The Test of First Impressions
We say that a first impression can be a lasting impression and indeed that is true. The first time we do something is often the most memorable. The first time we meet someone we...
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I Know You
Amy Carmichael was a young girl from Belfast, my home city, who gave her life to God in missions and her heart to India for fifty years establishing the now famous Dohnavur Fellowship. Her focus centered on ...
Waste Not Want Not
I heard it first in my mother's kitchen where many a good lesson was learned, but I believe it was first said by Benjamin Franklin, "Waste not want not." It is a maxim that serves to remind us that what we ...
Yours Sincerely
The story is told that during a political debate an opponent of President Lincoln accused him of being two-faced and duplicitous. The crowd waited for a response. Lincoln in forming an answer was...
Three Cheers
While I was a teenager in Britain during the 1970s Ian Dury and the Blockheads conquered the pop music world with their number one single, "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick." That was...
Give it Your All
In 1968, the Ohio State Buckeyes made it to the college football national championship. Along the way they soundly and roundly defeated their arch rivals Michigan 50-14. The game against the Wolverines...
The Supporting Cast
Each year at the Oscars, the film industry does a good thing by not only recognizing the star power of the "best actor" or "best director," but they also recognize the value of the supporting cast. Alongside the "best actor" and...
You Don't Get to Write the Rules
I once read that Willie Nelson, the acclaimed country star, bought his own golf course. Somebody asked what "par" was for the course. "Anything I want it to be," he replied....
Remind Me Again
I recently read about man who lost the function of his memory due to a horrendous mix up in the operating theatre during which the wrong part of his brain was removed. In all other areas he functioned well, but...
It Takes Two
Sports writer, and columnist Rick Reilly gave this advice to rookie professional football players: "Stop thumping your chest. The line blocked, the quarterback threw you a perfect spiral while...
Keep the Door Open
T. W. Wilson was Billy Graham's lifelong friend, and trusted companion. Wherever Billy went he went, and whatever Billy needed, he sought to supply. Like Jonathan toward King David, T. W. Wilson was happy...
Believe The Best
In his book Life Essentials, author Tony Evans remembers during his days at Dallas Seminary how one of his favorite professor’s, Dr. Howard Hendricks told them of how his fifth-grade teacher tied him to the chair in an attempt to...
Keep ReadingThere Is No Time Like The Present
In his book Shadows on the Wall, devotional writer F. W. Boreham told of preaching in a particular church during his college days. The preaching engagement involved an overnight stay in...
Keep ReadingThe Power of the Gospel in Jars of Clay
When I was in elementary school I began listening to the music of a Christian band called “Jars of Clay” and I had no idea what...
Keep ReadingLeaders Are Readers - Facebook Live Interview with Pastor Philip
Charles Spurgeon once wrote “We are quite persuaded that the very best way for you to be spending your leisure time, is to be either reading or praying. You may get...
Keep ReadingAsk The Pastors - Facebook Live Q&A
We had a wonderful time with Pastor Jason, Pastor Dave, and Pastor Dan in our "Ask The Pastors" Q&A. We covered some great topics such as our doctrine, what we believe at Kindred, church membership and more...
Keep ReadingPastoral Insights on Marriage
It is clear from Scripture that the bond of marriage is something that is important in the eyes of God, yet in our culture, marriages are...
Keep ReadingParenting with the Pastors
Charles Spurgeon once wrote related to the discipleship of children, “The first and most natural condition of things is for Christian parents to train up their own...
Keep ReadingThe Arrival of Royalty
Our society gets excited about the arrival of royalty. Witness the world's reaction when Prince Harry popped the question to American actress Meghan Markle. "Finally, some good news!" one media outlet stated. It's no wonder...
Keep ReadingForgiveness is Both Conditional and Unconditional
Forgiveness is one of the great realities of the Christian life. We have been forgiven by God, so we are to forgive one another. Ephesians 4:32 says, "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." Someone once said that unforgiveness is...
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