Dale Ridge church of Christ

One of the premiere treats I enjoyed in my childhood was my grandmother’s blackberry jelly. To this day, I have experienced none other like it, and I have taste tested every store bought version of blackberry jelly that I have ever found. It had the perfect combination of tartness that caused your jaw muscles to contract and intense sweetness that would rescue those muscles just before they became too uncomfortable. Imagine my surprise later in life that the quest for that seasonal treat would contribute one of the building blocks of my adulthood.

    During the summer that I…

Filed under: Butch Adams, Devotional, Uncategorized on July 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

                In terms of our relationship, the apostle Paul by inspiration writes, “In honor preferring one another” (Rom. 12:10b).  Furthermore, he says, “Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves” (Phil. 2:3).  The Navy Seals, an elite special operations force, serves as an excellent example of this biblical concept.  Reading the creed of this highly trained group sounds very similar to the expectation Jesus has of his…

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