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Over the last 3 weeks @ graystone we have been talking about the all important topic of PARENTHOOD. As parents, we have to be faithful to do our part, and we have to trust God to do His part. Prayer is a vital component in raising our kids to love God with all of their [...]

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My new weblog, TOLIVEISCHRIST.CC, is launching SOON! Be on the lookout. Hopefully, everyone will like the new digs. Thanks Heath for hooking me up with the new site.

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OK parents, I have a question for you in regards to our PARENTHOOD series at graystone and my message last Sunday, How to Prevent Spoiled Rotten Kids. What has been your most effective form of disciplining your kids? When you answer, please include the age of your child at the time of the discipline. Also, [...]

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My cousin, Matthew Porter, who is a family practice doctor in Waco, Texas is serving in Haiti this week as part of an 11 person medical team from his church, Antioch. Here is an update from his team: They arrived safely last night to the Dominican Republic and he said everyone is doing well and [...]

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I hope you are taking the B90X challenge. Yesterday, I read this classic passage of Scripture: “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what [...]

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I received the below facebook message yesterday. It is from a fellow JSU alumni who interviewed me in the Fall of 1990 for an article in the school newspaper, The Chanticleer. If you are interested, you can read the article here. The article is in the Sports section on pages 15 and 17. You never [...]

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“Kyle and the Band” were “Bad to the Bone” Speaking of “BTTB”….20-3, 34-3, 45-14, 13-2….beat downs Can’t wait for the NFC Championship Game…Who dat! Pulling for a Saints vs Colts Superbowl. Speaking of wins, Julia’s bball team got their 2nd w Saturday…Coach Johnny got a little “too competitive”. I’m not perfect. Using the phrase “bat [...]

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I shared at the end of 2009 that we were looking to give Johnny’s Blog a major facelift/redesign. And we are not doing this because Josh Whitehead called my blog “ghetto”. He is just jealous because I have more readers than him…not that it’s a competition or anything. Well, we (the brain trust) are not [...]

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Does God Hate Haiti? by Al Mohler

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Pants on the ground Lane Kiffin must have a great agent. How does this guy keep falling upward? Sometimes I feel like I am bowing down and worshipping my space heater. Some guys are turning B90X into a competition. How much have you read? BTW, the gospel of Mark only has 16 chapters. We ordered [...]

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