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The Greatest Man I Ever Knew
I'm sometimes asked who my mentors were. I respond, “One man and 5000 books.” The one man was my father. You can read my tribute here.
Sep 19, 2023
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Dad Is Finally Home
Richard D. Sandlin October 15, 1933 - September 17, 2023
Sep 18, 2023
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Reason or Results
“And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?” It was neither of the two reasons these…
Sep 4, 2023
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God's New Beginnings
God knows what it is like to start anew, not because of any failure on His part, but His creatures'. Some refer to these beginnings as dispensations…
Sep 2, 2023
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August 2023
One Bad Experience
I was a boy of eight or nine and had just finished playing baseball on an extremely hot day. I stopped at the corner ice cream parlor on my way home and…
Aug 30, 2023
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Were or Are?
“And such were some of you." It is not "then"; it is "now." It is not the past; it is the present. It is not what you were; it's what you are that…
Aug 28, 2023
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The Church in the Cradle
“...let us go on...” The early Hebrew Christians were exhorted to “go on,” not to “go back.” The Church of today is mostly living in the past. What…
Aug 26, 2023
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A Message from My Son
This is P. Andrew Sandlin, Richard‘s oldest son. He has asked me to write all of you. My dad has lived with my wife Sharon and me since January. He…
Aug 24, 2023
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Self-Help
My main problem with the self-help philosophy lies in the first word: self. In Romans 7, strong-willed Paul had given this teaching a try, only to…
Aug 24, 2023
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Drowning in Doubt
“…ask of God, that giveth to all…ask in faith, nothing wavering…For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. A double minded…
Aug 22, 2023
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Cherish Your Choices
“…choose you this day…” Christianity begins with a choice and continues on that way. The Christian life is basically made up of daily choices. At the…
Aug 20, 2023
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Taking the High Ground
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by…
Aug 18, 2023
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