by Kevin Murray | Dec 18, 2014 | Encouragement
From out of the holiday bedlam a self-promoting world throws its annual tantrum toward those vocal heralds known as evangelists: “The audacity of those proselytizers always talking about God and Jesus and salvation. They need to keep it to themselves!” To some minds,...
by Kevin Murray | Nov 24, 2014 | Encouragement
Some moons ago, my son was ten and his soccer coach announced he would not be returning to coach the team the next season. As the other parents stood shoulder to shoulder listening to the coach’s words, apparently I was doing the standing part, but not the listening...
by Kevin Murray | Sep 17, 2014 | Encouragement
One of my all-time favorite sporting moments was the Bob Beamon “Miracle Leap.” In the 1968 Olympic Games held in Mexico City, 22-year-old Bob Beamon astounded the world when he soared 29 feet 2 1/2 inches in the long jump, nearly two feet farther than any man had...
by Kevin Murray | Jun 11, 2014 | Encouragement
When I was a new follower of Jesus, exploring the Bible was one of the highlights of my day. Reading the Bible was a brand new adventure, and the ensuing growth trajectory was off the charts. But things began to change over the next several years. What began as an...
by Kevin Murray | May 20, 2014 | Encouragement
The following dizzying ride through that brewery known as contemporary English doublespeak is not for the faint-hearted. Fasten your seat belts. You’ve been forewarned. These days we’re scared to death to speak the truth for fear that we might offend somebody and be...
by Kevin Murray | Apr 10, 2014 | Encouragement
Once upon a time, there was a farmer who loved God. He was satisfied to have a small plot of land, some chickens scurrying about, a milk cow in the barn, and warmth in his home, wherein resided his loving family. The farmer spent his days with his hands in the dirt....
