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Fit In or Stand Out? - You Choose

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May 31, 2022

Our lives will make an impact in this world when we stop working at ways to fit in, and begin pursuing ways to stand out. -- Friar Tuck's Occasional Wisdom

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Redeeming Our Trials

July 22, 2022

The Joseph of Genesis went from luxury and ease, to slavery and hardship almost overnight. However, he teaches us that the worst this world can dish out will often be used by God to accomplish His great purposes. Fear no evil when you walk through the valley of the shadow of death. God is with us. Trust in his sovereign plan. He may be sending you on ahead… positioning you so that, years from now, you can be of comfort and help to others in their time of great need. It may even be someone who has angered you and hurt you greatly. -- Friar Tuck’s Occasional Wisdom

PRIORITIES

November 25, 2022

Many Christians today want to drink from the cup of salvation, but they balk at lifting it up to others. The American church is top heavy with those who’ve read all the latest books and attended all the best bible conferences with all the coolest contemporary personalities.... but who have never led another person to Jesus. We gorge ourselves on knowledge in a world starving for the gospel. We pay highly trained professional clergy to enlighten us, edify us, feed us, and entertain us.... but they are often reluctant to speak of repentance, conversion, sacrifice, or the cost of discipleship for fear of losing us. Lord, have mercy! -- Friar Tuck’s Occasional Wisdom

Swearing Church Mice

July 02, 2022

Be careful what you swear to in front of God and witnesses. Peter boldly declared that he would die before ever denying Christ. He swore to God. But when the soldiers came, he ran like a rodent off a sinking ship along with all the other disciples. None of them were ready to die for Jesus just yet. Later, when asked if he knew Jesus, “Peter the mouth” became “Peter the mouse” and swore in a whole different way. We can easily become just like Peter. A little denial here… a little silence there… and the next thing you know, we too have become mere church mice. When was the last time you spoke up for Jesus outside the church walls? -- Friar Tuck’s Occasional Wisdom

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Bishop Ron: Born on a farm near Abilene, Kansas, Ron Bowell graduated from Abilene High School in 1965 and went on to earn a degree in psychology from Emporia State University. Ron played with rock bands in the Midwest in the 1960’s and 1970’s. In 2008 one of those bands, Friar Tuck and the Monks, was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. You can find pictures and music on the "Friar Tuck and the Monks" Facebook page. During those band days Ron developed an alcohol addiction, but then around Christmas time in1980 he gave his life to Jesus. He became a pastor and led churches in Kansas from 1984 through 2020, founding the CrossRoads Church in Salina, Kansas in 1998. Ron currently serves as Bishop of the Midwest Conference of the Brethren in Christ Church. He is the author of five books, and hosts the CrossRoads Radio Show, a show that draws spiritual truth and application from the sounds of classic rock music. Ron and his wife Kerry have been married for 56 years and have five grown children.

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