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A Folly & A Shame

“He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.” – Proverbs 18:13

 I had planned to write a Thanksgiving blog post since we will be celebrating my favorite holiday of the year next Thursday. But something very disturbing has taken place over the last week, and I felt compelled to address it. The allegations of sexual misconduct against Alabama Judge Roy Moore have rocked the state I now call home. And they have been…

The Power of the Tongue

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue…” Proverbs 18:21

When I was in Bible College back in the mid-seventies, there was an old time evangelist who frequently preached in the church the students attended. This particular speaker would always work a little humor into his sermons, and it seemed that he often liked to get a laugh by telling jokes about women. I distinctly remember one of his humorous stories even though I heard him tell it…