Author Archives
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O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM. WHAT PUT YOUR CITY ON THE MAP? – Dan Mayfield
When Hazel and I married, we lived in a small town in east Texas. Mt. Vernon was known as the home town of “Dandy” Don Merideth, the great athlete and quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. What makes famous is at… Read More ›
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CHRISTMAS: I’VE NEVER, EVER HEARD A CHILD RESPOND, "SO IS GOD ALSO MAKE BELIEVE?"
As a child I remember being terribly let down when my mom told me Santa wasn’t real. But you know what? I kept getting up on Sunday morning, me and my sister, to ride the J.O.Y. bus to church. Children… Read More ›
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ON TRAINING A CHILD TO BE HONEST, Dan Mayfield
Let me offer a story I read in Biblical Illustrator which speaks of loving patience: “It avoids giving occasion for sin. It has been said that if you have a favourite horse, which always takes fright and shies at a… Read More ›
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DO WE WELCOME THE GODLY, BLESSED SUFFERING FOR CHRIST? Dan Mayfield
“for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,…” 1 Pet. 4:1 Why does Peter connect suffering and a sanctified life? How are suffering and ceasing from sin related? The answer is found in Jesus Christ, our… Read More ›
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GLORY IN YOUR SUFFERING AND WEAKNESS, Dan Mayfield
When suffering, do we glory in it and glorify God? Sing His praises? Draw nearer to Him in prayer? Are we undefeated and undeterred? We can learn from the Apostle Paul who said, “Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory… Read More ›
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WOOED BY JESUS, SUFFERING MAKES MORE SENSE, Dan Mayfield
The following is written by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s son, Charles Edward Stowe, in his Recollections on his mother’s life and the words are from Katherine, Harriet’s sister, on the governance of her school. “Plans for governing my school and in… Read More ›
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FAITH ONLY, OBEDIENCE OF FAITH, OR WORKS OF THE LAW? Dan Mayfield
The denominational and religious world likes to set up the argument that the option is either faith only or law keeping only. But the Scriptures show the truth is neither of these. Don’t let religious people set up a false… Read More ›
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THE IMPORTANCE OF A BIRTHDAY, Dan Mayfield
Why would anyone, especially Christians, pause to remember the birthday of Jesus Christ! Is it inconceivable to believe that Mary and Jesus’ siblings would remember that birth marked with a star and shepherd boys, and later by a special delegation… Read More ›
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I FAIL SOMETIMES, Dan Mayfield
“make a defense to everyone who ask you to give an account for the hope that is in you, YET WITH GENTLENESS AND REVERENCE” 1 Pt 3:15 That gentleness and respect I sometimes forget. I defend, but I sometimes do… Read More ›
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THE IMPORTANCE OF A BIRTHDAY (the birth of Christ)
Why would anyone, especially Christians, pause to remember the birthday of Jesus Christ! Is it inconceivable to believe that Mary and Jesus’ siblings would remember that birth marked with a star and a special delegation of kings bringing gold and… Read More ›
A Conquering Faith 