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That’ll learn ya!
Coming around the turn to the bridge on Salem Lake another rider was on my side of the path. I had my hands on the bar ends and couldn’t get to the brakes. Instead of running into a boulder, I tried to steer through it, but my front wheel washed…
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Getting Stoned
While at Appalachian I moved in some of the same circles as Steve Jeck. We went to church together, taught middle school in the same school system, and sang in the North State Chorale together. An all-conference shot and hammer thrower in college, Steve turned to Highland gaming after college…
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Taking Care of the Stone
What’s all this talk of taking care of stones? Is that like a pet rock? Well, actually, no. While in seminary I had read that Charles Simeon (minister of Holy Trinity Church in Cambridge) exhorted his students to “mind the three-mile marker.” I lost the exact quote years ago. However,…
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Falling Down Anyone?
It was bound to happen. Every cyclist experiences it. Riding fast on two thin wheels will catch up with you. It was still raining as I made a left turn onto Oak Grove Church Road. I crossed over the painted lines which divided the road and the two months of…
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Why I baptize the children of believing parents.
Scripture Verses: Genesis 17:2-7, Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:38-41, and Hebrews 6:13-19. Before we go forward with the paedo baptism discussion, we must define a couple of terms and get a couple of presuppositions out on the table. Firstly, we must understand that all of Scripture testifies to Jesus…
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