Tag: Change
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A Religion to Defend or a Jesus to Follow?
Today I read about Francis Makemie in A Year with American Saints. Makemie was a Presbyterian minister who came to America from Northern Ireland in the seventeenth century. He became an important leader among early American Presbyterians and is often called the Father of American Presbyterianism. But something about his story caught my attention. Makemie…
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What Does the Past Tell Us About the Present?
Series: Life LessonsWednesday, August 19, 2026 In my 76 years of living, I have seen a lot of things change. I grew up on a family farm in Mississippi. Family farms were everywhere then. They were not just businesses. They were homes, ways of life, and often something one generation expected to pass along to…
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Moon Pies, RC Cola, and the Grace of Change
Remember Moon Pies? Two graham crackers with a marshmallow filling in the middle, dipped in chocolate—or, if you were lucky, covered with that wonderful banana-flavored coating. And what about RC Cola? Growing up, it was a special treat whenever Daddy stopped at the little country store to fill the truck with gas and pick up…
