A Remembrance of Providence
by Dr. Ron Harvey on July 5th, 2025
As we enjoy the Fourth of July Weekend and our 249th Independence Day, I thought it might be useful to share with you an interesting tidbit from the historical account of the turning point battle in the Revolutionary War. On this particular day, a Loyalist (British) spy hurried to the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall carrying an urgent message. (The Hessians were German soldie...  Read More
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Play Ball
by Dr. Ron Harvey on June 28th, 2025
I hope you don’t mind today, but I want to talk about baseball. As you know by now, Rhonda and I enjoy watching College Baseball and rooting for our beloved LSU Tigers. We streamed every game of our favorite team this year which ended this past Sunday afternoon. If you were sitting in our den in recent months on certain nights of the week, you would have heard often the words, “Go Tigers!” We both...  Read More
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The Tale of Two Paddlewheel Boats
by Dr. Ron Harvey on June 21st, 2025
Clovis Chappell, a popular minister in the 20th century, told the story of two paddlewheel boats. They left Memphis about the same time, traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side by side, sailors from one vessel made a few remarks about the slow pace of the other. Words were exchanged, challenges made, and a race began. Competition became vicious as the two boats r...  Read More
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Overcoming Feelings of Inadequacy
by Dr. Ron Harvey on June 15th, 2025
It occurred to me this week that I’ve had several conversations recently, which varied greatly, but somehow it got down to the subject of adequacy. Many in God’s Family, perhaps most, suffer at times from a sense of inadequacy. How about you? Do you feel like that sometimes? Yeah, I know the feeling personally!If that is true for you, then here is something you would want to know. In scripture, th...  Read More
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Natural Wealth
by Dr. Ron Harvey on June 7th, 2025
The Greek philosopher Socrates once said, “Contentment is natural wealth.” Question: If that statement is true, then how rich are you?Let’s consider the natural wealth of contentment. The Apostle Paul instructs us on this subject. He said, “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation…whether living in plenty or in want” (v.12). That indicates there is a possibility of con...  Read More
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The Story of Sparky
by DR. Ron Harvey on May 31st, 2025
True story. A boy named Charles was born on November 26, 1922. He grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota. At a very young age, an uncle called him Sparky, after the horse Spark Plug in the comic strip Barney Google, which Charles enjoyed reading as a child. The name stuck. As a teenager, Sparky was socially awkward, timid around his peers. Sparky never once asked a girl out on a date in High School beca...  Read More
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