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Christians are farmers planting seeds of gospel truth. All we can do is plant and pray for a spiritual awakening and growth in others. Only God can produce a new born again heart that loves Him. John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

We labor in love with Christ in view. We see others as we once were, born with sin, spiritually ignorant,…..

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15 Mar

Lyric Writing – a Metered Message of Life’s Rhyme

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The newness of diary writing was only two years old when I discovered poetry and liked some of its components. Cadence, metering and rhyming merged with my infatuation of rock ‘n roll music’s variety of lyrics. My storytelling evolved into a love for lyric writing. To write lyrics and earn a living became a dedication an obsession and then a journey to North Hollywood, California.

Once I found a musician who could compose and sing well I found my songwriting collaborator. The…..

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07 Mar

The Threshold is a Story of God’s Love

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Walking this cold winter day in upstate New York I saw a large wooden manger scene empty from Christmas past. The plastic figurines were gone into storage, the wind blew at the hay hanging on. A real and strong presence of God’s grace, guidance and blessings assured me once again of His past and future love.

I saw how God’s love was constantly poured into my life while writing the first volume of The Threshold as a Christian. But my first 36 years I lived without Christ and…..

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01 Mar

The Value of Self-publishing

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In one word writing is cathartic. A cleansing takes place when diary ideas or values and priorities are written into feelings you can see in print. In reshaping valuable truths and emotions a sense of purpose evolves as a driving force.

Visualizing your work lying on your desk printed and bound between covers, helps push your purpose to create a piece of art to your best ability. The uncommon accomplishment of furnishing a finished product that could perhaps grow legs and…..

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