Columns
Sowing Seeds — Christmas: I’m just a business owner
One person not often seen in any nativity scene is the innkeeper. Often, he is portrayed as the bad guy who makes Mary and Joseph ...
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Sowing Seeds — The wise men
The story of the Wise Men by almost any account is strange. Most Bible stories are about the people of Israel. The Wise Men or ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, December 16, 2022 5:26 pm
Columns
Sowing Seeds: Let’s take a look back at Christmas 1989
Do you remember December of 1989? News organizations broadcast live from the Berlin Wall as it came crashing down symbolizing the rapidly imploding collapse of ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, December 10, 2022 10:17 am
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Sowing Seeds — Now what? A story of God and money
Christians are not immune to financial problems. One article claimed the percentage of Christians declaring bankruptcy is roughly the same as non-Christians. Yet, in Matthew ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, December 2, 2022 3:43 pm
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Sowing Seeds — Duty, honor, grace and teachers
Anyone in the military, looking at this title: “Duty, Honor, Grace” would be tempted to correct me. The more familiar phrase is “Duty, Honor, Country.” ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, November 26, 2022 8:00 am
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Sowing Seeds — Answering life’s final questions
Recently, I was asked: “Most Christians do not have an appropriate understanding and appreciation for the end times and the return of Christ. How did ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, November 18, 2022 5:39 pm
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Job: When we stumble
For a children’s message, I wanted to illustrate Job from the Bible losing his family and his possessions. I said, “At any time, your calm ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, November 10, 2022 1:53 pm
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Sowing Seeds — Take risks, make sacrifices
Chip Ingram wrote, “Good to Great in God’s Eyes: Ten Practices Great Christians Have In Common.” Two of those practices stood out for me: Take ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, November 5, 2022 3:53 pm
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Sowing Seeds — An old-fashioned fire engine red water pump
Zig Ziglar once told a story of an old-fashioned, fire-engine red, hand water pump. I have seldom used one but there was a time, if ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, October 30, 2022 8:00 am
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Sowing Seeds: Now what?
As we would say in the South, “I was raised right!” My family attended church off and on. Being a navy family, we moved frequently ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, October 21, 2022 8:43 am
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Sowing Seeds — European sampler
If you want to see as much of Europe as you can in one trip then read on but if you want to savor the ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, October 15, 2022 6:23 pm
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Sowing Seeds: A story about church bazaars and ministry
Mell and I often traveled to church bazaars. We enjoyed the atmosphere as well as meeting people at various churches I supervised. I also bought ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, October 8, 2022 9:54 pm
Columns
Sowing Seeds — The thermostat war
We had a thermostat problem and it was getting out of hand. Actually, we had a thermostat war!! Does this sound drastic? Well, let me ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, September 30, 2022 9:29 am
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Sowing Seeds — Pick up your cross…and fly?
There is a parable about a wild goose shot down by a local hunter. Only wounded in one wing, the goose landed safely in a ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, September 24, 2022 6:41 am
Columns
All it cost was a simple $7.43
I’ve learned the hard way that helping opportunities are often unplanned and if you are not careful unnoticed. I share this story occasionally to remind ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, September 11, 2022 10:00 am
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Sowing Seeds — I just wanted some mulch
I was not looking for an opportunity to be a preacher. All I wanted was to purchase some mulch at Wal-Mart and go home but ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, September 2, 2022 9:50 am
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Sowing Seeds — Living at peace in a cat-kicking world
This story was originally told by my friend and mentor Zig Ziglar. I also want to say that no cats were harmed in the writing ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, August 26, 2022 4:11 pm
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Sowing Seeds — Godly influence and shooting stars
A friend recently described tense moments while waiting for his wife’s surgery. He wrote: “It was ten o’clock at night and she was outside looking ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, August 19, 2022 9:08 am
Church & Community
Sowing Seeds — Surfing for God
You don’t hear much about it anymore but during the 1960’s and early 70’s there was nothing cooler than surfing for someone my age. Surfers ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, August 14, 2022 10:00 am
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Sowing Seeds — Don’t hesitate: Take a ‘walk across the room’
“What if you knew that by simply crossing the room and saying “hello” to someone, you could change that person forever? Just a few steps ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, August 5, 2022 12:31 pm
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Sowing Seeds — Evangelism? Not Me!
My home church supported a mission ship sailing to poorer countries offering free books, and other supplies. They also sponsored students who volunteered to do ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, July 30, 2022 9:51 am
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Sowing Seeds — Popeye has helped create ‘spinach theology’
This is a repeat but it’s one of my favorites. What do you think? I grew up watching, Popeye the Sailor cartoons. Each episode usually ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, July 23, 2022 6:07 pm
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Sowing Seeds — Prayer can provide an audacious miracle
I was at a clergy meeting talking to one of the pastors. I mentioned experiencing a tough day, struggling with a few personal issues that ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, July 16, 2022 10:51 am
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An audacious miracle led to major life changes
The following Bible story is not one people usually remember, yet it is this story from Chapters 6 and 7 of 2 Kings in the ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, July 10, 2022 10:09 am
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Sowing Seeds: Prayer, care and share
Transitions are seldom easy, but the right transitions directed by God enable you to find fulfillment and be in ministry for others in meaningful ways. ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, July 1, 2022 10:57 am
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Sowing Seeds — Comfort during strife
Last week, I said goodbye to two churches I dearly love and prepared to go to another church I look forward to serving. Somehow, I ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:59 pm
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Sowing Seeds: Fishing – The rest of the story
My life was falling apart. I even considered quitting ministry. Peter after failing Jesus was ready to quit being a disciple and go back to ...