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Category: Faith

Volunteers for Jesus

Posted on September 3, 2013September 3, 2013 by Red Dirt Kelly

I re-read the writing prompt for today’s NaBloPoMo post: “Do you enjoy doing volunteer work? Is there anywhere you volunteer right now?” My gut reactions to these questions were, “I’m not sure” and “Is there anywhere I don’t volunteer right now?” When I’m stressed, I regress. I could tell by the instinctual rolling of my…

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Simple Sabbath: Memorial Day – The Good Solidier

Posted on May 25, 2013May 25, 2013 by dcaldwell23

Why did he have to die? We have fellow Americans protesting the war and calling this death a complete waste. Even now some contend that this is for nothing; this death is without cause. Let me say this: I hate war! You hate war. Most assuredly the Prince of Peace hates this war. But I love mercy. I hate conflict, but I love freedom, and I love hope; I love the ideals of our flag – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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Santa Claus for Christians

Posted on December 17, 2012December 17, 2012 by dcaldwell23

Christian Confession:  I Like Santa   I have been working for the better part of my professional career in distinctively Christian organizations. I’ll call it vocational ministry. In my jobs I’ve enjoyed working with gracious, unselfish people. My jobs have been overwhelmingly positive, but not without some stumbles and quirks. Here and there I’ve seen a…

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One Perfect Day. Or Seven.

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Red Dirt Kelly

Today when Mick and I were driving to church, we spied two hot air balloons floating peacefully toward the ground. The colors juxtaposed against the robin egg blue sky were brilliant, it was 49 degrees with no wind, and the sunlight glinted against everything it struck. Later today I was power walking down the road…

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Interview With MOM

Posted on May 12, 2012May 14, 2012 by dcaldwell23

MY INTERVIEW WITH MOM This is Mother’s Weekend. I’m pausing my new series on addiction to write for Mother’s Day.  I have gone to The Source . . .  Mom. I called my parents phone number in Apache, a very familiar number; it’s been their number for 50 years. Saturday morning, 7:30am. Me:  Hi Mom,…

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My Addiction – Pride

Posted on May 5, 2012July 12, 2021 by dcaldwell23

Don’t run with scissors. Play nice. Don’t throw rocks. Eat your vegetables.  Don’t talk back! Sin was simple back in kindergarten, and so was expiation of that sin. Break a rule, you get a whoopin’. Very simple. By my teenage years we added Don’t Do Drugs. Of course back then, in the Sixties, only the…

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My Sin Addiction

Posted on April 28, 2012April 29, 2012 by dcaldwell23

I didn’t know I was a sin addict until I tried to stop! If you do wrong, it’s called a sin. If you sin you go to hell. That’s simple enough. Don’t do bad things, don’t make God mad — just maybe you can avoid eternal damnation. I’ve tried to stop sinning. But it ain’t…

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The Truth in Art

Posted on April 21, 2012April 23, 2012 by dcaldwell23

I like the Bible. I like the whole story. To me the Bible is an extraordinary work of art, masterfully painted with exacting strokes, contrasting colors, and the most amazing Light source we could ever know. There are parts of this painting, certain parts of its composition that I don’t like in and of themselves;…

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Tis the Season -TORNADO

Posted on April 14, 2012April 15, 2012 by dcaldwell23

LIKE A TORNADO One of my mom’s favorite hyperboles was in reference to my bedroom. My little brother and I were roommates growing up, and yes, we could get a bit disheveled. Mom would declare, “Boys, you need to get in there and straighten up your room, it looks like a tornado has been through…

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There’s No Place Like Home

Posted on April 12, 2012April 13, 2012 by kendycox

When my daughter was four years old (she is almost 8 now), she dropped a bombshell that instantly broke my heart. “I want to run away from here!” Even though I was a first-time mom, I knew that most children go through a “running away from home” phase. I may have been knowledgeable, but I…

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The Hunger Games meets Screwtape

Posted on April 7, 2012April 9, 2012 by dcaldwell23

“Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear… looks ahead.”  Screwtape The Hunger Games and Screwtape Recently I saw an amazing performance of the classic C.S. Lewis novel, The Screwtape Letters. The play, brilliantly performed by award winning actor Max McLean, follows the schemes and thinking of a demon named Screwtape. The…

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Community — A Place to Belong

Posted on March 31, 2012April 2, 2012 by dcaldwell23

“Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.”  Acts 4:32 The first time I read this passage I thought, “Wow, that sounds pretty idealistic, a community that…

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The Hunger Games – Bad/Good (ask a teen)

Posted on March 24, 2012April 3, 2012 by dcaldwell23

“Ave, imperator; morituri te salutant” These words were supposedly the salutation of Roman Gladiators, “We who are about to die salute you.” It is a homage of sorts, a tribute to the mighty State. Two-thousand years ago it was Rome. Today it’s Survivor or American Idol.  However you want to cut it up, the outcome…

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Grow Your Soul (the rest will follow)

Posted on March 17, 2012March 19, 2012 by dcaldwell23

GROWTH   — I’m a Papa. I have grandchildren and a garage full of all the right tools. I am 55 years old growing.  I have been reading my Bible, praying, serving, and trying to honor God for the past 35 years. I don’t always like it, but I am still growing.  I’m still trying to…

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Rock & Hard Place (sea & sword)

Posted on March 10, 2012March 11, 2012 by dcaldwell23

“Why did we stop?” “I don’t know, I can’t see around the camel.” “I thought I saw boiling dust coming up from those hills behind us.” “Oh great! I saw it too. You thinking what I’m thinking?” “Yes, it’s Pharaoh and his army!” “He changed his mind, they’re not going to let us go after…

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Big Little Words

Posted on March 3, 2012March 3, 2012 by dcaldwell23

It’s been over 45 years since Mom gave her first haircut in Caldwell’s Barber Shop. And though so many years have passed, she will tell you exactly who her first customer was and what he said. Mom was a nervous twenty-nine year old and had just graduated from the Lawton Barber School. Dad needed help,…

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Explore the You

Posted on February 25, 2012February 27, 2012 by dcaldwell23

Have you ever gone exploring?     ex  plore /ik’splor/ v.  travel in or through an area in order learn about or familiarize oneself with it. I have explored the winding banks of the Washita River and Cache Creek; I have wandered down meandering cow paths and crawled through a thousand barbed-wire fences on my way to nowhere….

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God, Faith, Manias, and Post Game Interviews

Posted on February 18, 2012February 19, 2012 by dcaldwell23

This past fall I decided that I should steer clear of the Tim Tebow mania.  Though I loved the story and continue to admire Tebow’s sincerity and faith both on and off the field, I couldn’t escape the nagging feeling that much of our day-to-day commentary about “God’s favorite football player” was off.  The way…

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BE-ing There

Posted on February 11, 2012February 11, 2012 by dcaldwell23

We were barely seated in the restaurant and I had just laid my napkin across my lap. I looked up and smiled at the tops of five bowed heads. My privilege this day was to take the band, [a.k.a. music leaders, a.k.a. “worship team”] to lunch. You may think that all five had bent their…

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Something Beautiful

Posted on February 4, 2012February 6, 2012 by dcaldwell23

Last May I was in Orlando, Florida as a part of my job (sponsoring 60+ high school seniors, tough job, but somebody has to do it). One afternoon I took some time off and met two wonderful ladies. They were once “just kids” in the church youth group (circa 1985). I was the youth pastor. Tisha…

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