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Deacon Speakin'What's Your Talent?Do you think that you have no particular talent – well that is simply not true. Do you think that you can’t do some things or anything very well – well that is not true either. Do you feel that your gifts pale in comparison to others – that is just a lie. Listen to Episode 163 of Deacon Speakin to realize your talents!2025-01-1211 min
Deacon Speakin'The Hired HandDeacon Speakin is back! All new Season 7 Episode 162 "The Hired Hand" available now. When we are looked after by a hired-hand you can expect a greater level of risk: primarily the risk that your care is only as complete as his compensation. So, I guess it begs the question then from one sheep to another: to whom do we entrust our care? 2025-01-0508 min
Deacon Speakin'Starting OverDeacon Speakin is back! All new Season 7 episode "Starting Over" available now. Good timber does not grow with ease, The stronger wind, the stronger trees, The further sky, the greater length, The more the storm, the more the strength. By sun and cold, by rain and snow, In trees and men good timbers grow. - Douglas Malloch2024-12-3009 min
Deacon Speakin'Christmas OkraTo my mother’s disappointment, I never had a taste for okra. She was born and raised in the south and her family loved it, fried okra, okra gumbo, stewed okra; it seems that it was a staple for them. So when mom married a fella from southern Indiana and moved here with him to raise a family I'm sure she looked forward to many meals around the Scarlett table with okra as a part of it. My grandmother’s maiden name was Carrencegie and I’ve been told that I did not get the Carrencegie okra gene...2023-12-1808 min
Deacon Speakin'The Good Side of FacebookSocial media can be a breeding ground for shaming others, but it can also be a launching pad to lift others up and encourage them. It can be a place to downplay the existence of God and talk down believers and their faith. Or, it can be a place of prayer and holiness; rosaries and prayer groups, bible studies, and religious education. Listen now to the latest podcast from Deacon Speakin' 2021-10-2408 min
Deacon Speakin'The Elvis SermonElvis Presley had a deep-seeded foundation in his faith and he seemed to be reaching for that when all else was reaching for him, placing him on a pedestal, and calling him King. Deacon Speakin' Episode 132: The Elvis Sermon2021-09-1909 min
Deacon Speakin'A Brady Bunch ThanksgivingI think Thanksgiving gets a really short window of opportunity to be recognized since Halloween basically ushers in the holiday season and makes people start looking forward to Christmas. Its like the Jan Brady of holidays.2020-11-2210 min
Deacon Speakin'Being a Good StewardMany do not realize their talents until much later in life, others at a very young age, and some spend their lives thinking they have none. The truth is that we all have something of talent, and we all have a way to contribute that talent to glorify God. You need only to explore and have an intention to serve.2020-11-1514 min
Deacon Speakin'The World is BananasWhile we put all our focus and hedge our bets on our new and latest Ceasar…where is God? Did we leave Him waiting in the lurches? Did we even buy Him a ticket to the race or to the game we are watching? We have made comments that we want the best man; the most good and ethical, to win; but, did we bring “good and ethical” with us to the game.2020-11-0812 min
Deacon Speakin'The Changing SeasonsI encourage you to take your season and look at it in the proper frame. Your winter is someone else’s summer and their winter is likewise your summer. When you view this from this perspective you might realize that God gives gifts of all kinds in very different packages and at very different times.2020-11-0210 min
Deacon Speakin'How Are You Voting?So, what about the issues? Politicians should be about the issues first shouldn’t they? I mean, these are the things that govern us, that affect our freedoms, and simply provide us our opportunities right? Why would I sacrifice that for a punch in the head when a punch in the gut won’t feel much better?2020-10-2511 min
Deacon Speakin'Whose Woods These AreWithout the noise, you cannot help but hear better, you cannot help but listen better…you cannot help but be better.2020-10-1809 min
Deacon Speakin'The Dangers of Doing NothingEdmund Burke said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Our calling is to move our feet in the direction of God. That will look differently for all of us.2020-10-1112 min
Deacon Speakin'President Trump and CovidWhat is the biggest headline to hit this past week? Oh, let’s check – yep, it’s the leader of the free world contracting COVID19. Head’s are exploding around the world with this news. The most powerful and influential man in the world contracts the virus that has all but crippled the planet and caused worry, uncertainty, and fear to most all of us. What will happen to him? What will happen to us? What does the future hold?2020-10-0409 min
Deacon Speakin'Decisions DecisionsIf you are feeling something heavy in your life right now – try your best to put it down. If only for the length of this podcast, lay down the weight and if when we close up for the day and you feel like it is necessary to pick it back up, then do so. But, for now lay down your worries and if you want to leave them here, you certainly can – I’ve got plenty of room.2020-09-2710 min
Deacon Speakin'Those Pesky 2020 ChallengesWe are a cyber-focused society these days and if we are not looking for it on a device of some sort, it is fed to us based on our search choices and browsing patterns. This amplifies the noise and offers you more and more of what the world thinks you want. It is instant, it is immediate, and it is shallow and superficial. What does your search history say about you?2020-09-2009 min
Deacon Speakin'The Minimalist Guide to StorageTake a second and think about the boxes that you keep where you have placed your anger. Do you have many boxes? Are they categorized and alphabetized? Are they color-coated and sorted? Either way, there is a lot of work and effort in emotional storage, especially the angry and wrathful kind.2020-09-1408 min
Deacon Speakin'The Big Each OtherHow do you treat the folks around you who think differently than you and maybe even disagree with your good ideas and suggestions? Here’s a good one: how do you treat folks on, let’s say FaceBook in this charged and ramping up political climate who post things that do not line up with your foundation? Yikes! Yes, let’s go there.2020-09-0608 min
Deacon Speakin'Riots and ProtestsDisagreeing can be a means to growth when performed civilly and respectfully. That is the very root of protest –to engage the other with whom we disagree in an attempt to come to a desirable outcome for all. Sounds easy right? Hardly.2020-08-3008 min
Deacon Speakin'Muckraking and Modern PoliticsSeason 2 Episode 80 of The Catholic Deacon Podcast: As much as we like to fashion ourselves an advanced and forward moving population, I challenge you among all our political woes – who is more decent? Who is telling the truth? Who has our best interests in mind? 2020-08-2308 min
Deacon Speakin'The New Old TraditionSeason 2 Episode 79 So, what is it that we can make of traditions anyway? They are abundant in all cultures and we even see them in our own families. Sometimes it is just a way for folks to spend time together but in other ways they define who we are.2020-08-1608 min
Deacon Speakin'Break ShotSeason 2 Episode 78: The Break Shot Initiate the break shot. The opening move in most pool games where the cue ball is fired into the group sending the balls rolling and bouncing off of each other, ricocheting off the rails, and sometimes disappearing off the table down the pockets and out of play. 2020-08-0906 min
Deacon Speakin'Behind the MasksSeason 2 Episode 77: We find that the people behind the masks are perhaps more profound than the people unmasked, because if you look at it in the right way you will realize that God reveals the most in all of us by showing us the least.2020-08-0308 min
Deacon Speakin'Snowflakes of the WorldSeason 2 Episode 76 “There has never been anyone like you up to now, and after you there will come no one to equal you.”2020-07-2608 min
Deacon Speakin'You Ought to Hear ThisSeason 2 Episode 75: Jesus is telling us how to survive a wretched world and reach the kingdom of heaven…this applies to everyone…as Jesus says “anyone with ears ought to hear…” Too bad he didn’t say that “everyone with ears will hear.”2020-07-1908 min
Deacon Speakin'When No One Is WatchingSeason 2 Episode 74: “The true measure of a man is how he treats God when no one is watching.”2020-07-1207 min
Deacon Speakin'The Truth About HeroesSeason 2 Episode 73: We tend to look to others in amazement of the things they can do and their feats of incredibleness – of their bigger than life achievements. It’s only natural, and when you think about it, these hero types are a dime a dozen. Everybody’s got em!2020-07-0507 min
Deacon Speakin'Your Own CrossSeason 2 Episode 72: There are some big issues out there that folks deal with, and maybe you are dealing with a few yourself? I think it is difficult these days to not to be struggling with something, not to be outfitted with a cross that gets heavier and heavier by the minute – one that weighs more and more by the day – one that drains us of our energy and enthusiasm to be the fullness of that image and likeness of Christ.2020-06-2806 min
Deacon Speakin'The VoiceWhile we are being drawn to God, we must be constantly trying to find the voice He intended for each of us whatever that may be. It may not be a singing voice, or a writing style, or a manner of speaking, but make no mistake – you have a voice that is only yours.2020-06-2107 min
Deacon Speakin'Three Guys I Like the MostSeason Two Episode 70: We tend to do what we always do and that’s apply what we know on Earth to the things of God. Those things of which do not apply to God – like space and time, and the unknown. God doesn’t fit in our neat little compartments that we want to put everything in!2020-06-0707 min
Deacon Speakin'The New NormalDid you ever take road trips as a kid or drive to a destination as a family getaway or vacation? Do you remember when you passed from your hometown and into strange territory? Do you remember seeing sights you’ve never seen before and how excited you may have gotten during the entire trip…watching your world through the windshield; of the things that lay ahead…of all the TBDs?2020-05-3106 min
Deacon Speakin'A Cozy CocoonNo matter what stage you are in, eventually we all need go into the cocoon in order to come out and fly around a bit.2020-05-2407 min
Deacon Speakin'Where is God?Our elderly and our very young are proven to be the most vulnerable in this pandemic while nursing homes, rehab centers, and hospitals are the greatest risks for them. Warming shelters in the colder months and the homeless are also at great risk. Where is God?2020-05-1707 min
Deacon Speakin'Moms - Mine and YoursWhy wouldn’t we give Mom her own day? When you really think about it, who else in your life has had a greater impact on you than your parents and that lady has impacted your life in a huge way!2020-05-1007 min
Deacon Speakin'Mindless SheepSeason 2 Episode 65: Jesus is referred to as the Lamb of God…so very valuable, so very much loved by the shepherd, so needed by everyone for sustainment, yet a sweet and pleasing sacrifice. That doesn’t sound mindless to me at all...2020-05-0306 min
Deacon Speakin'Being MagnificentWhat was your magnificence as a child and what is it now? In these days of quarantine and solitude, there is an opportunity to revisit that child who did not care what others thought of him or her; that child was curious and interested. There is a chance to be curious and interested today.2020-04-2606 min
Deacon Speakin'Time to BattleOne is not steered off the path to righteousness in an abrupt 90 degree angle, but he is gradually veered in tiny nudges that result in the desired direction. Most times, we are oblivious to the nudges, or if we recognize them we quickly rank them as harmless and not threatening to anything obvious. 2020-04-1908 min
Deacon Speakin'Easter - What Happened?We will gather and celebrate…virtually. We will stream our worship in safety…we will ache individually...we will pain as a congregation for the comfort of our churches as we ask ourselves – what happened?2020-04-1210 min
Deacon Speakin'How the Grinch Stole EasterWe feel like we are somehow cheated that we will not have that opportunity to jockey for a seat at church on Easter morning. We feel removed from the chance to celebrate together, strangers and friends, in God’s house with God’s people. And it hurts.2020-04-0507 min
Deacon Speakin'This Storm of OursI believe as social creatures it is our call to get out and do God's work; to get our hands dirty and serve the needs of others. But how is that to be done when schools, and churches, and nursing facilities are closed. How can we be His hands and feet when the most vulnerable and needy cannot be reached due to social distancing and stay at home mandates?2020-03-2907 min
Deacon Speakin'Coronavirus - Strange Days IndeedWhen the smoke clears from all of this, we will have the scars to show, and the memories to share. We will say things like…”remember when we couldn’t go to Church?” and “Where were you during the Corona outbreak?” and “I never want to feel that way again.” The heartache is real and the agony and separation is great. But, until we gather again very soon – keep reaching for God.2020-03-2207 min
Deacon Speakin'Scars and SufferingThere is a common denominator in most scars and that is human suffering. We know we will suffer on this earth during our short time here, and I believe that suffering should be used for something…and as something.2020-03-1507 min
Deacon Speakin'Lenten Fireballs - Get Ready!Fireballs happen during Lent and carry on all the way through to Easter. Fireballs are those nasty distractions and set-backs that hit us out of nowhere and get in the way of all our attempts to humble ourselves and make ourselves very small.2020-03-0207 min
Deacon Speakin'Man Up!What battle are we engaged in? The relentless and unending battle for souls. The age old fight between good and evil of which we find ourselves; men, women, and children – all of mankind as the subject and prize. It's time to man up!2020-02-2308 min
Deacon Speakin'A River Runs Through ItWhat do we do when we can’t reach those in need? Maclean says that we love them – unconditionally. That sounds familiar. And it should because that is a rather Christian approach to help – we try to love unconditionally. Easy right?2020-02-1608 min
Deacon Speakin'Be Salt - Be LightUnder a basket, your light still shines as brightly as you want it to, but no one sees it. No one is inspired, and no one has the chance to see what God can do through us and with us. But remove that basket and watch what happens. God will do things with you that you cannot even imagine. God will work and move in you and bring others to the faith through you, He will use you as the salt to flavor the flavorless.2020-02-0908 min
Deacon Speakin'Groundhog Day!Looking at the reasons we turn to a dirt digging varmint to predict our arrival of spring is quite curious and believe it or not – rather biblical in nature. 2020-02-0306 min
Deacon Speakin'The Bob Dylan Sermon - RepostThe most downloaded podcast in 2019 is the Bob Dylan Sermon! Here is a repost and a "Thank you" for all those who listen and share! 2020-01-3011 min
Deacon Speakin'Praying for my EnemiesThe idea that we can live a fruitful and holy life that God deems worthy of salvation, yet it is lost on another soul because of their separation from God is, to me, tragic. 2020-01-2606 min
Deacon Speakin'The Long Dark NightThe long dark night comes to all of us in some way. We will face our challenges and be confronted by fears and feel that God is nowhere to be found. Maybe our doubt grows such that we simply can’t see the light for all of the darkness we throw up in front of us.2020-01-2006 min
Deacon Speakin'A New Year, A New StartAre you listening to God or are you listening to yourselves as another day goes by while you depreciate your value.2020-01-1207 min
Deacon Speakin'What is Truth?What is truth? It is not so very easy to recognize these days is it? There are so many resources for information and so many opinions on the topics of today that truth can become hidden. But we know that truth is non-negotiable, that a fact is a fact, so why is it so very hard to recognize it and why do we struggle with it?2020-01-0507 minDeacon Speakin'The Christmas StarRegardless of the many feelings and experiences that we all have leading up to this moment – here we are. All of us, in our diversity; in this one space…in this one holy space. Regardless of what led us here or how we got here; or where we are in our current place in life – we share this space as one body raising our voices together in praise.2019-12-2905 minDeacon Speakin'Christmas CookiesThere are many trials in this life and many challenges that will test and prove us. There will be much grace and peace wrapped in these trials – we must only endure…and persevere…and stand up…and accept it…accept the grace that will be poured out to you, and when it does…maybe it is like opening a box of oats and finding cookies inside.2019-12-2207 minDeacon Speakin'CelebritiesNo matter what you put on a pedestal, it will always reach for something higher. You meet people where they are everyday and those people are wanting and needing just like everyone else; celebrity or not. Do you have the courage to be the vehicle to being them to God?2019-12-1607 minDeacon Speakin'John the BaptistAnyone who speaks truth is dangerous because those who do not want to hear the truth will try to silence it. Those who do not want to accept truth will likely be condemned by it because truth cannot change.2019-12-0806 minDeacon Speakin'Its a Wonderful LifeThe George Bailey Sermon. In the movie It's a Wonderful Life an angel tells George Bailey, "You've been given a great gift, George: a chance to see what the world would be like without you." Wait. What? A great gift? George sees hate and sadness all around, how is this a gift at all? 2019-12-0107 minDeacon Speakin'Unselfish ActsThe world is full of opportunities for thanks, whether we are saying it or hearing it. Both ways are a healthy start on the way to salvation. Here's a few questions for you!2019-11-2405 minDeacon Speakin'ThankfulnessThere is no doubt to me that a thankful person is a satisfied person; and a satisfied person is a peaceful soul. Do you find yourself barking at your reflection just hoping to get something that you don't have? Here's a simple solution...2019-11-1807 minDeacon Speakin'For All Those Do-It-YourselfersIf you look at your relationship with God and what you do for Him and because of Him, does anything change when you grow tired of the color of your walls? Do you find yourself evolving in your relationship and love for God when fashions around you tell you otherwise?2019-11-1107 minDeacon Speakin'This Place is Full of Sinners!Sitting in church, surrounded by all those sinners. That is what you see because that is what you focus on. Because of that, you miss the celebration...you miss the party because you are too busy reading the invitations list.2019-11-0306 minDeacon Speakin'Living with DeathLiving without may just be the hardest thing we do in our life. And living with loss may be the most complicated. Pearls are not made without the oyster first receiving something that it didn't ask for. Instead of rejecting it - it makes it better.2019-10-2706 minDeacon Speakin'Go Up the HillThere will be times when the battles we fight seem unwinnable, and maybe we feel defeated - keep fighting anyway and rest your arms on the angels and saints...on the army of heaven. Success over life's battle can be won on faith and sometimes faith is a team event.2019-10-2007 minDeacon Speakin'Yesterday is HeavyThose are the yesterdays that are laced with evil. Those are the things that we just will not let go, even though the past is distant; these are the yesterdays that we carry like a stone weight around our necks and they weigh us down – they drag us to the point that we are ashamed and disappointed with ourselves. They make us doubt – they make us lose faith.2019-10-1306 minDeacon Speakin'Filling Your SpaceWhen we think fondly back on the “good ole days,” were we all really this busy? I may risk sounding like an old codger here, but when I was a kid we didn’t have travel ball and we certainly didn’t have games or meets or matches on the weekends. If you wanted to see my mom have a fit in the 80s, then schedule a practice or track meet on a Sunday...Sundays were reserved for one thing and we really only went to church and rested.2019-10-0708 minDeacon Speakin'These RootsBeing true to yourself is an opportunity to reunite with God’s intention for you. Before that reunion, all else is only temporarily satisfying and then you are reaching for the next unattainable - it is a self-gratification and a staple in our modern society. It is also a great lie. Your roots are truth.2019-09-3007 minDeacon Speakin'Its Never Easy Letting GoIt shouldn’t be easy. It should hurt a bit, it should sting, and have a tinge of bitterness...because the taste of separation shouldn’t be desirable, but it should be necessary to end one chapter and start another - or else why would we appreciate the successes that letting go brings.2019-09-2306 minDeacon Speakin'Be a PaulGod spoke to Saul in an undeniable way that got his attention. Perhaps more remarkable, Saul listened, and believed, and followed. Whenever I hear the story of St Paul, it is a reminder of hope. Hope that even a broken sinner like me is not hopeless in God’s eyes. And even though we might not get knocked out of the saddle in a literal sense, God will vie for our attention every day.2019-09-1507 minDeacon Speakin'Being BlindEven as faithful followers of Christ, even as the best intended Christians, we can still find ourselves blindly sitting and crying out. What if we aren’t called to know Him better because someone else really didn’t have the time for us? What if our desperation and hopelessness was just too much of a burden for someone else’s good life. When things are going well and life seems to be going our way, are we as close to God as we are in our desperation?2019-09-0809 minDeacon Speakin'Family ReunionsFamily reunions always do well to re-inflate my tires after they have been running low for a time. They remind of who I am and where I come from, and they give me courage to approach the world armed with the backing of generations before me who made me what I am and make me who I will be. God’s family is the exact same.2019-09-0207 minDeacon Speakin'Who Wants to Come in Last?What Jesus is trying to tell us is that there are many who will see the kingdom of heaven who haven’t quite lived a long full life of prayer, service, and faithfulness to Jesus Christ. If a sinner can give her life to Jesus in her dying breath and reach the kingdom of heaven - I should jump for joy and sing praises to a loving, forgiving God who could welcome in to His kingdom such as these. It gives me hope that maybe there is a place for us too.2019-08-2607 minDeacon Speakin'The World is on Fire!There are those who would want you to believe that saying you have a relationship with God is good enough; that “I tell God my sins, and he hears me and it makes me feel better.” That is not good enough. If we are to be His hands and feet on this earth then feet do not stand well on ground that is on fire - you’ve got to keep moving them - lest you find yourself burning alive.2019-08-1809 minDeacon Speakin'Get in the BoatThe secular world is a very scary place if you let it be. The secular realm, in many cases - not all cases, but many cases would have you to believe that the world is wiser now than our ancestors’ world; that somewhere along the way, some of us evolved into higher thinkers of the bigger subjects of our lives - one of those subjects being religion. Many, again not all, but many would have you to believe that religion is a myth - some ancient stories passed along by less evolved thinkers; those who feared the world and no...2019-08-1207 minDeacon Speakin'Who's Your Daddy?Fathers can come in many shapes and sizes, there are big fathers, small fathers, thick fathers and thin fathers, There are the bold and unique, the simple and extravagant and there are the timid and there are the brave; any kind of father you can imagine we probably know one. Then you have your father; the man who made you who you are - biologically. Some of them are the best guys ever and some not so desirable in many standards, but you cannot deny the man who contributed to your gene pool; love em or hate em; dad...2019-08-0508 minDeacon Speakin'The Trouble with DoorsGod puts the doors up and places no requirements on you; He only encourages your free will to pass through the doors and realize the unknown. And you know, as it comes from God and when approached with God in mind - it is always good and necessary; even when it doesn’t go along with your plan.2019-07-2908 minDeacon Speakin'Why Are You So Anxious?"...you are anxious and worried about many things...there is need of only one thing..." Will you choose the better part? In your busy week of being a Martha, can you find a little time to be a Mary? Tune in to the Catholic Deacon Podcast for details.2019-07-2210 minDeacon Speakin'Running with DogsLife always presents us with unchained dogs who scare us; even to the point that we yell and complain and blame the owners or even simply blame the dog. We can't rid the world of animals that are aggressive toward us and we certainly can't expect dogs not to be dogs - or better yet, we can't expect people not to be people...2019-07-1408 minDeacon Speakin'Tools for the SinnerI received a great tool for my spiritual toolbox, you see I collect tools as I learn lessons and I put them in my toolbox to be used again in the future. If you don't have a toolbox, I suggest you start one and I bet you will be surprised at the number of tools you have laying around and waiting for you to use them.2019-07-0707 minDeacon Speakin'Let's Go Fishing!Have you ever tried to catch fish without the proper tools? Without a rod or reel? Without bait? Have you ever reached into the water to just try to grab a fish? It is difficult to do - fish are quick and unpredictable, making it difficult to even get close to them most times, but even if you manage to grab hold of one, they are rather slick and slimy making difficult to keep ahold of before they slip away. Are you a fish that the fisherman desires?2019-06-3006 minDeacon Speakin'Weeds in the GardenYou know, not all of us will get along in this life as friends or hardly anything else, but love goes beyond friendships and sees people, such as yourself, who are moving through this world in the best way they know how for this moment in their lives. Maybe their ways do not match up with yours and maybe it even repels or repulses you - the way they live and the things they do. Maybe they are most in need of your loving prayer. It could be your greatest act of kindness today to pray for t...2019-06-2306 minDeacon Speakin'What if God was One of Us?What do you expect of God? Do you expect Him to be the stranger sitting next to you or the lady you passed who appeared to be struggling...the lady you passed while trying not to make eye contact? Do you expect Him to look like the addict, or the prisoner, or the homeless? Do you expect Him to be any of these things?2019-06-1608 minDeacon Speakin'A Quiet PlaceSilence is everywhere - it is always there. It just sounds differently with so many unnecessary additives...2019-06-1009 minDeacon Speakin'Faith, Hope, and Love...What About It?A three-legged stool gets wobbly when one of the legs are gone and your spiritual foundation can get wobbly without faith, hope, and love. Together they are the answer for a troubled world; seperate of each other and things start to get jittery...2019-06-0307 minDeacon Speakin'A Viet Nam HeroI grew up knowing my Dad as well as I could, and in a single moment he revealed something to me that deepened my admiration and love for him as the most courageous act of bravery I had heard of his experiences in Viet Nam.2019-05-2707 minDeacon Speakin'Where the Grass Don't GrowBack in my childhood, and down a long country lane in the hills and hollers of Jackson County, stands a single red bud tree with a wooden fence post laid under it...for many years, not a single blade of grass grew under that three. But, it is a sweet memory back where the grass don't grow.2019-05-2007 minDeacon Speakin'Love Your Neighbor? Really?The suffering of others can trigger a reflex in us to want to help; that desire to lift up someone who is hurting and make things better. Maybe its not a reflex at all, but maybe it is an innate gift from God in its simplest form...a calling to be like Him.2019-05-1309 minDeacon Speakin'Seven Good ThingsThere is negativity everywhere you turn: the news, social media, the newspapers, blogs, Twitter, etc...perhaps we don't think enough about the good things around us. So, I give you something to brighten your day and maybe your soul! It's called Seven Good Things!2019-05-0710 minDeacon Speakin'Earthly Attributes to Heavenly NotionsWe will always apply earthly attributes to heavenly notions...like our views of heaven...what do you picture heaven as?2019-04-2910 minDeacon Speakin'Web of SinSin creeps in when we aren't looking and it can keep us from hearing the teachings of Jesus with things such as jealousy, pride, resentment, hate, and disdain...what strings are you holding that creates your web?2019-04-1408 minDeacon Speakin'Snapshots on the RefrigeratorWhen Jesus says, "Love one another..." it's not just to love those who make it easy...it is everyone. All people...good...bad...lovable...not so lovable.2019-04-1109 minDeacon Speakin'What Are You Waiting For?To believe is to know and to know is to trust. What are you waiting for? This is a call to action for all of the waiting folks.2019-04-0208 minDeacon Speakin'How Are You Being Fed?What we put into our bodies can have a profound effect on our output...junkfood, snacks, sugars - all affect us in some way. But, what are you putting into your body spiritually?2019-03-2709 minDeacon Speakin'Make Yourself SmallWhen all the problems, challenges, and drama in your life are big...why would you want to make yourself very small?2019-03-1810 minDeacon Speakin'The Sweetest PrayerWhat would you say is the sweetest prayer? The Lord's Prayer? The Hail Mary? There are so many! Who is to say which is sweeter?2019-03-1211 minDeacon Speakin'The Bob Dylan SermonI really can't explain how Bob Dylan made his way into this sermon, but the Lord works in mysterious ways!2019-03-0311 minDeacon Speakin'A Childlike ExcitementRemember how it was as a child, when you were really looking forward to something? Anything? That same feeling of anticipation, like a child awaits for Christmas morning, is still within you!2019-02-2511 minDeacon Speakin'The Lords Way is Not Fair!The saying goes, 'Father knows best..." so why would we say that the Lord's way is not fair? Do we find ourselves as children who complain when we don't get what we want? What are our expectations of God anyway?2019-02-0915 minDeacon Speakin'Live Your FaithHow do you convince a Christian of the Christian faith?2019-02-0212 minDeacon Speakin'The Great Blondin!The Great Blondin was a tightrope walker who always amazed his fans! But one day he asked something incredible and his fans and manager were in shock...could this be the same question God asks of us? 2019-01-2611 min
Deacon Speakin'Look at All These Butterflies!Wisdom from Grandma passed to me on a hot summer day in the 1980s2019-01-2213 min