Ande’s Thoughts
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Friends Day!!
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Elbert Hubert had this to say: “A friend is one who knows you, and loves you just the same”. I don’t know if I could have come up with a better statement to describe a true friend [...]
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Happy Mother’s Day
“Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.” (John 19:25) You can say it how you will; there is no denying the fact. I am, without question, a “momma’s boy”. Contrary to what most guys would have others to [...]
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Race Weekend
“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.” (1 Cor 9:24) I am almost positive if you have been outside your home in the last week you have noticed the steady increase in traffic all [...]
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Our Young People
“Train up a child in the way he should go” (Proverbs 22:6) You can try any way that you want to argue the point, but we DO have the best group of young people anywhere. I enjoy working with them so much, and there is no question that I am a better person for being [...]
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Thank You!!!
I have to say that our Area Wide Devo was a success! The “official” count was 178; the preacher count was about 250, though. We are so thankful to the congregations that made the drive to Pell City to be with us on Sunday. There are so many who helped in so many ways with [...]
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Why Sing?
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms” (James 5:13) Call it one of the perks of the “job”, or call it good fortune; I travel with our young people all over the place to youth events. I love to travel with them for so many reasons, but [...]
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May the Odds Ever be in Your Favor
“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then [...]
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April Fools
“The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”” (Psalm 14:1a) We all know what today is, and we all are prepared for all kinds of “April Fools” pranks. I was only twelve when I was made to believe I had some horrible disease called “Flesh”. Little did I know that it was [...]
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Becoming as little children
“Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matt 18:2-3 Children are a wonderful thing, for our parents you know this; [...]
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How do they grow?
“but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet 3:18) A conversation with our young people just amazes me, especially now. I have watched some who are preparing to graduate this year prepare for this moment for years and years. Some who are entering high school I remember [...]
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