James Dyet

Heaven Is a Beautiful Place

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:49:00 +0000

I have visited 47 states and lived in one of the most beautiful of them for more than 30 years. But the best is yet to come. Heaven, the future home of believers, is not just beautiful; it is...

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My Passports

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:23:00 +0000

My United States passport arrived yesterday. It is my second passport, although it is my first U.S. passport. I entered the United States in September 1954 with a Canadian passport when I enrolled at...

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Just Wondering

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:42:00 +0000

I suppose it is a mark of old age to reminisce and wonder. I have been reminiscing about Christianity in the old days and wondering when . . . Feelings replaced objective truth. Rock replaced “Rock...

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Ouch!

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:44:00 +0000

It has been almost two weeks since I had nose surgery, but the pain continues. I will spare you the details. Perhaps when the doctor removes the stent August 6 the pain will end. The nose is such a...

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Minnesota Visitors

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:40:00 +0000

Jay and April visited us for a couple of days. They retired recently and decided to leave Minnesota for a two-month tour of the West. Gloria and I had never met Jay, but we knew April, although we...

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So Much for Patient Privacy

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:44:00 +0000

During my post-op appointment with the surgeon yesterday, an older couple entered the waiting room and received customary medical forms to complete. They sat near me, and the woman began reading the...

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Priorities Matter

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:28:00 +0000

Somewhere I read that a woman sued for a divorce on religious grounds. She told her attorney she worshiped money and her husband didn’t have any. We can enjoy the humor in this story, but it also...

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Declaration of Dependence

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:24:00 +0000

I have been unblogged this week. Due to surgery Monday, I haven’t spent much time at the computer. I had extensive surgery to clear scar tissue from my right nasal passage. I have been bleeding since...

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Michael and Farrah

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:43:00 +0000

Two celebrities left life on earth this past week, just two hours apart. Farrah Fawcett died of cancer, and Michael Jackson died of cardiac arrest. Farrah Fawcett’s death was predictable; Michael...

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Knowing Jesus

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:56:00 +0000

Our children have good memories of times we entertained missionaries in our home. They learned that missionaries are real people who care about others, undergo personal struggles, have distinct...

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Lights in Public Schools

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Yesterday morning Gloria and I attended a continuation ceremony for our 12-year-old granddaughter Kayla and her classmates. Sixth grade is behind them. Middle school is the next step along their...

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Father's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:17:00 +0000

Father’s Day is a good day to rehearse some of the characteristics of our heavenly Father. He is loving, gracious, benevolent, all knowing, all wise, all powerful, available, approachable,...

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How Firm a Foundation?

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Loyalty to a church or denomination is fading as an increasing number of churchgoers flit from church to church without regard for doctrinal distinctives. And the unwillingness of some churches to...

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Contrasting Sauls

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:23:00 +0000

Have you noticed the contrasts between Saul of the Old Testament and Saul (Paul) of the New Testament? • Saul of the Old Testament was Israel’s first king. Saul of the New Testament was the...

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Zapped!

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:28:00 +0000

When my dermatologist greets me every six months, he uses one hand to shake my hand and uses his other hand to shake a can of liquid nitrogen. Yesterday, he zapped me about 20 times with liquid...

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Lingo, New and Old

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:11:00 +0000

Door-to-door solicitors descend on our neighborhood like ants at a picnic. The other day a young man rang our doorbell and introduced himself as a college student from Scotland. He was selling...

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51st Anniversary

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Gloria and I are celebrating our 51st Wedding Anniversary today. We tied the knot June 7, 1958 in Alexandria, Virginia, five days after I graduated from Houghton College, Houghton, New York. We met...

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D-Day

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:36:00 +0000

D-Day! Sixty-five years ago, the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy and were met by torrents of German machine gun fire. Bullets shredded the air and mowed down thousands of Allied...

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The Days of Our Lives

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:31:00 +0000

Several years ago, police pulled over a young woman who was driving around her neighborhood in reverse. When they pointed out the dangers of driving in reverse and asked why she had been driving that...

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Jonah's Pity Party

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:10:00 +0000

Jonah held a pity party and invited only himself, but the Lord crashed the party. Jonah had lost face. His prediction that Nineveh would be overthrown in 40 days had not come to pass. Furthermore,...

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Jonah's Prejudice

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:05:00 +0000

It gets hot in the Middle East. Jonah was hot, very hot, after God spared Nineveh. His anger was white hot, and he sweltered under the sun’s intense rays. He fumed because God had spared the city. He...

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God's Amazing Love

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:38:00 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, on a clear day, I stood at the top of Pikes Peak. It is amazing how far in all directions you can see from 14,110 feet. The view encompassed other mountain ranges, valleys, and...

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Preach It, Jonah!

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:19:00 +0000

When Jonah entered Nineveh, he did not take a survey to determine the community’s felt needs or interests so he could tailor his preaching to fit his audience. Nor did he offer an entertainment...

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40 Days until Judgment

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:06:00 +0000

It wasn’t an easy assignment. The Lord had commissioned Jonah to preach against Nineveh’s wickedness. It is never easy to preach against sin, but to do so in foreign capital with a reputation for...

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The God of Second Chances

noreply@blogger.com (Preacher Teacher) — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:32:00 +0000

The Lord is patient and gracious. He could have let Jonah drown in the Mediterranean Sea, but He didn’t. He rescued disobedient Jonah and lodged him in a safe place, the belly of a great fish, where...

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